The town that hosted the first Rik Mayall Comedy Festival has seen an economic boost with "best-ever" takings for businesses, a councillor has said. Thirty venues hosted 200 events in Droitwich ...

Ultimately, the Rik Mayall Festival is a wonderful celebration not only of the great man himself, but of the act of packing groups of strangers into a room and making them howl with laughter, just as ...

In a statement, Mayall's family lent their support to the event. "We are really touched that Droitwich Spa has chosen to honour Rik with a comedy festival," they said. "His mum and dad would have ...

Viking has pre-empted the rights to the biography of the late comedian Rik Mayall, written by Max Kinnings. Publishing director Daniel Crewe pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights to Rik: The Lives ...

Rik: The Lives and Times of Rik Mayall is written by Max Kinnings and based on more than 100 hours of conversations recorded with the comic himself. Kinnings previously worked as an uncredited ...

An authorised biography of Rik Mayall is going to be published to mark what would have been his 70th birthday. 'Rik: The Lives and Times of Rik Mayall' is being written by Max Kinnings and is based on ...

Rik Mayall’s torrid affair ripped apart his long-term relationship and ended in tragedy. The Bottom star, who died in 2014 at the age of just 56, fell for his Young Ones co-creator Lise Mayer ...

Elton, known as "the undisputed godfather of modern stand-up", takes up the position ahead of The Rik Mayall Comedy Festival which is scheduled to take place next year. Elton said: "What we are ...

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.

Read our privacy notice. 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.