One of the funniest sweaty men that ever existed. When Rik sadly left us, I was generally worried about Ade. These two were inseparable for decades. Direct quote from Ade after hearing of Rik’s death. “He’s died for real. Without me. Selfish bastard”

Rik was a comedy genius. Such a sad loss. We need the people’s poet back.

Nobody else could take the piss out of an audience and still be adored like RIk and Ade.

Nobody could sweat on stage like Rik Mayall.

I am from Nottingham. This is truly wonderful.

And all the grown-ups will say: ‘But why are the kids crying?’ And the kids will say: ‘Haven’t you heard? Rick is dead! The People’s Poet is dead!' :'-(

I am 50 years old and have watched everything with Rik and Ade in it from The Young Ones and everything else they ever did. They were so funny together and their ad libbing was the best. Rest in peace Rik.

Am 24 years old and all I can say is these guy were the true kings of comedy, from the Dangerous Brothers to Bottom they brought so much joy. RIP Rik Mayall

This is chemistry that just cant be faked. When it happens it’s magical. RIP Rick

"Fookin 'ell' Yes the universal language of Britain

4:14 when rik broke character to laugh at Eddie's Slidle 😂

These two were the best duo ever, there chemistry is unmatched

Rik and Ade messing with each other on stage for two acts straight is funnier than anything else on stage has been in the last 20 years. These two were the best.

I was there that night. Absolutely terrific! I still have the ‘EDDIE HITLER STOLE MY PINT’ t-shirt I bought that evening! So sad that Rik passed away. ‘The People’s Poet’ will always be missed and very fondly remembered. He was a a truly funny man.

Gawd memories....miss ye Rik

For some reason that "Oh, nice one. You pissed on the mains" had me howling laughing

Utter brilliance.....Rik and Ade were the perfect double team. Rik would forget his lines on many occasions, Ade was just Ade, mad as a box full of angry badgers

Dear, dear Rik. Boy, do we need you.

Loved Bottom 🤣🤣🤣 RIP Rik Mayall actual comedy genius ❤️

Rik Mayal didn't sweat, he oozed charisma, talent and humour.

When ade said slidle slidle slidle, Ricks reaction was priceless, brilliant duo. Sad rik passed away

Slidle...a fantastic word invented by the late great Rik Mayall. One of many contributions the man gave us. Still miss him terribly.

What a shame Rik Mayall no longer is with us. Remember his roles with great admiration. My absolute favorites were Lord Flashheart in the series Blackadder and Alan Bastard MP. If you can hear me up there: Woof!

Rik mayall is a genius, i saw him in bristol a few times, boy did he have some fun with that accent!!

I love how effortlessly Ade comes up with a motion that perfectly encapsulates the feeling of the word "slidle" at 4:15

Rik and Ade. They were just THE best.

The duo are legendary. SO gutted Rik passed away. What a range he had.

Dear God. Can we have Rik back please?

Miss you Rik! You and Ade brought my brother and I so many memories, still every holiday or christmas we have to search for Richie scenes from Bottom and send them to each other.

The thing is, they just got each other and genuinely made each other crack up laughing. A delight to see. 😭😭😭😭😭

Two of our best at their absolute best. I still think the Christmas Day edition of BOTTOM, with Gold, Frankenstein and Grr, was the one of the funniest shows they did ever. Thanks for posting here.

..." to be or.....slidel, slide, slidel...." BRILLIANT

5 years ago today. Yeah i am shedding a tear today for the loss of my comedy hero! I miss you so much and so glad that i got to see you live. R.I.P Rik

Before Rik became well known he had a (tiny)bit part in the film 'American Werewolf in London'. However, before the film was released 'The Young Ones' started on TV. I went to the cinema to watch the film and the moment Rik appeared on the screen a loud spontaneous cheer went up from the audience. It was quite amazing to witness. 'Drop dead Fred' is one of my favourites.

Rest in peace Rik Mayall! The young ones, guesthouse paradiso, the bottom, filthy rich...changed my life completely! laughs and laughs 👍

I was almost rolling of my chair with laughter, until I read the comment section... I didn't know Rik Mayall died. This saddens me profoundly, why do the good ones always die too soon... May his soul rest in peace.

These guys are fookin legends. So much laughter they've brought to many people over the years, but I'm so pissed off that we lost Rik far too early.

Rip rik mayall, he was an absolute genius 🙏👍👍👍

Wish I'd seen them live here. Would have loved to have them take the piss out of common Nottingham accents in the middle of the show lol

I watched all the live shows, brilliant, Rik is greatly missed

Rik Mayall is a true comedy legend and much missed by many. That's also about right for a Nottingham Accent lmao.

It’s true- they do speak like this. And I can’t understand a word of it. My wife is from Nottingham and she baffles me every day. But also introduced me to Rik and Ade. Sadly, too late to enjoy anything live- like this masterpiece

The Young Ones, and Bottom. They were a family favourite. RIP Rik, sadly missed.

I remember when I went to see these brilliant guys for the tour and thinking to myself,"If Rik dies of anything, it'll be a bloody great heart attack!" And unfortunately I was bloody right....miss his humour. I went to see all the tours and thoroughly enjoyed all,of them and bought the DVDs.

I laughed so hard. I never expected to enjoy this so much ! Only discovered these guys today ! RIP Rik ! You will always be remembered with our laughter.

I’m crying about a man I’ve never met. Love ya, Rik. Gonna try to be like ya. In all the best ways. ✨

Saw this show in Llandudno with my Brother, when Rick said he could speak Welsh.. He read something out and everyone wet themselves except us, do not speak Welsh. Then Eddy comes out with ' I can speak Welsh ' Rick ' No you can't '... Eddy ' Yes I can ' Rick ' Proof it ' Eddy ' OK ' Eddy walks to the front of the stage and stops, looks around and says ' BAAAAHHHH!! ' Priceless the best comedy duo the world has ever seen.

