LONDON (Reuters) - British actor and comedian Rik Mayall, known for his appearances in BBC shows The Young Ones, Blackadder, and the 1991 film Drop Dead Fred (above), has died at the age of 56, his ...

Desert Island Discs listeners are reacting to Adrian Edmondson’s tearful recollection of comedian and actor Rik Mayall. Edmondson appeared on the BBC Radio 4 show, which is hosted by Lauren Laverne, ...

Rik Mayall, one of a generation of performers that injected post-punk energy into British comedy, has died at the age of 56. Mayall's management firm Brunskill Management said the comedian died early ...

The world just got a little drabber. British comedy actor Rik Mayall, best known on this side of the pond for his romp as the titular imaginary friend in the 1991 comedy “Drop Dead Fred,” died Monday ...

Rik Mayall has died at the age of 56. The comic actor, who passed away on Monday morning (June 9), was best-known for his roles in hit shows like The Young Ones, Bottom and The New Statesman. He also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LONDON (Reuters) - Anarchic British comic actor Rik Mayall, who died suddenly this week aged 56, suffered an "acute cardiac event" ...

LONDON — Rik Mayall, one of a generation of performers that injected post-punk energy into British comedy, has died. He was 56. Mayall’s management firm Brunskill Management said the comedian died ...

There's something horribly grim about stalking somebody's social media accounts after they've died, but it is fitting of the late Rik Mayall that a glance at what might have been a brief foray into ...

Rik Mayall's wife says the comedian suffered an "acute cardiac event," though a coroner's office says a post-mortem on the late entertainer was inconclusive. Mayall, a pioneer of British alternative ...

Barbara Robbin, the widow of comic Rik Mayall, has said her husband died of an "acute cardiac event" following his morning run. Yesterday, a west London coroner said a post mortem had been ...

LONDON (Reuters) – Anarchic British comic actor Rik Mayall, who died suddenly this week aged 56, suffered an “acute cardiac event” at home, his widow said on Thursday. Mayall, who revolutionised ...