Rik Mayall
Year Title Role Notes
1978 The Comedy of Errors Dromio of Syracuse Performed at the Oxford Playhouse in Oxford
1985 The Government Inspector Ivan Khlestakov Performed at the National Theatre in London
1988 The Common Pursuit Nick Finchling Performed at the Phoenix Theatre in London
1991 Waiting for Godot Vladimir Performed at the Queen 's Theatre in London
1993 Bottom Live Richard Richie Richard Recorded at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton
1995 Cell Mates Blake Performed at the Albery Theatre in the West End
1995 Bottom Live : The Big Number Two Tour Richard Richie Richard Recorded at the New Theatre in Oxford
1997 Bottom Live 3 : Hooligan 's Island Richard Richie Richard Recorded at the Hippodrome in Bristol
2000 A Family Affair Henry Performed at the Theatre Royal , Brighton
2001 Bottom Live 2001 : An Arse Oddity Richard Richie Richard Recorded at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham
2003 Present Laughter Gary Essendine Performed at the Theatre Royal , Bath
2003 Bottom Live 2003 : Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour Richard Richie Richard Recorded at the Cliffs Pavilion in Southend-on-Sea
2006-2007 The New Statesman Alan B'Stard Performed at Trafalgar Studios , London
Filmography -- Stage
Richard Michael Mayall (7 March 1958 - 9 June 2014) was an English comedian, actor and writer. Mayall formed a close partnership with Ade Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University, and was a pioneer of alternative comedy in the 1980s. Mayall starred in numerous cult classic sitcoms throughout his career, including The Young Ones, The Comic Strip Presents., Blackadder, Filthy Rich & Catflap, The New Statesman, Bottom and Believe Nothing. Mayall also starred in the comedy films Drop Dead Fred and Guest House Paradiso, and won a Primetime Emmy Award for his voice-over work in The Willows in Winter. His comedic style was described as energetic post-punk. He was also known as the narrator of the CGI children's show Jellabies. Mayall died suddenly on 9 June 2014 at the age of 56. BBC Television director Danny Cohen praised him as a truly brilliant comedian with a unique stage presence, whose fireball creativity and approach to sitcom had inspired a generation of comedy stars.