An appreciation of a great comedic performance by a British actor who never again appeared so prominently in an American film Americans hearing news of the death of British comedian Rik Mayallprobably ...

He had asked to be buried rather than cremated, joking in typically anarchic fashion that he fancied being “eaten properly” by the worms. And when it came to it, Rik Mayall’s send-off was as full of ...

Rik Mayall was said to be in good form on the set of his final film, The Escape, in Portgual (Picture: YouTube) The producer of Rik Mayall’s final film has expressed his shock at the comedian’s sudden ...

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As a lifelong fan of Rik Mayall, my brother and I had the great pleasure of directing him in 2010 when he very kindly narrated our short film, This Side of the After Life. We wrote the film ...