Grim Tales is an animated British television program based on fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, featuring Rik Mayall as the storyteller dressed in his pyjamas and dressing gown. The twenty-two ...

There's something horribly grim about stalking somebody's social media accounts after they've died, but it is fitting of the late Rik Mayall that a glance at what might have been a brief foray into ...

Rik Mayall, the beloved British comedian, writer and actor, has died at the age of 56, according to a statement from his management, Brunskill. “We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Rik ...

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 ...

A comedy festival that played to sell-out audiences as it remembered the late Rik Mayall has announced its dates for next year. The second Rik Mayall Comedy Festival will be held in Droitwich from 29 ...

Comedian Ben Elton said working with the late Rik Mayall gave him some of "the most glorious creative moments" he had ever had and writing about him helped him to deal with some of his grief over his ...

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A comedy festival in Droitwich Spa to remember the late Rik Mayall has been nominated for a tourism award. Earlier in the year, thirty venues hosted 200 events in the town where the Young Ones star ...

Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson’s Bottom exploded onto British television in the early nineties. The anarchic sitcom was violent, rude, disgusting and so uproariously funny that it became an instant ...

05:00, Fri, Nov 14, 2025 Updated: 12:55, Fri, Nov 14, 2025 Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson’s Bottom exploded onto British television in the early nineties. The anarchic sitcom was violent, rude, ...