Richard Michael Mayall (7 March 1958 â€" 9 June 2014) was an English
actor, comedian and writer. Mayall formed a close partnership with Ade
Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University and was a
pioneer of alternative comedy in the 1980s.Mayall starred in numerous
cult classic sitcoms throughout his career, including The Young Ones,
The Comic Strip Presents..., Blackadder, Filthy Rich & Catflap, The
New Statesman, Bottom and Believe Nothing. Mayall also starred in the
comedy films Drop Dead Fred and Guest House Paradiso, and won a
Primetime Emmy Award for his voice-over work in The Willows in Winter.
His comedic style was described as energetic "post-punk".Mayall died
suddenly on 9 June 2014 at the age of 56. BBC Television director
Danny Cohen praised him as a "truly brilliant" comedian with a unique
stage presence, whose "fireball creativity" and approach to sitcom had
inspired a generation of comedy stars.
actor, comedian and writer. Mayall formed a close partnership with Ade
Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University and was a
pioneer of alternative comedy in the 1980s.Mayall starred in numerous
cult classic sitcoms throughout his career, including The Young Ones,
The Comic Strip Presents..., Blackadder, Filthy Rich & Catflap, The
New Statesman, Bottom and Believe Nothing. Mayall also starred in the
comedy films Drop Dead Fred and Guest House Paradiso, and won a
Primetime Emmy Award for his voice-over work in The Willows in Winter.
His comedic style was described as energetic "post-punk".Mayall died
suddenly on 9 June 2014 at the age of 56. BBC Television director
Danny Cohen praised him as a "truly brilliant" comedian with a unique
stage presence, whose "fireball creativity" and approach to sitcom had
inspired a generation of comedy stars.
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