Happy Birthday Cliff Richard!!
2015/10/14 at 7:52 pm (Comedy, Rik Mayall)
Tags: 75, birthday, Cliff Richard, Living Doll, Rik Mayall, The, Young Ones
Rik Mayall : 28 years of B’Stard 24 years of Bottom
2015/09/17 at 3:49 pm (Rik Mayall)
Tags: 24, 28, Ade, Adrian, Bottom, Edmondson, New Statesman, Rik Mayall, The, years
It’s still hard to believe that Rik Mayall is gone. It is equally hard to believe that two of his most important shows are now 28 and 24 years old successively. Read the rest of this entry »
Forgotten Rik Mayall drama to be released
2015/08/10 at 6:13 pm (Rik Mayall)
Tags: Alexei Sayle, Barry Wasserman, Comedy Store, George Harris, Keith Allen, Patrick Carroll, Rik Mayall, Wolcott
An almost forgotten drama from 1981 starring the late Rik Mayall is to be re-released on Monday 17 August. Read the rest of this entry »
Rik Mayall Night at Belfast Film Festival!!
2015/07/07 at 6:09 pm (Rik Mayall)
Tags: Ade, Adrian, Alan B'Stard, Belfast, Ben Elton, Conservative Prime Minister, Eddie Hitler, Edmondson, festival, film, Kevin Turvey, Lise Mayer, Margaret Thatcher, Night, Richard, Richards, Richie, Rik Mayall, The Comic Strip Presents, The New Statesman, The Young Ones
On Thursday, July 16 the Belfast Film Festival will have a special celebration of the late, great Rik Mayall. From The Young Ones to Blackadder, join our host Paul Currie as we celebrate Rik’s finest moments… Read the rest of this entry »
One By One – Rik Mayall’s legacy to Humanity
2015/07/05 at 11:14 am (Rik Mayall)
Tags: Diane Jessie Miller, illuminati, movie, One By One, premiere, Rik Mayall
Vennart dedicates album The Demon Joke to Rik Mayall
2015/06/16 at 4:53 pm (Rik Mayall)
Tags: Don't forget the joker, Mike Vennart, Rik Mayall, The Demon Joke, The Young Ones, Vennart
In an interview with the Independent today, Vennart frontman Mike Vennart reveals that his first solo venture The Demon Joke is dedicated to not only his deceased father, but also comedian Rik Mayall. Here is why; Read the rest of this entry »
Rik Mayall his last interview “I’ll sleep when I’m dead!!”
2015/06/09 at 2:24 pm (Rik Mayall)
Tags: Ade Edmondson, Adrian Edmondson, Bottom, De Ontsnapping, Eddie, Hooligan's Island, interview, Isa Hoes, last, Richie, Rik Mayall, The Escape
Today marks the one year anniversary of the death of Rik Mayall.
A day before he died Rik was in Portugal, recording scenes for a Dutch Movie called “The Escape”.
On the set he gave an interview to the Dutch media. He talked about the movie, his love of acting and his plans.
Funny and endearing as always he spend most of the interview joking about his old comedy partner Adrian Edmondson.
An extract here: Read the rest of this entry »
Rik Mayall His Last Years …
2015/06/09 at 8:50 am (Comedy, Rik Mayall)
Tags: Ade Edmondson, Adrian Edmondson, Alan B'Stard, All About George, BBC, Ben Elton BabyCow, Bottom, Comic Strip, Comic Strip Presents, Jonathan Creek, Rik Mayall, Steve Coogan, The New Statesman
Today, one year ago we lost Rik Mayall. A year after the event it feels as unbelievable as the moment I heard. I still expect him to return with a new show or appear somewhere.
The most tragic thing is that we lost Rik just when we are getting him back. He was on the verge of a TV comeback.
Over the years he had developed a love hate relationship with TV. Read the rest of this entry »
Rik Mayall One By One Movie premieres June the 21st
2015/06/04 at 4:04 pm (Comedy, Rik Mayall)
Tags: Diane Jessie Miller, illuminati, One By One, premiere, Rik Mayall
Not long now until the very last unseen work of Rik Mayall will be screened in our cinemas. The psychological drama was filmed in 2012, but has never been seen.
The dark movie is said to “call into question our very existence.” Read the rest of this entry »
