There is, as has been said over millennia, no accounting for taste. This is especially true when it comes to comedy. Thinkers of all stripes have considered it seriously — Socrates had his doubts ...

Rik Mayall lived many lives. He was Rik, of course, and Richard “Richie” Richard. There was Sir Richard Dangerous, Alan B’Stard, Drop Dead Fred and Lord Flashheart. Then there was the actual Rik, ...

For an entire generation growing up the 1980s and 1990s, Rik Mayall was one of the most familiar - and fascinating - faces on television. And now, 11 years after his death at the age of 56, his legacy ...

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 ...

Rik Mayall, who played would-be anarchist Rick on the 1980s British sitcom “The Young Ones,” died Monday, according to media reports. He was 56. The BBC reports that Mayall died at his London home. No ...