Category: Rik Mayall

  • Rik’s First Movie And TV Appearances
    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…

  • Five Alive Or 5 Alive
    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…

  • Rik And Des
    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.

  • The Dangerous Brothers on Boom Boom … Out Go The Lights
    The Dangerous Brothers on Boom Boom … Out Go The Lights

    Incredibly good, I trust you’ll agree.

  • Comedy Connections – The New Statesman
    Comedy Connections – The New Statesman

    I always enjoyed these shows, and they often had some little nuggets of new information in them.

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  • Nineteen 90s Shows
    Nineteen 90s Shows

    I wrote another book about television. I like television. I like television so much that the first thing I modelled and printed on my new 3d printer was this … I made some more after that too. There’s a few more, including TVS, ATV, and HTV, but I bought you here to talk about my…

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  • Re-Casting Keanu
    Re-Casting Keanu

    Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him eight years older than Clive Dunn was when he was first cast in Dad’s Army. But don’t panic, Clive Dunn was always playing much older characters than his own age. Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him seven years older than Stephanie Cole was when she was first…

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