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Mayall had another television hit as the cheating, monstrous Tory MP Alan B'stard in The New Statesman (1987-92), written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, an irresistibly grotesque performance (for which he won a Bafta award), later transforming B'Stard into a New Labour convert in another touring stage show, The Blair B'Stard Project. Mayall, Rik (10 January 2014). Bigger than Hitler – Better than Christ. HarperCollins UK. p.352. ISBN 9780007375431. Gibbons, Brett (9 June 2014). "Comedian and actor Rik Mayall dies aged 56". Birmingham Mail . Retrieved 10 June 2014. Television, and its audiences, was just ready for this sort of onslaught and Mayall and Edmondson – the two met at Manchester and remained longterm writing and performing partners – scored a major popular success, too, with Filthy Rich and Catflap (1987), written by Elton, alongside Planer; and again in Bottom (1991-95), which ran for three series but also became a fixture of the touring circuit in the live show version. Mayall was born in Harlow, Essex. When he was three, he moved to Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire. He studied drama at the University of Manchester. He had a relationship with writer Lise Mayer in the early 1980s. He was married to Scottish make-up artist, Barbara Robbin from 1985 until his death. The couple had two daughters and a son together. His autobiography was published in 2005.

Mayall was the second child of John Mayall and Gillian (née Harrild) Mayall, who both worked as drama teachers. He made his first stage appearance at age seven in one of his father’s plays. In 1975 he began studying drama at the University of Manchester, where he met actor-writer Adrian (“Ade”) Edmondson, who would become his close friend and longtime collaborator. The duo met actor-writer Ben Elton and writer Lise Mayer at the university, both of whom they would later team up with to write The Young Ones. Career and personal life In November 2012, Mayall narrated several children's books on the Me Books app, such as The Getaway and Banana! by children's illustrator and author Ed Vere. Mayall starred in numerous successful comedy series throughout his career, including The Young Ones (1982–1984), The Comic Strip Presents... (1983–2012), Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987), The New Statesman (1987–1994), Bottom (1991–1995), and Believe Nothing (2003). He also starred in the comedy films Drop Dead Fred (1991) and Guest House Paradiso (1999). Mayall won a Primetime Emmy Award for his voiceover work in the 1995 animated series The Willows in Winter. His comedic style was described as energetic " post-punk". [1]

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In 1986, Mayall played the private detective in the video of " Peter Gunn" by Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy. [16] [17] Becoming a household name [ edit ] Fletcher, Alex; Nissim, Mayer (10 June 2014). "Rik Mayall 1958–2014 obituary: A true one-off and comedy eccentric". Digital Spy . Retrieved 10 June 2014. Jones, Paul (27 May 2011). "Mrs Ed Miliband's role in "banned" TV show revealed". Radio Times . Retrieved 17 June 2014. Singh, Anita (9 June 2014). "Rik Mayall dies aged 56". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 10 June 2014. In September 2009, Mayall played a supporting role in the television programme Midsomer Murders- shown on ITV1 and made by Meridian Broadcasting - as David Roper, a recovering party animal and tenuous friend of the families in and around Chettham Park House.

The Last Hurrah". The Last Hurrah. Archived from the original on 20 June 2014 . Retrieved 14 June 2014. Anarchic parties, unwashed dishes and Ade’s motorcycle being driven up staircases all figured in the lives of the residents of The Cottage and formed the basis of future stage and television storylines. As Mike Redfern said, “it really was living in filth, living in squalor, living a party life and fitting studying around it”. This was principally due to the fact that it was our first time away from home and we didn’t know how to look after ourselves. The relationships and comedy business we established were akin to a continual long-form improvisation – highly amusing to those involved, quite tiresome to those who were not (including our lecturers). But spontaneous, intuitive improvisation takes a lot of rehearsal. Fete worse than death Ngowan, Eric Haynes; Bacon, Lucy (2 August 2004). "The Young Ones". Comedy Connections. Series 2. Episode 6. BBC.Rik Mayall "Virgin Trains" Advert 2". YouTube. 6 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 . Retrieved 19 June 2014. On 9 April 1998, Mayall was injured in a quad bike accident near his home in Devon. After waking up from a coma and having operations, he made a full recovery but was left with epilepsy. [1]

Consists of The Lorax, Dr. Seuss's ABC, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish He was originally going to be the voice of Newton in 2014's LittleBigPlanet 3, However his death caused Sumo Digital to hire a new actor. Kathryn Flett (2 October 2005). "TV: Love Soup | All About George | Elizabeth I | No Direction Home | Television & radio | The Observer". Theguardian.com . Retrieved 19 June 2014.Tales of Uplift and Moral Improvement Retrieved September 24, 2020. IMDb (Internet Movie Database). Actors (from left) Nigel Planer, David Rappaport, Christopher Ryan, and Rik Mayall performing in the episode “Boring” (1982) from the first season of The Young Ones. (more) Now For The Top Stand Up Comedians.: I Love British Comedy Story & Experience". Experienceproject.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 . Retrieved 9 June 2014.

Sherwin, Adam (11 June 2014). "Rik Mayall's 'lost' England World Cup anthem crashes into Top 40 as tribute to late comic". The Independent . Retrieved 17 June 2014. Mayall married the make-up artist Barbara Robbin in 1985, and is survived by her and their three children, Rosie, Sidney and Bonnie. In 2004 Mayall had a starring cameo role playing the record boss in the video short "ABBA: Our Last Video Ever". [33] Hawkes, Rebecca (10 June 2014). "Rik Mayall remembered by irreverent blue plaque". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 14 June 2014.a b c Barber, Lynn (17 December 2000). "Rik Mayall: Forever young". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 June 2014.