Rik Mayall

[Max...]

Don't often post about this sort of thing but incredibly sad to see him depart so early. Watched all his stuff and like many of us I guess grew up with him (or not as it might be given his slapstick brand of humour ). Pretty much everything he touched was gold but I can watch Bottom over and over and over.

BBC News - Rik Mayall, star of The Young Ones, dies aged 56.

[Mollers]

Very sad. Wondering whether his death is connected to the quad accident in any way.

[whisper]

He's not the only celeb that has come a cropper on a quad

Grew up watching the young ones, thought they were great when I were a kid

A very funny bloke

[Chris]

For me it was the New Statesman, Rick at his best. Very sad to see him go...

[Maximus]

Originally Posted by Chris

For me it was the New Statesman, Rick at his best. Very sad to see him go...

X2.
Superb as 'AB'

[Festinghouse]

rick with eddie - what a combination! very sad

[Stippolyte]

Very briefly met him on a street in London years ago. I asked very politey if i could have his autograph, which duly made its way into a frame in my cabinet with George Best, Patrick Stewart and Victoria Wood.

[A1an]

I never really "got" him.

Still such a shame he's no longer with us.

[Barrowboy]

Originally Posted by A1an

I never really "got" him.

Still such a shame he's no longer with us.

For me, classic comedy

As Lord Flashheart in Blackadder II

“Captain Darling? Last person I called darling was pregnant 20 seconds later.”

As Squadron Leader Lord Flashheart in Blackadder Goes Forth (1989)

Flashheart: “All right men, let's do-oo-oo it! The first thing to remember is: always treat your kite [taps chalkboard picture of a biplane] like you treat your woman [whips the air with his cane].”

Lieutenant George (Hugh Laurie): “How, how do you mean, Sir? Do you mean, do you mean take her home at weekends to meet your mother?”

Lord Flashheart: “No, I mean get inside her five times a day and take her to heaven and back.”

Captain Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson): “I'm beginning to see why the suffragette movement want the vote.”

Lord Flashheart: “Hey! Any girl who wants to chain herself to my railings and suffer a jet movement gets my vote!”

Very sad indeed.

[Dhf]

The Young ones, bottom and Comicstrip where my favourite, very sad loss.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGOU0o9K89g

[Razorbill RIBs]

Kevin Turvey.... We used to listen to it constantly on the tape recorder in the campervan when we were kids

[Max...]

Check UK Gold (ch 110) tonight at 10.40 for "'s Out", possibly the best Bottom episode of all when they take a camping trip on the common.

Followed by the best Young Ones episode - Bambi!

[Seaflyer02]

Very, Very sad he was so funny.

[lakelandterrier]

Originally Posted by Seaflyer02

Very, Very sad he was so funny.

I agree, great comic actor - loved Young Ones, New Statesman and Flashie in Blackadder, but never "got" Bottom

Couldn't believe some 30ish chap at worh had nver heard of him.....what thr uncultured youth of today are missing

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by lakelandterrier

.....what thr uncultured youth of today are missing

Pompeii by Bastille.