The Jumping Jews of Jerusalem
An unentertaining act hired by Prince Edmund for the St Leonard's Day celebrations at the Royal court due to his inability to book any proper entertainments. It consisted solely of several Jewish males jumping for several minutes. The lead Jew was played by Angus Deayton, most famous for presenting the topical news quiz Have I Got News for You.
In the unaired pilot episode they were originally called the jumping Jesuits. This was probably changed because the Jesuit order was founded in 1540 while the first Blackadder series take place in the early 15th century.("Born to be King")
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