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 ...

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 ...

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

‘A Vomit Soaked Entertainment’ That Can Spark Uproarious Laughter, 1999’s ‘Guest House Paradiso’ Comes to Blu-Ray What an egregious picture this is, what a triumph of scatalogical hijinkery and ...

The Ade to Rik’s Rik spoke of exchanging letters with Mayall’s mother in the wake of his death, explaining: “His mum wrote me a lovely letter.

Writer Max Kinnings looks at the life of Rik Mayall with recordings they made together.

Rik Mayall, 56, one of a generation of performers that injected post-punk energy into British comedy, died Monday at his London home, according to the Brunskill Management firm.

LONDON (AP) -- Rik Mayall, one of a generation of performers that injected post-punk energy into British comedy, has died. He was 56.

Mayall starred in numerous sitcoms including The Young Ones, Blackadder, The New Statesman and Bottom as well as the big screen in comedy films Drop Dead Fred and Guest House Paradiso.

“The Young Ones” and “Drop Dead Fred” actor Rik Mayall has died at age 56, his management team told the BBC. The British comedian played the obnoxious, poetry-writing anarchist Rick in ...

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 ...