United Kingdom, Oct. 6 -- Rowan Atkinson is bringing back Mr Bean, Blackadder and more comedy creations for a new West End show.

The 71-year-old comedy legend is returning to London's iconic theatre district for the first time in four decades and as part of the special run of 30 Rowan Live shows, he's reviving some of his most iconic sketches and characters.

He said in a statement: "It is 40 years since I last did a comedy sketch show in the West End, and I thought it would be fun to perform again the sketches that began it all for myself and Richard Curtis, and in which my most well-known characters originated; alongside some surprise new material written especially for this show."

In an announcement video for the West End run at the ...