RIP Rik Mayall

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Terrible news :(

I am ruddy well upset about this.
Cheers.
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Gutted. Simply gutted. I only changed my avatar this morning, too. Not happy.
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Gutted as well. Terribly sad news. :cry:
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i am. i'm very upset, and i'm having a sniffle.
...and punks and skins and rastas will all gather round and hold their hands in sorrow for their fallen leader. And all the grown-ups will say, "But why are the kids crying?" And the kids will say, "Haven't you heard? Rick is dead! The People's Poet is dead!"
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Lord Flashheart, Lord Flashheart,
I wish you were the star.
Lord Flashheart, Lord Flashheart,
you're sexier by far.

Farewell, Rik. :(
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Very sad. :cry: RIP.
Have been a fan since Kevin Turvey was the highlight of my week :
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GnhT1UdNEa4
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:eek:

I grew up with the young ones & bottom. Fek.

RiP Wik :cry: :notworthy:
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emilystrange wrote:i am. i'm very upset, and i'm having a sniffle.
...and punks and skins and rastas will all gather round and hold their hands in sorrow for their fallen leader. And all the grown-ups will say, "But why are the kids crying?" And the kids will say, "Haven't you heard? Rick is dead! The People's Poet is dead!"
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awful news, i'm really upset by this. not only was his comedy a mainstay of my younger years but his recent portrayal of the dad in "man down" demonstrated what an exceptional actor he was as well as a very funny guy. the "dancing queen" comedy drama with helena bonham carter also stands out as a favourite.

R.I.P. Rik. :( you will be missed. :notworthy:
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"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
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emilystrange wrote:Image
:( :( :(
Well I was handsome and I was strong
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
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Rather a shock and incredibly sad news
Well you must know something
'Cos we're dying of admiration here
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Another hero from my youth, gone... :(

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Gutted ... just gutted
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Izzy HaveMercy wrote:Another hero from my youth, gone... :(

Iz.
I still remember seeing him on TV the first time as Kevin Turvey, then on to The Young Ones, Lord Flashheart, The Dangerous Brothers, Filthy Rich and Catflap, as B'Stard in The New Statesman, Bottom.....

Last saw him in 2006 here on stage in Glesga in "The Blair B'Stard Project". I and the rest of the audience roared with laughter for hours.

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emilystrange wrote:Image
Well played :notworthy:

Still pissed off about this. Of all the people to go. Why couldnt it have been Michael Mcintyre?
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Pollution, all around
sometimes up
and sometimes...
down.
But always :roll:
around.

Bombs.

This news hit me like the proverbial bombshell. Childhood hero, very lovely man... forever the Peoples Poet.

RIP Rik. There shall be none like you.<3
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It's s**t news, 56 was far too young for Rik to go.

Touching to see all the love for the brilliant, crazy bastard across the interwebs & beyond.

R.I.P. :(
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Yes, a real shock.
Any more of that and we'll be round your front door with the quick-setting whitewash and the shaved monkey.
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Beyond gutted. So sad. :cry:
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