Barbara Robbin, the widow of comic Rik Mayall, has said her husband died of an "acute cardiac event" following his morning run. Yesterday, a west London coroner said a post mortem had been ...

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 ...

British actor Rik Mayall has died today (June 9) at age 56, TMZ reports. Strangely, the actor -- best known for his role as the titular character in the 1991 comedy film 'Drop Dead Fred' -- apparently ...

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 ...

Adrian “Ade” Edmondson has reflected on how he grew apart from his close friend Rik Mayall, whom he collaborated with on the sitcoms Young Ones and Bottom. Mayall died aged 56 on 9 June 2014 after ...

Rik Mayall has died at the age of 56. The comic actor, who passed away on Monday morning (June 9), was best-known for his roles in hit shows like The Young Ones, Bottom and The New Statesman. He also ...

LONDON — Rik Mayall, one of a generation of performers that injected post-punk energy into British comedy, has died. He was 56. Mayall’s management firm Brunskill Management said the comedian died ...

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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 ...

Rik Mayall, one of a generation of performers who injected anarchic energy into British comedy on series such as “The Young Ones,” died June 9 at his home in London. He was 56. Mr. Mayall’s management ...

If you’re American and you’ve never seen “The Young Ones” — and if you haven’t, you need to rectify that ASAP — you may not know Rik Mayall. But for fans of that classic British TV series, as well as ...

Beloved pioneer of British alt comedy, Rik Mayall, has died today at the age of 56. Known primarily for his role as Rick the anarchist poet on the BBC2 sitcom The Young Ones, and later as a spastic ...