"Bottom Live Bottom Live – The Stage Show is a live stage show based on the UK TV series ""Bottom"". It ran in 1993 and was recorded for VHS (and later DVD) release at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton. It was written by its stars, Rik Mayall as Richie Richard and Adrian Edmondson as Eddie Hitler. Following a weekend lock-in in the lavatories of their local pub, Richie and Eddie return to their flat. After they unsuccessfully attempt to prepare breakfast the mail arrives, containing a letter and parcel for Richie. The letter is from the solicitors, which Eddie is"
"Bottom (TV series) Bottom is a British TV sitcom created by Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall that originally aired on BBC2 from 17 September 1991 to 10 April 1995 across three series. The show stars Edmondson and Mayall as Edward Elizabeth ""Eddie"" Hitler and Richard ""Richie"" Richard, two flatmates who live in Hammersmith, West London. The show is noted for its chaotic, nihilistic humour and violent comedy slapstick. ""Bottom"" also spawned five stage-show tours between 1993 and 2003, and a feature film, ""Guest House Paradiso"" (1999). Plans for a spin-off series titled ""Hooligan's Island"" featuring various ""Bottom"" characters were cancelled"
"releases the word 'gyppos' has been replaced with 'yobbos'. Bottom (TV series) Bottom is a British TV sitcom created by Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall that originally aired on BBC2 from 17 September 1991 to 10 April 1995 across three series. The show stars Edmondson and Mayall as Edward Elizabeth ""Eddie"" Hitler and Richard ""Richie"" Richard, two flatmates who live in Hammersmith, West London. The show is noted for its chaotic, nihilistic humour and violent comedy slapstick. ""Bottom"" also spawned five stage-show tours between 1993 and 2003, and a feature film, ""Guest House Paradiso"" (1999). Plans for a spin-off series"
"own friendship. The names themselves come from Edmondson's and Mayall's own nicknames for each other; many of Mayall's characters are referred to by some variation of the name Richard, and Edmondson's character is taken from Eddie Monsoon, his nickname since university. The duo used their characters similar to Eddie and Richie in their past television comedy shows ""The Young Ones"", ""The Dangerous Brothers"", and ""Filthy, Rich & Catflap"". ""Bottom"" was developed while Edmondson and Mayall planned their West End production of Samuel Beckett's play ""Waiting for Godot"" at the Queen's Theatre. According to Mayall, it was the first project that"
"""Bottom"", which they said was a cruder cousin to ""Waiting for Godot"". ""Bottom"" was commissioned by the BBC and three series were shown between 1991 and 1995. Mayall appeared in ""Bottom"" as Richard 'Richie' Richard alongside Edmondson's Eddie Elizabeth Hitler. The series featured slapstick violence taken to new extremes, and gained a strong cult following. In 1993, following the second series, Mayall and Edmondson decided to take a stage-show version of the series on a national tour, ""Bottom: Live"". It was a commercial success, filling large venues. Four additional stage shows were embarked upon in 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2003,"
"album of the production. In 1991, he teamed with his comedy partner Rik Mayall once more, this time co-writing and co-starring in their own sitcom, ""Bottom"". Edmondson starred as ""Edward Elizabeth Hitler"" opposite Mayall's ""Richard Richard"". The series featured the slapstick, crude humour for which the pair had become famous but with more in-depth character analysis. Mayall and Edmonson have said that ""Bottom"" was aimed to be more than just a series of toilet gags, but a cruder cousin to plays like ""Waiting for Godot"" about the pointlessness of life. Edmondson played Estragon to Mayall's Vladimir in Samuel Beckett's play"
"Guest House Paradiso Guest House Paradiso is a 1999 British slapstick black comedy film written by and starring comic duo Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson, and directed by Edmondson—his directorial debut for a feature film. The film is semi-officially based on their comedy television series ""Bottom"" (in some territories, the DVD cover refers to it as ""The Bottom Movie""). The key difference in the characters is in their surnames: Mayall's character, known as ""Richard Richard"" in the TV show, is here referred to as ""Richard Twat"" (although he angrily insists on the pronunciation ""Thwaite""). Edmondson's character changes from ""Edward Elizabeth"
