A bench featured in the opening credits of Bottom is to be unveiled today (November 14) in tribute to Rik Mayall. Around 7,000 fans had campaigned for the bench to be reinstalled in the same spot in ...

Rik Mayall fans have petitioned for a bench to return on the spot where Bottom's opening credits were filmed. Nearly 1,500 people have campaigned for the memorial to be placed in Hammersmith Broadway ...

For an entire generation growing up the 1980s and 1990s, Rik Mayall was one of the most familiar - and fascinating - faces on television. And now, 11 years after his death at the age of 56, his legacy ...

There are few figures in comedy more beloved than Rik Mayall. Mayall and double act partner Adrian Edmondson exploded onto what became known as the alternative comedy scene in the early 1980s with ...

Comedians, actors and friends have paid their tributes to Rik Mayall, who died this morning. The star, who shot to fame playing Rick in The Young Ones, was 56 and his career included appearances in ...

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 sudden ...

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Adrian Edmondson‘s tearful ...