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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

THOSE WE HAVE LOST: Rik Mayall (1958-2014)



REMEMBERING RIK MAYALL


ALTERNATIVE COMEDY SPAWNED MUCH IN THE 1980s-
clubs led to stage led to TV series led to
cartoons and puppet shows
One of the gifted writers of this seminal time
was Rik Mayall
His character of THE POET  was a seed for a future caricature 
as part of THE YOUNG ONES
whose demographics matched four generations of young Britons
This was the age of Thatcher /Spitting Image and absurd violent surreality
Falklands War and patriotic jingoism against squats and Beanfield Battles@Stonehenge
We watched all this long distance via
VHS and BBC repeats
Then BOTTOM ,
and his sendup of a Tory Lord  -
Voltaire would be proud!
It is 1984.The first Young Ones 1981.
Ben Elton holds the original pilot script
We hold Rik Mayall in esteem—for taking us to truth via wit.
Never forget his parting comments-
"Well-surely you do not expect a COMEDIAN to solve your problems?"
And we did.
                                     Thom the World Poet


‘There were times when Rik and I were writing together when we almost died laughing. They were some of the most carefree stupid days I ever had, and I feel privileged to have shared them with him. And now he’s died for real. Without me. Selfish bastard.’
                                   Adrian Edmondson


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