"""""Ha! Ha! Missed both my legs!"""" This is a reference to ""The Young Ones"" episode Oil. The same joke is done again in the . Rik Mayall is always the first cast member to both speak and appear on stage, shortly followed by Ade Edmondson. Bottom Live Bottom Live – The Stage Show is a live stage show based on the UK TV series ""Bottom"". It ran in 1993 and was recorded for VHS (and later DVD) release at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton. It was written by its stars, Rik Mayall as Richie Richard and Adrian Edmondson as Eddie"
"Ade Edmondson Adrian ""Ade"" Charles Edmondson (born 24 January 1957) is an English comedian, actor, writer, musician, television presenter and director. He came to prominence in the early 1980s and was part of the alternative comedy boom. He is perhaps best known for his comedic roles in the television series ""The Young Ones"" (1982–84) and ""Bottom"" (1991–95), which he wrote together with his long-time collaborative partner Rik Mayall. Edmondson also appeared in ""The Comic Strip Presents..."" series of films throughout the 1980s and 1990s. For one episode of this he created the spoof heavy metal band Bad News, and for"
"he followed a number of families who live and work in the Yorkshire Dales. The show was produced by Shiver Productions for three series. In September 2011, Edmondson appeared on the Sunday morning cooking show ""Something for the Weekend"" and told presenter Tim Lovejoy that he and Rik Mayall were planning to reunite and make another series of ""Bottom"", set in an old people's home. Edmondson presented the ITV series ""Ade in Britain"", which was broadcast from 7 November to 2 December 2011. The series consists of Edmondson travelling around to different parts of the United Kingdom in a Mini"
"moral question-mark hanging over our escape."" ""Empire"" gave the film two stars out of five stating ""The boys toil incredibly hard to make the whole thing work and, while there are some hilarious moments, it is far too patchy for a full feature film."" Guest House Paradiso Guest House Paradiso is a 1999 British slapstick black comedy film written by and starring comic duo Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson, and directed by Edmondson—his directorial debut for a feature film. The film is semi-officially based on their comedy television series ""Bottom"" (in some territories, the DVD cover refers to it as"
"the two wrote in ""some time"", and it was their best work, marking ""a new chapter in their relationship"". The title was initially as a joke, and originally intended to be ""Your Bottom"", giving viewers the fun of saying things like ""I saw Your Bottom last night"", and ""I love Your Bottom""; Mayall said that Alan Yentob, then head of BBC2, took a dislike to the name and so he and Edmondson went with it. He added, ""It's about two guys at the bottom of the heap ... we called it ""Bottom"" to make people think we were doing bottom"
"2 football team Exeter City F.C. and often watches them at home and away matches. He also wrote the foreword to Nick Spencer's ""Never Say Die: The Remarkable Rise of Exeter City"", in which he stated that he is a member of the Trust. Ade Edmondson Adrian ""Ade"" Charles Edmondson (born 24 January 1957) is an English comedian, actor, writer, musician, television presenter and director. He came to prominence in the early 1980s and was part of the alternative comedy boom. He is perhaps best known for his comedic roles in the television series ""The Young Ones"" (1982–84) and ""Bottom"""
"Rik Mayall Richard Michael Mayall (7 March 1958 – 9 June 2014) was an English comedian, actor and writer. Mayall formed a close partnership with Ade Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University, and became 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"", and ""Bottom"". 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"
"in 2012. In 2004, ""Bottom"" came in at No. 45 in the ""Britain's Best Sitcom"" poll by the BBC. Eddie and Richie are two pathetic, misogynistic, slobby flatmates living in a filthy, damp flat at 11 Mafeking Parade in Hammersmith, London. Mayall described them as ""unemployed survivors"". They spend their time concocting desperate schemes to convince women to have sex with them, including buying sex spray, forging money, and pretending to be aristocrats. Their plans are never successful however, and the stress of their miserable lives can cause them to become irritable with each other. Whenever tensions hit breaking point,"