Robin fookin' Hood!! (It's working)

It's always just as hilarious as the skit when the actors, especially blisteringly funny genius comedians in this league, drop character for just an instant. It shows they're having just as much fun as the audience. Rik and Ade were wonderful together. Adrian's final tribute to Rik just about broke me . "Bastard. I was supposed to go first."

"Gorgeous bit of crackling"

I've achieved a lot of my ambitions in life, but it's so sad that I never made it to see Rik live. I used to watch Bottom with my grandpa when I was a kid (don't judge him for it, it gave me one hell of a sense of humour!!!), and I always wanted to go to one of his and Ade's shows. It just goes to show you never know when your time is up. RIP Rik, and thanks for teaching me not to take life too seriously and laugh at myself.

First time I saw Rik was in the movie, Drop Dead Fred, back when it came out, still one of my fav movies.

These two bounce off of each other brilliantly. What a fantastic show.

Love Rik and everything he’s ever done

One of the funniest comedians ever, love them, RIP Ric

Rik and Aide. brilliant brilliant. Miss Rik every day big kiss to them both X The young ones was my life as a kid.

I've never seen these two before in my life and I'm absolutely dead on the floor laughing.

love these guys! feel sad for eddie/ade that ritchie mayall isnt around, but everything has to end sometime.. what great memories i had growing up about 12 years old or so watching bottom with my brothers laughing

Rik made it big time. He was loved then and still now. RIP Rik.

Miss Rick still he was brilliant

I see all the love for Rik and rightly so ..but Ade Edmondson is superb

Timeless… A 17-year old skit and they just made me spit coffee on my phone.

RIP Rik. You were always my favourite. Much love.

"Hey Mike! What's the best thing for a hangover?" "Drinking heavily the night before..."

RIP Lord Flashheart

Saw them at the Queen's Theatre in Piccadilly in 1991 doing Waiting For Godot. Pure magic. RIP Rick.

Miss you guys. Thank you for holding up great British comedy.

Well look back at Rick and Ade in years to come like we look back at Laurel and Hardy. Pure comic genius.

We miss you Rik!

My dad used to watch this all the time, along with faulty towers, Monty Python and life of Brian, he told me he didn't like British comedians (because he was Irish), I think he was lying.

We will never see the likes of these guys ever again, pure effortless comic genius.

Bottom live is so damn good, the adlibbing and fun they have really makes it.

Brilliant! So funny, I wish that I had seen them on tour. Long live Ritchy and Eddie 😆😉

Absolute geniuses these two!

Got to see Bottom on stage in London. Just brilliant!

Don't know about you guys but I still can't believe he's not with us anymore.....he had so much more to give us.....taken well too soon.... Comedy genius....we miss you sir....thankyou

"I have fuhckin rottenend a poyem!"

What a legand Rick was.

these guys crease me up. best comedy duo ever tears every time. rip ric

I became aware of Rik n Ade in around 2000 when i watched their flick "guest house paradiso". It is indeed quite remarkable that i ever stumbled over this gem, since Rik n Ade are not very well known in my home country of Germany. I for myself was hooked in an instant about those two guys and their dynamic play. So rest in piece Rik, and thanks for making me laugh in tears, especially when the candle in your eye scene played out.

These two were brilliant. I was at one of the gigs one night when Rik had the audience in uproar whilst still behind the curtains with the lights out ! Sorely missed

I met Ade Edmundson. He came into our shop when he was filming nearby. Had a small chat with him. Decent guy.

Brilliant. Loved seeing these two break character live.

Rik, a legend. Great team him & Ade.

I still get a bit upset about him dying like he did. He went out of his way to appear obnoxious and we all loved him. Such a one off.

such a shame that one can never witness this genius live anymore..........

To me, Bottom is the funniest TV program ever made. Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson are by far the funniest double act Great Britain ever produced. Rik has been gone for ten years now (and what a miserable ten years it's been). but, Like Laurel and Hardy, Bob Hope, Robin Williams, Peter Sellers, Tommy Cooper, Gene Wilder, Charlie Chaplin, George Carlin, and the few other genuine comic geniuses that have made us laugh so often, Rik and the others will always be with us via the miracle of film (and DVDs, digital files, and so on).

Pure and utter class.

"What a very nice blouse your wearing" "Sly old foxy stoaty stoat seeks pig" " We never clean the lavatory Neil that's what being a students all about. When Cliff Richard wrote wired for sound no way was he sitting on a clean bog". Timeless.

im crying, this is so funny, love Rik and Ade !! xxxxxx

Those two blokes are funny buggers! Miss you Rick. Thanks for all your cheer.

You know what; he's pretty much spot on. God I love ya Rik

I love Bottom! It's genius - every fucking second of it.

OMG how have I never heard of these guys before. My face hurts so much from laughing so hard.

These two together were simply brilliant,

Genius, loved these 2,

That is INCREDIBLY accurate. Speaking as a long-term Nottingham resident but not native. There's any amount of FOOKIN' all over the place all the time!

No wonder a) Warner Brothers cast Rik as Peeves for Harry Potter, and b) he made the younger cast members laugh so much! He was also brilliant as Flash in Blackadder!

Bloody hell i never had chance to watch them at a live show! Mistskes make it even better

Comic genius right there! Was lucky to catch these two live as part of the comedy rock band Bad News when they toured, they were not only hilarious, they ROCKED! Head-banging and pissing yourself laughing at the same time truly was a unique experience! LOL :D