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

Comedian Greg Davies has been one of the performers taking part in an eight-day festival remembering the late Rik Mayall. After Davies left the stage following his turn on Thursday, he shared the ...

Mayall died 11 years ago at the age of 56. He broke out of the so-called alternative comedy scene of the early 1980s and on to British TV screens, becoming a familiar face that decade and beyond.

Adrian Edmondson’s ‘honest’ Rik Mayall admission resurfaces on anniversary of co-star’s death Comedian previously opened up about his relationship with his co-star in a 2024 documentary ...

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 ...

Three decades on, there’s still plenty of love out there for anarchic sitcom, Bottom. The woman behind a podcast dedicated to the show (plus an upcoming book an ...

A comedy festival in memory of Rik Mayall has been proclaimed a huge success with friends of the actor and writer saying he would have loved it. Mayall died 11 years ago and more than 200 performances ...

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 sudden ...