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McSmith, Andy (16 September 2010). No Such Thing As Society: A History of Britain in the 1980s. Constable & Robinson. p.149. ISBN 978-1-84901-661-2 . Retrieved 10 June 2014. BBC Two commissions Hooligans' Island with Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson". BBC Media Centre. 23 August 2012 . Retrieved 23 August 2012. Consists of The Lorax, Dr. Seuss's ABC, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Channel 4 poll, Comedians' Comedian, Mayall was voted among the top 50 comedy performers of all time. [60] Mayall twice publicly involved himself in political campaigns. In 2002, he dressed up as Adolf Hitler for a cinema advertisement opposing the United Kingdom abolishing the pound sterling in favour of the euro, as a part of its membership of the European Union. [48] In the United Kingdom Alternative Vote Referendum of 2011, he appeared in a television broadcast for the 'No' campaign in character as Alan B'Stard to oppose the adoption of an alternative non-proportional electoral system for Westminster Parliamentary elections. [49] Quad bike accident [ edit ]

Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (10 June 2014). "Rik Mayall happy and healthy moments before death, says friend". The Guardian . Retrieved 1 July 2021. Five Mantras for life by Rik Mayall, Honorary Doctorate of the University of Exeter. YouTube. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Laws, Roz (29 December 2002). "I ran away from her in the January sales to wed secret lover; Rik Mayall Tells How He Cheated on Deayton's Girl". Sunday Mercury . Retrieved 10 June 2014. In 2004 Mayall had a starring cameo role playing the record boss in the video short "ABBA: Our Last Video Ever". [33] Heritage, Stuart (10 June 2014). "Rik Mayall's funniest TV moments – in clips". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 June 2014.University of Exeter (12 June 2014). "Rik Mayall receives an honorary Doctorate from the University of Exeter". YouTube.

In 1993, following the second series, Mayall and Edmondson decided to take a stage-show version of the series on a national tour, Bottom: Live. It was a commercial success, filling large venues. Four additional stage shows were embarked upon in 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2003, each meeting with great success. The violent nature of these shows saw both Edmondson and Mayall ending up in hospital at various points. A film version, Guest House Paradiso was released in 1999. A fourth TV series was also written but not commissioned by the BBC. In April 2011, Mayall again revived the character of Alan B'Stard to make an appearance in a satirical television advertisement for the No2AV campaign prior to the 2011 voting reform referendum in the UK. The character is shown being elected under the alternative vote system, then using his newly gained position of power to renege on his campaign promises. In his personal life, Rik Mayall did not support the alternative vote. In May 2011 Mayall became the eponymous 'Bombardier' in a TV advertising campaign for Bombardier Bitter in the UK. [43] The adverts landed broadcaster UKTV Dave in trouble with Ofcom when they were found to breach the Ofcom code for linking alcohol with sexual attractiveness or success. [44]Mayall, Rik (10 January 2014). Bigger than Hitler – Better than Christ. HarperCollins UK. p.352. ISBN 9780007375431.

Rik Mayall – My Accident Could Have Been Worse – I Could Have Killed My Daughter". Bella Magazine. Rik Mayall Interviews And Articles Archive Blog. 19 October 1999 . Retrieved 9 June 2014.Rik Mayall "Virgin Trains" Advert 2". YouTube. 6 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 . Retrieved 19 June 2014. Gibbons, Brett (9 June 2014). "Comedian and actor Rik Mayall dies aged 56". Birmingham Mail . Retrieved 10 June 2014. BREAKING NEWS: Rik Mayall dies aged 56". Herald Express. 9 June 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014 . Retrieved 11 June 2014. He attended King's School, Worcester, to which he won a free scholarship. He failed most of his O-levels and scraped through A-levels. [5] In 1975, Mayall went to the University of Manchester to study drama. He claimed that he failed to get a degree, or that he did not even turn up to his finals, [6] but in reality he graduated with lower second-class honours in 1978. [7] It was there that he met his future comedy partner Ade Edmondson; [8] Ben Elton, a fellow student; and Lise Mayer, with whom he later co-wrote The Young Ones. [9] Career [ edit ] Young Ones and The Comic Strip [ edit ]

Wilmut, Roger (1989). Didn't You Kill My Mother-in-law?: The Story of Alternative Comedy in Britain from the Comedy Store to Saturday Live. Methuen Drama; First Edition. p.53. ISBN 9780413173904. The Rik Mayall FAQ". Orangeneko.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2004 . Retrieved 14 June 2014. Mayall died suddenly at his home in London on 9 June 2014 at the age of 56. BBC Television director Danny Cohen praised him as a "truly brilliant" comedian with a unique stage presence, whose "fireball creativity" and approach to sitcom had inspired a generation of comedy stars. [1] Early life [ edit ] a b Coveney, Michael (2018). "Mayall, Richard Michael (Rik) (1958–2014), comedian, writer, and actor". www.oxforddnb.com. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi: 10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.108666. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8 . Retrieved 5 March 2020. 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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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.