Rik Mayall, comedy genius, has died (contains binfestery)

[Guinness Boy]

Wow.

I grew up on a TV diet of The Young Ones and Bottom. The first time I saw the Lord Flash bit of Blackadder I was literally crying with laughter. In fact I was still laughing about it the next day.

An absolute genius of a comic actor gone far, far too early. Gutted.

 

[backson]

Wow

Almost everything I laughed at when growing up was down to him, from Kevin Turvey to Young Ones to Bottom to New Statesmen to Catflap to Comic Strip, even reading George's Marvellous Medicine on Jackanory. Check out him singing his version of "I'm Evil"

I would say RIP, but doesn't seem his style, I'll wave him off with a couple of V signs and a giggle.

 

[marshy68]

Terrible news - I grew up with watching him in the Young Ones as a kid. Really funny man very very sad. RIP

 

[SK1NT]

Gutted... Massive part of my childhood. Love Bottom. RIP

 

[CheeseRolls]

Neil, Neil, orange peel

RIP

 

[Badger]

WOOF!

When I think of Rik Mayall this is always the first scene which springs to mind.

Sad times indeed.

 

[Knightsworld]

The Peoples Poet is dead.

RIP

 

[Eeyore]

Wonderful comedian, and by all accounts, universally liked as a person. R.I.P.

 

[Hiney]

Horrendous news.

The Young Ones was Comic genius, as was Blackadder.

RIP

 

[symyjym]

Neil, Neil, orange peel

RIP

"Bloody hippy"

 

[gripper stebson]

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I laughed so much at this at the time I cried.

 

[James Bond's body double]

Awful news RIP

 

[gripper stebson]

The outpouring of love for Rik on Social Media is amazing.

A proper comedy hero of my generation.

 

[Hillian1]

Neil, Neil, orange peel

RIP

When will I see you again?

RIP.

 

[papajaff]

RIP Rik; A fistful of Travellers Cheques from the Comic Strip. Genius.

Seriously sad at this news.

 

[Taybha]

Great shame the only show i ever looked forward to on our rented tv back in the day

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[RM-Taylor]

His one and only Tweet:

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[gripper stebson]

One of those celebrity deaths that has really got to me. A reminder that we are all getting older.

RIP Rik - we loved you.

 

[Daffy Duck]

That is very, very sad.
One of my all time favourite funny guys.

RIP, you mad bugger.

 

[Frutos]

RIP Rik.