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Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson’s Bottom exploded onto British television in the early nineties. The anarchic sitcom was violent, rude, disgusting and so uproariously funny that it became an instant ...

05:00, Fri, Nov 14, 2025 Updated: 12:55, Fri, Nov 14, 2025 Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson’s Bottom exploded onto British television in the early nineties. The anarchic sitcom was violent, rude, ...

The Rik Mayall comedy festival is inviting comedians to apply for the 2026 event. The volunteer-run festival is returning to Mayall’s hometown of Droitwich Spa for a second year, running from May 29 ...

Ben Elton said his late friend Rik Mayall featured heavily in his autobiography [BBC] Comedian Ben Elton said working with the late Rik Mayall gave him some of "the most glorious creative moments" he ...

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 ...

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