Rik Mayall
- English
- Actor, comedian and writer
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Crowdfunder campaign launched for Bottom book
Legendary comedians Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson's hit sitcom Bottom first landed on BBC2 in 1991. To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the creators of popular podcast Talking Bottom are set to release a companion book to delve deeper into the making of Bottom and honour its comedy legacy. Crowdfunding publisher Unbound today [Monday 28th June] launches its reader-funded campaign - meaning comedy fans must pledge their support to make the book, Talking Bottom: A guide to the cult sitcom, a reality.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th June 2021Bottling 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 2021Lost 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 2021The Re-Evaluation Game: The New Statesman episode 1
It's surprising (and questionably depressing) how relevant this particular episode still is given the corruption in politics and the way deals are made with politicians friends and associates.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 3rd December 2020Did Rik Mayall predict Brexit in Believe Nothing?
A clip from a comedy show back in 2002 has resurfaced and its predictions on Brexit have left people speechless. In the footage of the noughties TV show Believe Nothing, Professor Adonis Cnut, played by comedian Rik Mayall, begins concocting a plan with a minister to blame the EU for a recent failed invasion of Cuba.
Adrian Zorzut, The New European, 2nd October 2020Robin Ince on Rik Mayall
I first saw Rik on the sketch show A Kick Up the Eighties. He was a confused, absurd, lunatic Ronnie Corbett with a midlands accent and a phlegmy snort laugh delivering a monologue that universally failed to ever go anywhere near the topic. He was utterly mesmerising and quickly became the latest playground impression, thankfully taking over from Frank Spencer.
Robin Ince, Tortoise Media, 21st August 2020An 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 2020I 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 2020Ade Edmondson asked about Rik Mayall in awkward chat
Good Morning Britain viewers picked up on some tension as Adrian Edmondson was asked about his late friend Rik Mayall in an "awkward" interview. "All I get is people like you bringing him up," he said. "We haven't worked together since 2003. He died five years ago and we haven't worked since then..."
Julia Hunt, Yahoo, 29th November 2019My comedy hero: Maisie Adam on Rik Mayall
As the award-winning Yorkshire comic takes her Hang Fire show across the UK, she chooses the late, great Young One as her comic idol.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 15th November 2019