Bigger than Hitler – Better than Christ

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Kathryn Flett (2 October 2005). "TV: Love Soup | All About George | Elizabeth I | No Direction Home | Television & radio | The Observer". Theguardian.com . Retrieved 19 June 2014. Bigger than Hitler – Better than Christ (2005) (semi-autobiographical), HarperCollins, ISBN 978-0007207282

as a tribute to Mayall, an unofficial blue plaque appeared in Hammersmith, London, which referenced the opening title sequence of BBC sitcom series Bottom. [66] [67] [68] At the same time, an online petition was launched in an effort to persuade Hammersmith & Fulham Council to install a memorial bench on Hammersmith Broadway. [69] On 14 November 2014, a memorial bench for Mayall was unveiled on the same spot where the bench from Bottom used to be before its removal. Rik Mayall – My Accident Could Have Been Worse – I Could Have Killed My Daughter". Bella Magazine. Rik Mayall Interviews And Articles Archive Blog. 19 October 1999 . Retrieved 9 June 2014. Mayall married the make-up artist Barbara Robbin in 1985, and is survived by her and their three children, Rosie, Sidney and Bonnie.BREAKING NEWS: Rik Mayall dies aged 56". Herald Express. 9 June 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014 . Retrieved 11 June 2014. Singh, Anita (9 June 2014). "Rik Mayall dies aged 56". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 10 June 2014.

Sherwin, Adam (11 June 2014). "Rik Mayall's 'lost' England World Cup anthem crashes into Top 40 as tribute to late comic". The Independent . Retrieved 17 June 2014. Cook is voted comedians' comedian". London Evening Standard. 4 January 2005 . Retrieved 11 June 2014. On 9 April 1998, Mayall was injured in a quad bike accident near his home in Devon. After waking up from a coma and having operations, he made a full recovery but was left with epilepsy. [1]

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a b c Barber, Lynn (17 December 2000). "Rik Mayall: Forever young". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 June 2014.

In November 2012, Mayall narrated several children's books on the Me Books app, such as The Getaway and Banana! by children's illustrator and author Ed Vere. Now For The Top Stand Up Comedians.: I Love British Comedy Story & Experience". Experienceproject.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 . Retrieved 9 June 2014. Richard Michael Mayall (7 March 1958– 9 June 2014) was an English comedian, actor and writer. He formed a close partnership with Ade Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University, and was a pioneer of alternative comedy in the 1980s.Monahan, Mark (9 June 2014). "Rik Mayall: his 10 best performances". Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 9 June 2014. He attended King's School, Worcester, to which he won a free scholarship. He failed most of his O-levels and scraped through A-levels. [5] In 1975, Mayall went to the University of Manchester to study drama. He claimed that he failed to get a degree, or that he did not even turn up to his finals, [6] but in reality he graduated with lower second-class honours in 1978. [7] It was there that he met his future comedy partner Ade Edmondson; [8] Ben Elton, a fellow student; and Lise Mayer, with whom he later co-wrote The Young Ones. [9] Career [ edit ] Young Ones and The Comic Strip [ edit ]