Fat Theo wants the festival to be a smaller version of Edinburgh Fringe and wants it to encompass all of the arts, including ...
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The Rik Mayall comedy festival is inviting comedians to apply for the 2026 event. The volunteer-run festival is returning to Mayall’s hometown of Droitwich Spa for a second year, running from May 29 ...
Ben Elton said his late friend Rik Mayall featured heavily in his autobiography Comedian Ben Elton said working with the late Rik Mayall gave him some of "the most glorious creative moments" he had ...
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 ...
The BBC once rejected Rik Mayall for the lead role in a Ben Elton sitcom, because they feared he was too over-the-top for a mainstream audience. But perhaps the Bottom star had a narrow escape – for ...
Emma Thompson has confessed she once 'snogged' actor Rik Mayall in the back of a taxi as she said the late star was 'really beautiful' . The actress and screenwriter, 66, confessed to the cheeky kiss ...
It's now been 43 years since BBC sitcom The Young Ones first came to our screens. First airing back in 1982, the groundbreaking show followed the lives of four deluded and grubby students in ...
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Adrian Edmondson stars in new FX on Hulu series Alien: Earth, but away from the cameras he has enjoyed a glittering comedy career with a famous pal. Alien: Earth boasts a stellar cast headed by Sydney ...
A festival celebrating the life of a Worcestershire-born comedian Rik Mayall has been nominated for a county tourism award. The inaugural Rik Mayall Comedy Festival, which was held in The Young Ones’ ...
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 ...
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