RIP Rik Mayall

duncyboy · Jun 10, 2014

Gutted. Absolutely gutted. He'll be sorely missed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27770266

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27770533

OllyW · Jun 10, 2014

Really sad news, he was one of the funniest comedians from my generation.

Happybunny · Jun 10, 2014

I remember watching him in the "Young Ones" he will be missed.

sammy-boy · Jun 10, 2014

Was shocked to hear of his passing, I'll remember him best in Bottom and as Captain Flashheart in Blackadder.

edvj · Jun 10, 2014

Very sad news!
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uLvS_w9gy8g

Scepticalscribe · Jun 10, 2014

A very clever, talented and gifted comedy actor. And 56 is far too young these days for someone to die, as I am sure he had so much more to give.

I have long enjoyed 'Blackadder' - a wonderfully sharply observed and brilliant satire with a sublime cast.

rhett7660 · Jun 10, 2014

Happybunny said:
I remember watching him in the "Young Ones" he will be missed.

That was my first exposure to him also. I didn't know his name at the time but man that show for some reason was funny to me.

Had to look him up when I saw his name in my twitter feed. Man he did a lot of things I never even knew that was him. Funny guy to say the least.

RIP...

kazmac · Jun 11, 2014

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I was watching the Young Ones episode "Bambi" on my commute in yesterday and then heard about this.

I loved Rik being a foil for the always hilarious Vyvyan (Adrian Edmonson.) The breasts bit of the opening conversation in this particular episode is still LOL funny.

And he was a treat on BlackAdder. Truly a funny fellow.

Rik will be missed.

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