mikeyp102 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Haha oops yes sorry guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGrath1874 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 First Trigger from Only fools, now Rik. Gutted. Sad sad day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 9, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted June 9, 2014 RIP I'll watch a couple of episodes of Bottom in tribute before bed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Every time Bottom is on, my mum will remind me that as a kid I used to join in with the dance during the end credits 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 First Trigger from Only fools, now Rik. Gutted. Sad sad day not to forget mel smith not too long ago either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 All day I've been wracking my brains, certain there was something else that he did which I absolutely loved. And, finally, here it is, recognition of that thing that's been etched on to my subconscious for all those years. Those legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Kevin Turvey was so funny. Wasn't it on the Tracey Ulman show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Kevin Turvey was so funny. Wasn't it on the Tracey Ulman show?I can only remember watching it (though I was only 8/9 or so) not what it was on. I'm afraid. Also: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Meath_Villan Posted June 9, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2014 "There were times when Rik and I were writing together when we almost died laughing," said Edmondson. "They were some of the most carefree stupid days I ever had, and I feel privileged to have shared them with him. And now he's died for real. Without me. Selfish bastard."...........Ade Edmondson about Rik 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AshVilla Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 any cause verified yet? Blackmayall hasn't been ruled out yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Gutted to wake up to this news this morning, gutted. Such a huge part of my youth. So damn many brilliantly funny characters... Rick, Richie, Kevin Turvey, Flashheart, B'stard... Comic Strip Presents showed just what a talented actor he was too, as well as being a genius comedian. So sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Total shock and sadness. If you grew up in the 80's then he is a small thread that has just snapped connecting to my childhood. At no point in my life have I ever looked forward to a new episode of anything as much as the Young ones / Bottom / Blackadder G F. Sheer brilliance of a comedian. It does make one feel very old also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 I remember when Diana died and I was massively out of step with every one around me. The internet it seems universally loved Rik Mayall, as a performer I didnt find him funny in the slightest. I never liked Bottom or The Young Ones and his appearance in things I did like spoiled it for me. Anyones death is sad but for me its merely a foot note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Comic idle gone Eric has gone too? Too many geniuses passing at once. Was so shocked and saddened when I heard this yesterday afternoon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 His wife doesn't know how he died. I just wonder whether it had anything to do with the horrific accident he was in 10 or so years ago, where he was dead for 5 days or so and months later the blood wouldn't drain from his brain. His surgeon said go home and day goodbye to your kids, tomorrow i am going to cut cut the top of your skull off and try and remove the blood manually. Miraclessly the blood had drained next day... Coould have been something lying dormant in his brain for all these years. Its true not everybody found him funny and genuis is handed out too easily but not in his case. Influenced by the pythons, he connected with a lot of people....I'd put him up there with comic greats like Tony Hancock and Spike Milligan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Could have been a blood clot or summat? Its all so out of the blue. Could have just been that sudden death thing, heart attack, its all speculation I suppose though. Still seems so surreal though. Such a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 10, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted June 10, 2014 TBH I could only take Mayall in small doses. OK if you like everything full-on, but it tires you out after a while. Punk comedy, really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 TBH I could only take Mayall in small doses. OK if you like everything full-on, but it tires you out after a while. Punk comedy, really. Yeah, a lot of his comedy was pretty manic. Still loved most of it though, but it was my era I guess, as I was a kid and then teenager/20s when he was at his 'peak'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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