Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall co-wrote and star in a slapdash, slapstick gross-out comedy about two nitwits operating a run-down English hotel. Edmondson also directed. The two stars made a name ...

Yes, I know, the picture’s screenwriters and stars, Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall, were paying homage to such precedents as “The Exorcist” (1973) and the Mr. Creosote portion of “Monty Python’s ...

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 ...

Rik Mayall, 56, one of a ... 1991 fantasy “Drop Dead Fred” — which gained him a U.S. cult following — and 1999 British comedy “Guest House Paradiso.” “There were times when Rik and I ...

Rik Mayall on the set of Guest House Paradiso (1999). The movie was Adrian Edmondson's big-screen directorial debut, and the duo starred as the inept co-proprietors of the worst-run guest house in ...

Mayall’s film roles also included “Guest House Paradiso.” Mayall’s management company, Brunskill, said “We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Rik Mayall who passed away this ...

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.

LONDON (AP) -- 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 ...

LONDON — Rik Mayall, one of a generation of performers that injected post-punk energy into British comedy, died at his London home on Monday. He was 56. He was best known for co-writing and p… ...

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

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 ...

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 ...