Sad news for anyone who loved UK comedy shows The Young Ones or Comic Strip Presents - Rik Mayall has died.

Here's the story in UK paper The Guardian.



Comedian and actor Rik Mayall dies

Actor best known for his roles as Rick in The Young Ones and Alan B'Stard in The New Statesman, dies aged 56


theguardian.com, Monday 9 June 2014 16.20 BST


The British actor and comedian Rik Mayall has died at the age of 56.

The Essex-born actor, who starred in alternative comedy shows such as The Young Ones and Blackadder, died on Monday morning, a spokesman for Brunskill Management said. The cause of death is currently unknown.

Mayall was best known for his comedy partnership with Adrian Edmonson, whom he first met at university. The pair went on to become one of the biggest comedy duos of the 1980s, co-writing The Young Ones.

Mayall later starred in Jonathan Creek and played the Poltergeist Peeves in Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone.

In 1998, Mayall was nearly crushed to death by the quad bike he was riding when he fell off. He suffered a fractured skull and severe haemorrhaging and spent five days in a coma.

The comic actor later made light of the trauma at his Devon farm. "I beat Jesus Christ," he said. "He was dead for three days at Easter. When I crashed it was the day before Good Friday, Crap Thursday, and I was technically dead until Easter Monday – that's five days … beat him 5-3."

Mayall is survived by his wife, the Scottish make-up artist Barbara Robbin whom he married in 1985, and his three children Rosie, 28, Sidney, 26, and Bonnie, 19.


[www.theguardian.com]



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NO WAY!!!!!!!!

I practically learned English so I could better understand what Allan (the) Bastered was saying no teachers could do what he did... man this ruined what should have been a perfect 9 days (June 4-13). Hope he just faked his own death again as in "Who shot Allan B'astard"....

RIP



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Sad to read this. rip

I always thought the humour of Rik and Ade in The Young Ones,Comic Strip,Bottom ,Blackadder and other British comedys was confined to us here in U.K. and Brits abroad.

Think I was wrong and very popular in most countrys where the TV shows were on.

He was also a very good straight actor,and my thoughts go out to his family and friends.

You were a great guy Rik.............R.I.P.

Just to bring this "On Topic".





RIP Rik.



"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

Terrible news.....

God bless you Rik and rest in peace.

What a drag it is gettin' old

The biggest grin I seen on Bill for a long time ,playing his bass,actually he must be playing lead guitar on this,but who knows.
It was all good fun.



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So sad.
R.I.P. Rik.

RIK IS DEAD !
THE PEOPLES POET IS DEAD!
HOW CAN RIK BE DEAD WHEN WE STILL HAVE HIS POEMS?

RIP RIK
THANKS FOR ALL THE LAUGHS

This is a big loss! He starred in my all-time favourite English tv series. What a shame!

Really terrible news - Rick, Lord Flasheart, Alan B'stard and Kevin Turvey. Great characters!!

Better than @#$%&, bigger than Christ, even in death he's larger than life....

"And the grown-ups will say "But why are the kids crying?" And the kids will say "Haven't you heard? Rik is dead! The People's Poet is dead!"

This just sucks.

I'm still in shock

Very sad news.

bolt from the blue

what a talent

I can never get what I want

I've lost what helped make me me.....such an inspiration just to be yourself, whatever it is, and that everyone is funny...everyone is funny

YOUNG ONES WAS THE FUNNIEST SHOW EVER.
AND BOTTOM WAS GOOD.

AND I'M FROM NEW JERSEY

my fav tv show was the young ones,sad news

Feel The Fear
And Do It Anyway

Herald Sun ----- 17 June 2014



ROCKMAN

How sad..way too young to die. He was such a funny guy. Saw him in the movie "Drop Dead Fred". He was totally manic in that. RIP.

I wonder whether he'll find a way to let us know whether angels wear any knickers ?

God bless him. one of the funniest guys who ever lived.

Most of us of a certain age in the UK grew up laughing at Rik, an absolute hero. I'd say we all have a bit Rik in us. Ooer sounds a bit rude!
Rip Rik Mayall. Comic genius.

Woof! Woof!

Pure genius: lord flashheart

He was such a funny guy.

Seems hard to believe he's not around any more.

Don't think I am ever tired of seeing "Who shot Alan B'stard..."