Blackadder from this series ranked number three in a list of the top 25 television "putdowns" of the last 40 years by the "Radio Times" magazine: "The eyes are open, the mouth moves, but Mr. Brain has long since departed, hasn't he, Percy?" "Blackadder the Third" is set in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a period known as the Regency. In the series, Edmund Blackadder Esquire is the butler to the Prince Regent, the Prince of Wales (the prince is played by Hugh Laurie as a complete fop and idiot). Despite Edmund's respected intelligence and abilities, he has no
Dish! Dish! Dish! is a Canadian English language talk show. Dish! premiered on February 9, 2009 at 10:30 p.m. EST on the Canadian specialty channel, OUTtv. Dish! is described as a multi-platform talk series featured in print, on the Internet and television. Dish! is a three-part talk series where prominent members of the LGBT community are interviewed by one of their peers. The first episode features actor and comedian Scott Thompson being interviewed by fellow comedian Elvira Kurt. The episode premiered on OUTtv, Xtra.ca and a portion of the transcript interview was featured in the Pink Triangle Press owned magazines Xtra!,