Screenshot 2025-06-09 at 09.55.36.png© BBC Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson in ‘Bottom’ (BBC) Rik Mayall died on 9 June 2014 (Getty Images) ...

There’s a lot of love going on in this clip. They were absolutely brilliant,” while an additional Bottom fan wrote on X/Twitter: “Ade Edmondson really lost a huge part of himself when Rik died.

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

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.

“And it coincided with a lot of great music and he was obviously a major player on the scriptwriting side of The Young Ones, and indeed Bottom, and I would say that, in some ways, he opened the door ...

From starring in The Young Ones, Blackadder and Drop Dead Fred to name a few, the actor made a name for himself throughout his career. Especially in Bottom, where Rik was just one half of the ...

Fans said they were 'in literal tears' watching Adrian Edmondson feature in Bottom: Exposed - a documentary paying tribute to Rik Mayall on GOLD.

But last night (April 18), GOLD aired a special two-hour documentary titled ‘Bottom: Exposed’ which “delved deep into the story” of the show – and fans were in “literal tears” as ...