DAFC Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Was confused today when I switched on the TV to see Rik at news time, then realised what had happened. Even though it was small clips it still cheered me up after a shit day at work. I'm gutted we won't see any new material from him, sad loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Mr Jolly Lives Next Door by Comic Strip was also pretty good. Dreamytime Escorts and trying to kill Nicholas Parsons. The one about the salesmen was good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-MAN Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 In a world of 24 hour news and overreaction of grief at a celebrity or member of the bl**dy royal family dying. i am today one of those people I slag off. I am so gutted at losing a genius and not seeing the great man perform again. in my 40's and he was a massive part of me growing up, from sneaking the TV on to watch The Young Ones (I called my Mum a pr1ck once and got so much grief for it - cheers Rik), Mr Jolly, Bad News, Kevin Turvey, A Fist full of Travellers Cheques, the list goes on there was nothing else like it at that time. a hero. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 The Halloween episode was a proper belter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyderspaceman Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Saw him at the Pavillion in Glasgow many years ago. Sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgarusQPFC Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 "Oh look, its the ordinary people on the television, hello poor people" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Sad news indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 'S Out just starting on Gold. Great episode. Sad loss. Hilarious guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I saw him about 10 years ago in the Pavilion as Alan B'stard. Not only was the show hilarious, but his ad libs had the rest of the cast helpless with laughter. Honestly one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Why is it always the good guys that fall off the perch early ? Why couldn't it have been Lenny "I'll-Do-Absolutely-Anything-To-Try-And-Resurrect-My-Career" Henry ? He's as unfunny as feck and a boring B'stard to boot. Or Michael Gove - why couldn't he die ? Or Sepp Blatter ? The evil c*nts always hang around decades too long. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJBoHa3GArA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Like most I'm genuinely gutted by this news, probably more because you know that there are no more Flasheart, Bottom, B'Stard etc. There might not have been anyway but that is it now. RIP Rik. Bob Mortimer tweeted this pic. Oh dear that's so moving, a picture that speaks of a sense of personal and community loss. B'stard would be horrified to read that there is a community that is mourning loss and celebrating our collective joy. I recall Ben Elton warming an Eden Court audience and it being funny. Ben Elton sweated buckets making it funny. When the time came for Rik to come on, he didn't. He did a sound only sketch that was extraordinary. The theatre laughed at a man not on stage. When he came on, he didn't speak. The theatre laughter at a comic not telling jokes. Now Rik along with that fantastic rib threatening evening is a treasured memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drooper Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 So desperately sad. Awful news. Like others, I grew up pishing myself laughing at Rick's antics. A genuine comedy landmark in every way, and a force of nature into the bargain. The world is a less funny place tonight. Gutting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Cuddy Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 One of my favourite Rik stories was from when he was in hospital after his quad bike accident. He got caught trying to sneak out for a pint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Got series 1 in the DVD....could be a late night..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Cuddy Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oT1cUTJE1Ac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Got Bottom series 1 in the DVD....could be a late night..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 One of my favourite Rik stories was from when he was in hospital after his quad bike accident. He got caught trying to sneak out for a pint. When he forgot one of his lines at the SECC he just muttered fucking quad bike lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Why should we, the country that produced Shakespeare, Christopher Wren - and those are just the people on our banknotes for Christ's sake - cower down to the countries that produced Hitler, Napoleon, the Mafia, and the... the... The Smurfs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randolph carter Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 genuinely saddened to hear of this.. more so when I realised how young he actually was...not much older than myself, which is quite frightening. Surprised nobody has mentioned his most recent role as Greg Davies's mad mental dad in 'Man Down', a role I thought he played to perfection, and probably the one I will remember him most for alongside Alan B'Stard... Rick from the young ones will always be his epitaph, but am I alone in thinking that 'Bottom' was absolute, unfunny shite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 I was about to post that quote as well, I laughed rather loudly in the office reading it, is that wrong? Nope - outside of Mayall's immediate family, Edmondson probably knew him better than anyone else on the planet, so would know where the acceptable boundaries between the 2 lay. If Edmondson had dropped dead yesterday instead, I reckon Mayall would have said something very similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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