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 ...

The death of The Young Ones legend this morning left the world reeling, with fans and his former colleagues expressing their sadness at the death of an inspiration. Mayall got his first break as a ...

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 ...

An authorised biography of Rik Mayall is to be published… but not until March 2028 on what would have been his 70th birthday. Rik: The Lives and Times of Rik Mayall is written by Max Kinnings and ...

The BBC once rejected Rik Mayall for the lead role in a Ben Elton sitcom, because they feared he was too over-the-top for a mainstream audience. But perhaps the Bottom star had a narrow escape – for ...