From his violent slapstick act in the the Dangerous Brothers to his anarchist poet Rick, his acts must have seemed outrageous to a generation reared on Jim Bowen and Tom O'Connor. Today's comics owe Rik Mayall a great dealThere could be few bulletins more distressing for comedy fans of my generation than the news that Rik Mayall has died. He's the first of my childhood heroes to go, and he's gone far too soon. His de…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:59PM on June 9, 2014