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Thread started 06/09/14 8:52am

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R.I.P Rik Mayall (1958-2014)

British comedian and actor Rik Mayall has died aged 56, according to his management team.He played the obnoxious, poetry-writing anarchist Rick in The Young Ones alongside his friend Adrian Edmondson before the duo later went on to star in their sitcom Bottom.Mayall also appeared in shows including Blackadder and The New Statesman. sad
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Reply #1 posted 06/09/14 9:02am

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Ah crap. Cheers for all the giggles Rik.

"Think inside out." stoned https://www.facebook.com/drjudywood http://www.theperthgroup....entary.pdf

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Reply #2 posted 06/09/14 11:21am

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I feel sorry for you, you zeros, you nobodies. What's going to live on after you die? Nothing, that's what!

This house will become a shrine! And punks and skins and Rastas will all gather round and all hold their hands in sorrow for their fallen leader! And all the grown-ups will say, 'But why are the kids crying?' And the kids will say, 'Haven't you heard? Rick is dead! The People's Poet is dead!'

And then one particularly sensitive and articulate teenager will say, 'Why kids, do you understand nothing? How can Rick be dead when we still have his poems?'.

Rik Mayall as Rik in The Young Ones


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Reply #3 posted 06/09/14 12:08pm

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SquirrelMeat said:

I feel sorry for you, you zeros, you nobodies. What's going to live on after you die? Nothing, that's what!

This house will become a shrine! And punks and skins and Rastas will all gather round and all hold their hands in sorrow for their fallen leader! And all the grown-ups will say, 'But why are the kids crying?' And the kids will say, 'Haven't you heard? Rick is dead! The People's Poet is dead!'

And then one particularly sensitive and articulate teenager will say, 'Why kids, do you understand nothing? How can Rick be dead when we still have his poems?'.

Rik Mayall as Rik in The Young Ones


This was the 1st thing that popped in my head when I heard the news today. Thanks for the laughs, Mr. Mayall. THere WILL be a young ones marathon at my house in your honor this eve.rose

This is what you want...This is what you get.
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Reply #4 posted 06/09/14 3:35pm

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Fucking hell, I'm old.
everyone's a fruit & nut case
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Reply #5 posted 06/10/14 6:48am

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I'm American, I only remember him as Drop Dead Fred but oh my how much did I absolutely freaking adore that one movie. RIP rose

I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart.
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Reply #6 posted 06/10/14 7:41am

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Aww Rik, I loved The Young Ones as a kid & he was my fave.
Brilliant in Blackadder.
Soo talented & interesting.
A sweetheart.
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[Edited 6/10/14 7:42am]
"We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15
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Reply #7 posted 06/19/14 6:17pm

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HatrinaHaterwitz said:

I'm American, I only remember him as Drop Dead Fred but oh my how much did I absolutely freaking adore that one movie. RIP rose

Wow, someone other than me actually remembers that film LOL. It's the sort of film that makes you think "WTF was that? Did I dream it?" For a mainstrem comedy, a rather unusual premise LOL.

Along with Lenny Henry's bomb disney movie from around that time ("true identity"), it was a decent stab at a british comedian's attempt into film. At least "Drop dead fred" seems better remembered though LOL. Not even sure if "true identity" is on DVD in the US et alone in the UK?

RIP Rik. Very funny and unique man. Still love "Bottom" and "Young ones".

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