Rik Mayall dies

[CMAC]

No further news but I'm shocked- poor guy and family. Man was a genius.

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

 

[Khamelion]

Rik Mayall - RIP

Breaking news on the Beeb website, that Rik Mayall has died.

A comic genius, cheers Rik may you rest in peace.

 

[c1973]

Re: Rik Mayall - RIP

Sad news for his family and friends. The man was hilarious in the young ones, bottom, new statesmen etc.

 

[Rooter]

Re: Rik Mayall - RIP

wow. genuinely shocked, a true innovator and boundary pusher of comedy. Bottom and the young ones were/are up there in my all time favourite comedies.

RIP Rick.

 

[richart]

Rik Mayall RIP

Such a shame. Loved him in the Young Ones, and great as Lord Flasheart in Blackadder.

Whoops just noticed other thread. Mods please delete. Thanks

 

[CMAC]

Re: Rik Mayall - RIP

I first saw him as Kevin Turvey- his 'Kevin Turvey behind the green door' comedy I saw as comic genius and appealed to all my humour buttons, a long time ago now.

 

[Adi2Dassler]

Re: Rik Mayall - RIP

I first saw him as Kevin Turvey- his 'Kevin Turvey behind the green door' comedy I saw as comic genius and appealed to all my humour buttons, a long time ago now.

l loved Kevin Turvey..might be a wee bit dated now, but back in the day it was genius.I'm really gutted at this news, RIP Rik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CpHEqxy1jM

 

[golfsaint]

Re: Rik Mayall RIP

R.I.P Rick Comedy Genuis and Legend

 

[ger147]

Re: Rik Mayall - RIP

Desperately sad. My favourite was Alan B'stard, was billed as a comedy but was of course a documentary.

 

[Imurg]

Re: Rik Mayall - RIP

Very sad news - the Young Ones were truly legendary!
A Comic Genius..

Will have to console myself with a pint of HIM!!! Huzzah Huzzah!!!!

 

[guest100718]

Re: Rik Mayall - RIP

And only 56 years old

 

[Fish]

Re: Rik Mayall - RIP

Bit more here

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/comedy/comedy-news/10887182/Rik-Mayall-dies-aged-56.html

 

[Hacker Khan]

Re: Rik Mayall - RIP

Summer is a bummer.

The Young Ones was kind of my generations Monty Python, and it's weird how many lines from the show I still use in everyday conversation without realising it. Many thanks to him for making my childhood a better experience.

 

[pendodave]

Re: Rik Mayall - RIP

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!"

(nicked from somewhere else, but worth repeating) RIP

 

[upsidedown]

Re: Rik Mayall - RIP

OMG , shocking news. A great talent and will be missed

RIP Rik

 

[Wayman]

Re: Rik Mayall - RIP

Rip

 

[patricks148]

Re: Rik Mayall - RIP

a real shame, a great comedian.

my fav memory or his as as Lord Flashart in Black Adder 2.

" she's got a tongue like an electric eel, and she likes the taste of a mans tonsils"

 

[Andy808]

Re: Rik Mayall - RIP

RIP one of the funniest men to grace our screens.
Still watch The Young Ones and the New Statesmen laughing like a fool.
A very sad day indeed.

 

[Pathetic Shark]

Re: Rik Mayall - RIP

Or one of his lesser known pieces of work, The Dangerous Brothers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEWuf1yrX2Y

 

[Billythefish]

Re: Rik Mayall - RIP

Summer is a bummer.

The Young Ones was kind of my generations Monty Python, and it's weird how many lines from the show I still use in everyday conversation without realising it. Many thanks to him for making my childhood a better experience.

This, word for word really. Shocked, genuinely..

RIP The peoples poet, forever a young one...