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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Mon Jun 9, 2014, 11:13 AM Jun 2014

Rik Mayall dead: Comedian and actor dies aged 56

The comedian and actor Rik Mayall has died this morning at the age of 56, his agent has confirmed.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/rik-mayall-dead-comedian-and-actor-dies-aged-56-9515603.html

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Rik Mayall dead: Comedian and actor dies aged 56 (Original Post) dipsydoodle Jun 2014 OP

Bummer, very funny lad. randys1 Jun 2014 #1

Now I remember where I saw him before. Timez Squarez Jun 2014 #4

Multiple BBC sitcoms that were hysterical as well randys1 Jun 2014 #7

Nooooooooooo! Way too young. shenmue Jun 2014 #2

Oh man!!!!!!!! Cooley Hurd Jun 2014 #3

Truly a black day. oldironside Jun 2014 #5

Many hilarious moments...Rest in peace, Peoples' Poet... Tikki Jun 2014 #6

oh shit.. frylock Jun 2014 #8

Aww - that's so sad. Love Rik. myrna minx Jun 2014 #9

What sad news... truebrit71 Jun 2014 #10

Isn't that pRik Mayall? modrepub Jun 2014 #11

Bottom as well T_i_B Jun 2014 #12

RIP - also great in The New Statesman and Blackadder LeftishBrit Jun 2014 #13

'Rik Mayall punched his friend in the balls here': actor gets fake blue plaque T_i_B Jun 2014 #14

Completely brilliant! nt oldironside Jun 2014 #15

His last performance is on Dave tonight at 11pm - 'Crackanory' muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #16

Thanks for the heads up. dipsydoodle Sep 2014 #17

randys1

(16,286 posts)

1. Bummer, very funny lad.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 11:13 AM

Jun 2014

Timez Squarez

(262 posts)

4. Now I remember where I saw him before.

Reply to randys1 (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 11:23 AM

Jun 2014

I loved Drop Dead Fred. He was hysterically funny with Phoebe Cates.

randys1

(16,286 posts)

7. Multiple BBC sitcoms that were hysterical as well

Reply to Timez Squarez (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 11:45 AM

Jun 2014

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

2. Nooooooooooo! Way too young.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 11:21 AM

Jun 2014

He was fantastic in 'The Young Ones.'

Rest in peace.

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)

3. Oh man!!!!!!!!

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 11:21 AM

Jun 2014

Cross Gently, Rik, you funny bastard!!!!!!

oldironside

(1,248 posts)

5. Truly a black day.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 11:24 AM

Jun 2014

For my generation, he and his confederates redefined comedy.

Gutted.

Tikki

(14,549 posts)

6. Many hilarious moments...Rest in peace, Peoples' Poet...

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 11:25 AM

Jun 2014

Tikki

frylock

(34,825 posts)

8. oh shit..

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 11:57 AM

Jun 2014

loved his character on The Young Ones. RIP.

myrna minx

(22,772 posts)

9. Aww - that's so sad. Love Rik.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 12:34 PM

Jun 2014

truebrit71

(20,805 posts)

10. What sad news...

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 12:38 PM

Jun 2014

modrepub

(3,491 posts)

11. Isn't that pRik Mayall?

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 12:46 PM

Jun 2014

...Vyvian did it.

I can't tell you how many hours I wasted back in college watching the Young Ones.

T_i_B

(14,736 posts)

12. Bottom as well

Reply to modrepub (Reply #11)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 01:15 PM

Jun 2014

Bottom was absolutely hilarious. That and The Young Ones are still 2 of my all time favourite comedy shows.

LeftishBrit

(41,203 posts)

13. RIP - also great in The New Statesman and Blackadder

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 04:27 PM

Jun 2014

Far too young to die.

T_i_B

(14,736 posts)

14. 'Rik Mayall punched his friend in the balls here': actor gets fake blue plaque

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 07:28 AM

Jun 2014

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jun/10/rik-mayall-punched-his-friend-in-the-balls-here-actor-gets-fake-blue-plaque

An unofficial blue plaque paying tribute to late comic actor Rik Mayall commemorating the time he 'punched his friend in the balls on a bench near this spot' has appeared in Hammersmith Broadway, London.

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.

The plaque's QR code links to the opening credits of Bottom, a slapstick sitcom starring Mayall, about two flatmates who live on the dole in Hammersmith, London, which ran for three series between 1991 and 1995. In the credit sequence, Mayall does indeed punch his friend Adrian Edmondson in the balls.