The Rik Mayall Comedy Festival, which begins on Saturday and runs for eight days, will see stand-up from well-known figures such as Greg Davies, Helen Lederer and Shaparak Khorsandi as well as ...

The town that hosted the first Rik Mayall Comedy Festival has seen an economic boost with "best-ever" takings for businesses, ...

Rik Mayall was one of those people who always felt like he’d be there, and for me, as a comedy writer myself, losing him was like losing a member of the family.

Adrian Edmondson‘s tearful recollections of comedian and actor Rik Mayall have resurfaced on the anniversary of his comedy co-star’s death. Mayal died aged 56 on 9 June 2014 after suffering a ...

Rik Mayall, the beloved British comedian, writer and actor, has died at the age of 56, according to a statement from his management, Brunskill. "We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Rik ...

LONDON — The wife of Rik Mayall says the comedian suffered an "acute cardiac event," though a coroner's office says a postmortem on the late entertainer was inconclusive.

Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson’s cult hit 90s BBC sitcom Bottom is being celebrated in brand-new book Talking Bottom: A Guide ...

Adrian Edmondson is being praised for his tearful recollections of comedian and actor Rik Mayall.. Comedy star Edmondson opened up about his friendship and working relationship with his Young Ones ...

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 ...

Rik Mayall, one of a generation of performers that injected post-punk energy into British comedy, has died. He was 56. Mayall's management firm Brunskill Management said the comedian died early ...

To Americans in the 1980s trying to understand the ways of British punk rock, few characters were more influential than comedian Rik Mayall, who died on Sunday in London.