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

[brakespear]

Really? For about the last thirty years I've been thinking that was Rik Mayall!

That was John Sparkes I think.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Wish I was as intelligent as you, so I could appreciate proper,clever, comedy

Oh well

 

[5mins-from-amex]

Cliff will be gutted. You know what they say 'dirty pants clean botty' RIP genius.

Dirty duvet dirty mind...

 

[Eggmundo]

Quite a few of the "Comic Strip Presents" are on 4OD. Sadly not "Mr Jolly" but a fistful of "Travellers Cheques" is available.
A comic genius who raised a generation on his own unique style.

One film I will always watch when I need a laugh is his Guest House Paradisio. PHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP......Hello.

 

[Durlston]

Very sad news to hear the death of a talented and eccentric comedian. Bottom was a big memory of growing up - the show was always on a Thursday night on BBC2 and it delivered some fantastic humour even if it was a bit crude at times.

RIP Rik. 56 is no age.

 

[lawros left foot]

"Yeah, intelligent input darlin' why don't you just have another beer then?"

Are you buying?

 

[The Modfather]

Still spend drunken evenings (with Drnotthenineoclocknews) quoting lines from The Young Ones 30 years after it finished, so to say he had a massive impact on my life is an understatement.

The word legend is banded around too often, but Rik falls into that category.

RIP

 

[Brighton TID]

When the Young Ones broke on BBC2 in the eighties there was just nothing like it which went before and little that has matched it since.

Rik's Rick character (with the silent P) out of the four students to me was the funniest of the lot.

The Young Ones was just such a massive part of my youth, I am totally gutted that Rik has died. The selfish b'stard!!!

Anyone here like The Human League?

 

[gripper stebson]

So come on Tom Hark, Preston Park - tell us what is funny then. Who are your faves?

 

[gripper stebson]

 

[LamieRobertson]

Hard off-hand to think of an unfunnier comedian than Rik Mayall. Oh, hang on, MIRANDA! To be fair to Rik tho, his Young Ones colleagues were equally unfunny.

matter of opinion isn't it really...each to there own and all that...more relevant is that someone has lost there life and left behind loved ones

 

[Durlston]

Rik's taking the p*ss out of Eddie supporting QPR was brilliant.

 

[Brighton TID]

Shut up idiot. His comedy was as two dimensional as Kenny Everett's. And as laugh-free. Just because somebody dies, we don't all suddenly have to pretend they were a comedy genius. IMHO, like.

Not sure why you came on here to post this. If you didn't like his comedy, fair do's, but why take time out to post your irrelevant opinion on this forum after the bloke, who was really well liked by everyone on here, has just died.

You must lead a very, very sad life.

 

[LamieRobertson]

So come on Tom Hark, Preston Park - tell us what is funny then. Who are your faves?

maybe on another thread to save this one becoming clogged up with infighting?

 

[The Large One]

RIPRick.

 

[Brightonfan1983]

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[Tom Hark Preston Park]

maybe on another thread to save this one becoming clogged up with infighting?

Good point, well made. I'll save any further comment until the death of much-loved hilarious comedian Lenny Henry.

 

[Lev1]

RIP Rik

 

[brakespear]

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[clapham_gull]

I saw him do stand up just after the new statesman came out.

Not sure he ever did it again. I've often told people it was the best stand up I ever saw.

Do you love me ? Do you want to see my pants ?