Greg Davies, Peter Richardson, Shaparak Khorsandi and Helen Lederer have all been confirmed for the first comedy festival held in Rik Mayall's memory. The community-run festival is taking place ...

R ik Mayall lived many lives.He was Rik, of course, and Richard “Richie” Richard. There was Sir Richard Dangerous, Alan B’Stard, Drop Dead Fred and Lord Flashheart.

Why Rik Mayall's 'Drop Dead Fred' Is Still Genius Today. An appreciation of a great comedic performance by a British actor who never again appeared so prominently in an American film. By.

You won’t know this, but Rik Mayall was sort of responsible for me getting the biggest hiding of my young life. It was back in 1984 – George Orwell was right about that one, it turned out to ...

The Rik Mayall Comedy Festival runs in Droitwich Spa between 31 May and 7June. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds , Facebook , X and Instagram . More on this story ...

I miss Rik’s irreverent humour more than ever (Picture: Mick Hutson/Redferns) It’s been almost exactly 11 years since the death of inimitable comedy genius Rik Mayall.. I’m not over it.

One of the joys of Archive on 4: Rik Mayall, Panglobal Phenomenon was its celebration of the early days of Mayall’s comedy career. Those Comic Strip years and his appearances on the Scottish ...

Rik Mayall “opened the door for many of the young alternative comedians that are coming out today”, a producer who worked with the comedian and actor has said. Mayall, who died a decade ago on ...

Mayall performed in The Young Ones, Blackadder, Bottom and The New Statesman before his death in 2014.

The Rik Mayall Comedy Festival runs in Droitwich Spa between 31 May and 7June. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. More on this story ...