Blackadder (left) and Baldrick (right)
The two most well known characters from the British sitcom series 'Blackadder'. Edmund Blackadder is a cynical, sharp-witted and self-serving opportunist concerned with only himself but is also set with such bad luck that he is almost always taking one step forward then two steps backwards. The frequent form of comedy comes from his articulate and creative insults and descriptions.
Baldrick, Blackadder's sidekick is an unintelligent and disgusting 'peasant' who is always coming up with very riduclous 'cunning plans' to get him and his master out of trouble. Often Blackadder, with no other options left relucantly follows through with these plans and while on rare occassions these plans aren't stupid they (and Baldrick, plus anyone else) are frequently insulted by Blackadder.
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