Rik Mayall, who played the pompous, poetry-spouting anarchist Rick on the early Eighties U.K. cult comedy The Young Ones, has died, according to a statement his manager shared with the BBC. He was 56.

Comedian Ben Elton said working with the late Rik Mayall gave him some of "the most glorious creative moments" he had ever had and writing about him helped him to deal with some of his grief over his ...

Anarchic sitcom The Young Ones became a hit for the BBC in the early 1980s, and saw Mayall playing opposite long-term comedy collaborator Adrian Edmondson as self-proclaimed "people's poet" Rick.

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 "Blackadder." By Stuart Kemp Rik Mayall 1995 - P 2014 ...

A comedy festival that played to sell-out audiences as it remembered the late Rik Mayall has announced its dates for next year. The second Rik Mayall Comedy Festival will be held in Droitwich from 29 ...

Friends and family gathered to pay their respects to late comedy star Rik Mayall as his funeral took place in a country village. Guests including best friend Adrian Edmondson, Young Ones co-star Nigel ...