Adrian Edmondson
Adrian Edmondson

Adrian Edmondson

  • 67 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and director

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Bottling it: Bottom S2, E2 - 'Culture'

The Comedy Doctor gives her prognosis on the importance of boredom in this classic episode.

The Comedy Doctor, Capers Magazine, 4th May 2021

Adrian Edmondson traps himself on window ledge

Star of British comedies The Young Ones and Bottom had to be rescued from the outside of his house by the fire brigade.

Edna Mohamed, The Guardian, 2nd May 2021

Lost series of Bottom never released

TV bosses were said to be planning a new series of Bottom that would have shown the characters as older men. However plans were axed following the tragic death of actor Rik Mayall.

Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 13th April 2021

Back To Life Series 2 filming now with Meera Syal and Adrian Edmondson

Meera Syal and Adrian Edmondson have joined the cast of Daisy Haggard's dark comedy drama Back To Life. The second series of the BBC Three show is being filmed now.

British Comedy Guide, 31st March 2021

Adrian Edmondson to appear on University Challenge

Life is due to imitate art this Christmas when Adrian Edmondson appears on a celebrity edition of University Challenge.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th December 2020

Radio Times poll of best radio comedies

Radio 4 panel show I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue has come top of a Radio Times list of the greatest radio comedy shows.

British Comedy Guide, 17th November 2020

Radio 4 to broadcast Nicholas Parsons tribute evening

Radio 4 will pay tribute to Just A Minute host Nicholas Parsons with an evening of programming on Saturday 10th October.

British Comedy Guide, 24th September 2020

An undeniably great episode: Bottom - Gas

Picking an all-encompassing episode of a sitcom that gets to the very heart of a show isn't always an easy task. However, with some sitcoms an episode will naturally leap out at you, and none more so than Bottom's Gas - a farce of epic proportions that became a modern classic.

Jazzy Janey, The Comedy Blog, 25th May 2020

I watched Bottom again and it's not sagging

An opinion piece about the sitcom Bottom recently appeared online in which the writer said they found it quite hard to watch in 2020. Long-time fan of the series, comedian Ash Preston, springs to its defence below.

Ash Preston, Beyond The Joke, 13th April 2020

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