Rik Mayall was perhaps best known in the U.S. for his role in the cult film "Drop Dead Fred," but became first noted in the UK as Rick, the obnoxious anarchist in "The Young Ones," the BBC sitcom that became the first non-music series on MTV in the mid-80s (after which MTV aired "The Comic Strip Presents," the sketchcom that was his first series). Although his other series "Bottom" and "The New Statesman" were never aired here, some Americans may know him from his role as Lord Flashheart in the "Blackadder" series. In the UK, he was considered a trend-setter in bringing a new kind of comedy into the mainstream and most British comics today considered him an inspiration (BBCA blogger Fraser McAlpine calls "The Young Ones" the Sex Pistols of sitcoms and Mr. Mayall the Johnny Rotten):
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27770266 Here's the McAlpine post, with lots of clips from Mr. Mayall: http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2014/06/rip-rik-mayall/ -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
