To Americans in the 1980s trying to understand the ways of British punk rock, few characters were more influential than comedian Rik Mayall, who died on Sunday in London. Mayall played the spastic ...

Rik Mayall, who played the pompous, poetry-spouting anarchist Rick on the early Eighties U.K. cult comedy The Young Ones, has died, according to a statement his manager shared with the BBC. He was 56.

I feel sorry for you, you zeros, you nobodies. What's going to live on after you die? Nothing, that's what! This house will become a shrine! And punks and skins and Rastas will all gather round and ...

Comedian Rik Mayall plays the part of Adolf Hitler in an advertisment campaign launched in London July 2, 2002 by at an anti Euro campaign group. REUTERS/Stephen Hird LONDON (Reuters) - British actor ...

Rik Mayall, one of a generation of performers that injected post-punk energy into British comedy, has died at the age of 56. Mayall's management firm Brunskill Management said the comedian died early ...

Rik Mayall died from an "acute cardiac event", his wife Barbara has confirmed. Barbara Robbin released an official statement regarding her husband's death on Monday (June 9), explaining that the comic ...

Edgar Wright, Eric Idle and David Walliams were among those paying tribute to the actor and cult comedian who appeared in "The Young Ones" and "Blackadder." By Stuart Kemp Rik Mayall 1995 - P 2014 ...

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 ...

LONDON (Reuters) - British actor and comedian Rik Mayall, best known for his appearances in BBC shows "The Young Ones" and "Blackadder," has died aged 56, his manager said on Monday. LONDON (Reuters) ...

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 and comedian Rik Mayall, best known for his appearances in BBC shows "The Young Ones" and "Blackadder," as well as for his role in the 1991 comedy "Drop Dead Fred," has died aged 56, his ...