Im 21 and discovered the Young ones last year and im such a fan of him, he truly was a guy every generation could enjoy

How can you not like Rik Mayall. This stuff is Shakesperian.

He was a fantastic physical comedian but god he was an even better just straight up actor

Rik Mayall was a HUGE part of my childhood and teenagehood. I saw the Bottom tour twice. I felt quite teary eyed when watching his stint on Crackanory cos I knew it was the last official performance he did.

The part where he knocks the crutch from the war veteran is one of the best 10 seconds in comedy's history.. Pure gold.. Although I loved "The Bottom", "The New Statesman" is Rik Mayall's magnus opus and an incredible show...

I'm 63 and just showing B'stard (The New Statesman) stuff to my 17 year old son tonight, who already likes the Young ones and Rik in Blackadder goes Forth (especially the Private Plane sketch which is our favourite). Rik was a really funny guy and very missed by us all. So cheesed off when he snuffed it a few years ago.

My favourite scene is when the police respond to the animal activists outside Alan's house. Sarah asks why the police always turn up so quickly when he calls them. Alan shows her a photograph. "Yes, it is a bit of an unusual angle. You see, the man on the left is very high up in Scotland Yard, while the man on the right is very high up in the man on the left!"

I just love how the character from the young ones has come to life and branded itself antifa

Hugh Laurie as a waiter, looks even younger than when he was in Blackadder

5:36 Stephen was such a master of timing when it comes to guttural utterances

Greatest comedian of his generation in my opinion.

Rest in peace, the brilliant & much missed comedian & comedy actor Rik Mayall.

Brilliant series. Brilliant Rik.

I'd vote for him.

DAMN DAMN DAMN! Even though my family came from York, I'm a Yank and have totally MISSED this show all together! BRILLIANT!

Bought the very first episode on Amazon Prime and halfway through ended up buying the whole season. Truly funny show,and shows how great Mayall was. Sure,funny on Bottom and The Young Ones but here he's more restrained and every bit as funny as ever. Can't believe it's been over five years since he passed and miss him more so☹️

I've occasionally wondered if the scene with Alan B'stard's ear cutting and immolation of Peirce's teddy bear (which I first watched in either late 1990 0r early 91) was the inspiration for Mr Blonde's torture of Officer Marvin Nash, in Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs", 3 years later. The similarities are uncanny.

The bear interrogation always gets me, especially when he can no longer hear after having his ears cut off.

Alan B’Stard was Rick Mayalls best work by miles. The story goes that during the live shows the laughter went on for so long during the recording that the writers had to trim down the scripts so well were they received.

Didn't even have to say anything his facial expressions were hilarious. True comedy genius. RIP Rik 😎🤘👍

"Explain again the difference between a tenant and a rent-boy"

A diamond, sadly missed, RIP Rick

We have two Piers -like Brighton ! Love Steven Fry too ! 🥳

Brilliant just Brilliant 👍 🇬🇧

I loved him as Alan B'stard. I remembering thinking, "wow, funny and hot too!"

Ted of Arc. Watched that scene over and over, but still piss myself laughing. Rik was and will always be one of the greatest comedians to ever grace our TV screens. From The Comic Strip to The New Statesman & Bottom. So fucking brilliant it still is upsetting knowing that the bastard's gone... RIP Rik Mayall

BLESS HIM. RIP THAT MAN CHANGED THE WORLD FOR TELEVISION 📺

It'd be hilariously funny today if the current UK government weren't entirely modelled off Rik's B'stard character..........

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE RIK MAYALL 🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏👏🥰

Yes Minister with the gloves off!

Wonderful. So glad you posted this.

The best scene ever is when he parked on that handicapped spot and then hopped away on one leg!!! LOOOL

Pure genius

I have an Alan B’stard T shirt !

I've never watched this before I thought that was brilliant and hilarious and why can't more shows today be like that, stupid question I know

Tnx Rik ❤

I was really sad that he passed away 😔 he was great inspiration for a cartoon villain I drew

No one did Blair better than Rik!

And 50's! Time goes fast...

Just noticed the mussolini painting in the restaurant

Is it hardly surprising that the torturing the teddy bear scene more controversial than anything else in the programme?

Bought the box set for my teen who is in college Studying politics. Also bought yes minister/Prime minister

"WAKE UP, PIERS!" LMAO

STEREOSCOPIC VISION SO WE CAN AIM RIFLES!!!

I reckon tories actually watch this show without realising its a pisstake.

The legend. He is still my comedy God, my idol, the man I wanna be. Sadly it will never be. I got shot in 85 so that kinda fucked me up.

Alan B'stard is basically Borris Johnson

I love Rickard Mayall!! He was the sexiest and most talented actor/comedian ever... Aside from the historian/actor Mark Schneider.... And Stephen Fry.

Class TV.........

It's great because *he portrayed today's political climate* . EDIT: Also Alan reminded of bunch of my friends' friends who are running for office. Mind You, *they are mostly around 18-20 something years old.....scary* (I get involved at my campus' political club lmao)

Bonsoir, back to Bellamy on Botany again and whipping of naughty boys ! You’re not here to enjoy yourself ! 😂😂😂😂

You should add people in their 50's lol....... Thank you for the vid.

Why did you cut the brothel scene half-way through: you missed most of the action and the punchline!

"God did not put animals on this earth merely to wander around aimlessly like the Labour front bench!" Mint. Applies just as much to the other shower, of course.

Brilliant. !!!

God he was so sexy , especially as B'stard

And Hugh Laurie 🥳😋

3:33 clip missed out the punchline!

Next Tory Leader!

loved this back in the non flake days

Fax machine.

Priti Patel anyone?

Explain the difference between a tenant and a rent boy.

How amusing, Fry cutting up some coke... and probably did it ten minutes after and ten minutes before.

I forgot that Doctor House was in this show...

DEMONIC

5:43 omg Hugh! ♥️

It's Rik Mail, you bastards! That Mayall is overcomplicated.

Yeah its about you posted all these dvds of Bew staresmen on.

His words became prophetic because he was a prophet just like Charlie Chaplin...u know...!?

May I share with you my Alan B'Stard movie trailer?

Love the blackshirt Fascist Mussolini restaurant 😂😂😂

Oh dear...oh dear oh dear 😂😂😂😂

Keep pressing 5. Thank me later.

@2:40 isnt that Mary (Patti Clare) from Coronation Street?

What is this show called?

It’s basically Dominic Raab.

Is it the same Teddy 🧸 from Mr. Bean?😅

NOT THE TEDDY BEAR!!!!!

guy was funny as fuk

0:40

In the days before Tories became Marxists.

Alan B would make a great pm but he never did make jnr minister but

So, you don't hope that those of us under 30 & over 50 enjoy this? Well too bad, i enjoyed it very much.

I'd rather meet the man who cleans out the public toilets in Aberdeen, wee Jock Poo McPlop...

thank goodness real MPs are not like him !

This series is rather relevant now since we are living in the Trump area.

He was funnier in Bottom...

I should have known that Greg Davies work was not the first piece of black comedy I have ever watched on telly. I should have known that this is a huge bulk of brilliant black comedy. "Why don't you just drape your privates out of the window and have done with it, for God's sake, man." Although that quip comes from my fertile imagination, not from this series. 6/6/23

Ypu missed every punchline to every scene you showed...

Just like your average conservative MP.