Category: Rik Mayall
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Rik’s First Movie And TV Appearances
Eye Of The Needle is a spy thriller from 1981, starring Donald Sutherland, written by Stanley Mann, based on the novel by Ken Follett, and directed by Richard Marquand, who would later go on to direct Return Of The Jedi. It’s also notable for the first appearance on the big screen by Rik Mayall. And…
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Five Alive Or 5 Alive
This is one of those shows with a title that rings a bell, and makes me think I probably watched it at the time. But I don’t really have any memory of it, other than the title. And I’m fairly sure I’m not misremembering the drink. Five Alive was a TVS production that ran for…
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Rik And Des
Remember that interview with Sid Little and Eddie Large the other day? The one where they seemed totally incurious about comedy history, comedy as a craft, and comedy in general? Here’s the antidote to that. Rik taking time out of his own interview to ask Des O’Connor some really interesting questions.
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The Dangerous Brothers on Boom Boom … Out Go The Lights
Incredibly good, I trust you’ll agree.
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Comedy Connections – The New Statesman
I always enjoyed these shows, and they often had some little nuggets of new information in them.








