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 ...

The inaugural Rik Mayall Comedy Festival took place from May 31 to June 8, and more than half of the events were free. READ MORE: Exact times Red Arrows fly over Worcestershire on Sunday ...

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 ...

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 ...

These characters would carry them through The Young Ones, The Dangerous Brothers, Mr Jolly Lives Next Door, Filthy Rich & Catflap and, of course, Bottom. Mayall moved to Droitwich in Worcester when he ...

The care home applied to take part in the first-ever Rik Mayall Comedy Festival, launched this year in Droitwich, to give residents a platform to express themselves and challenge stereotypes.

In an Instagram post published Jun 8, 2025, 95-year-old Wagner shared a throwback photo of the two, along with the caption: "Wishing a Happy Heavenly Birthday to my dear 2nd wife, Marion Marshall.

NEED TO KNOW Robert Wagner is wishing a "happy heavenly birthday" to his late former wife, Marion Marshall Marshall was Wagner's second wife after Natalie Wood, whom he married in 1956, divorced in ...