Rik Mayall Dead Rik Mayall's manic self gave us Flashheart, Alan B'Stard, Rick and Richie Richard TV editor Nicola Methven who met Rik a couple of times reflects on the life and work of the comic ...

The love and admiration for late comic Rik Mayall continues with fans celebrating the funny man in GIFS. As well as tens of thousands of social media tributes on Twitter and Facebook, fans have ...

Political satire The New Statesman, which debuted in 1987, starred Mayall as conniving, sociopathic Conservative MP Alan B'Stard.

He memorably played Conservative politician Alan B'stard in the sitcom The New Statesman. He and Mayall also created and starred in slapstick comedy series Bottom.

Larger than life: Rik Mayall and Marsha Fitzalan as the ruthless politician Alan B'Stard and wife Sarah in The New Statesman in 2006. Gareth Cattermole Arms flailing and eyes bulging, Mayall's ...

Rik Mayall, British Cult Comedy Star, Dies at 56 Edgar Wright, Eric Idle and David Walliams were among those paying tribute to the actor and cult comedian who appeared in "The Young Ones" and ...

I, like many people, was gutted to hear of the death of comedian Rik Mayall earlier this week. I'd grown up with Bottom, and while I'd seen the Young Ones repeats as a teen and loved them too, the ...

Rik Mayall is back on the stage as Alan B'Stard in a national tour of The New Statesman, which comes to the Hexagon for a week-long run until Saturday 8 July.

Mayall, who died a decade ago on Sunday, had various roles including in The Young Ones as attention-hungry Rick, The New Statesman as the ruthless and scheming Alan B’Stard MP and the fun and ...

In it, Mayall played pompous sociology student Rik, a badge-wearing anarchist who wasn’t very good at anything – apart from singing Cliff Richard songs.

He memorably played Conservative politician Alan B'stard in the sitcom "The New Statesman." Mayall and Edmondson also created and starred in slapstick comedy series "Bottom" and starred in the ...