Tanned and larking about on the set of his last film, Rik Mayall appears as exuberant as ever in what is believed to be the last footage of the comedy great. Rik, 56, returned from Portugal where he ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rik Mayall, an irrepressible British comedy legend who was an equal master of brutally intense physical comedy and wry class satire, died at the tragically young age of 56 today of unspecified causes.