"and live performances. Lederer broke from the Comedy Store wing of the alternative scene in 1986 to take part in the BBC2 sketch show ""Naked Video"", which had originated without Lederer on the radio in Scotland. Lederer played various roles, including that of a newsreader linking spoof headlines into clips which acted as punchlines, and a drunk Sloane who performed a monologue in each episode from a wine bar. In the 1990s, Lederer was recruited by her old contemporaries Mayall and Adrian Edmondson to play supporting roles in two episodes of their sitcom ""Bottom"", including a memorable part as a"
"interests. Edmondson and Mayall toured ""Bottom"" across five UK tours. The first tour, ""Bottom Live"", lasted 43 dates across 10 weeks in 1993. The stage shows were often cruder than the television series with stronger language and new elements such as Richie's latent bisexuality and occasional desire to have sex with Eddie, such is Richie's desperation to have sex with anything. A show from each tour was recorded and released for home video. Following the 1997 ""Hooligan's Island"" tour, Mayall and Edmondson wrote a spin-off movie together, which Edmondson directed, entitled ""Guest House Paradiso"", released in 1999. The DVD release"
"Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island is a live stage show that was recorded at the Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol, in 1997, written by and starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. This is the third instalment of five live shows based on the television show ""Bottom"". Richard ""Richie"" Richard (Mayall) and Edward Elizabeth ""Eddie"" Hitler (Edmondson) have been stuck on the titular uncharted island for three years. The show begins with Richie stuck in the island's latrine and getting himself out. Eddie enters and tells him that he rescued an unconscious ""bird"" from the beach and placed"
"(The Dangerous Brothers) in 1991 when they created ""Bottom"". Their characters are a pair of sad, pathetic losers forced together by their mutual hopelessness. However, unlike earlier examples of such, the characters in ""Bottom"" absolutely hate each other, exacerbating their despair. This often leads to slapstick violence, such as hitting each other with frying pans. Mayall and Edmonson have said ""Bottom"" aimed to be more than just a series of toilet gags—it was meant to be a cruder cousin to plays like ""Waiting for Godot"" about the pointlessness of life. Other popular double acts in British sitcoms include complex relationships"
"Accident (Bottom) ""Accident"" is the sixth and final episode of the first series of British sitcom ""Bottom"". It was first broadcast on 28 October 1991. This episode sees the first appearance of Eddie's ""real friends"" Spudgun (Steven O'Donnell) and Dave Hedgehog (Christopher Ryan). Richie breaks his leg, but he is determined not to let it spoil his birthday celebrations. The episode begins with Eddie sitting down at the breakfast table. Richie then enters the room in his pyjamas singing ""Happy Birthday to Me"", much to Eddie's dismay. Richie then begins his annual birthday ""routine"" of reading what are obviously forged"
"The Comic Strip The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are known for their television series The Comic Strip Presents... which was labelled as a pioneering example of the alternative comedy scene. The core members are Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Peter Richardson, Jennifer Saunders and Alexei Sayle, with frequent appearances by Keith Allen, Robbie Coltrane, Lanah P and others. Two double acts, Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall under the name ""20th Century Coyote"" and Nigel Planer and Peter Richardson as ""The Outer Limits"", started performing at"
"Richardson, Alan Rickman and Mayall's ""Young Ones"" co-stars Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Alexei Sayle, and ""Young Ones"" co-writer Ben Elton. Edmondson also served as a pallbearer. Mayall's body was buried on his family farm at East Allington, Devon. Rik Mayall Richard Michael Mayall (7 March 1958 – 9 June 2014) was an English comedian, actor and writer. Mayall formed a close partnership with Ade Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University, and became 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"","
"proceeds to get everyone together to give Richie the bumps. As they all throw him into the air, Richie hits the ceiling and his casts shatter, ending the episode with a close-up of him screaming in pain. Accident (Bottom) ""Accident"" is the sixth and final episode of the first series of British sitcom ""Bottom"". It was first broadcast on 28 October 1991. This episode sees the first appearance of Eddie's ""real friends"" Spudgun (Steven O'Donnell) and Dave Hedgehog (Christopher Ryan). Richie breaks his leg, but he is determined not to let it spoil his birthday celebrations. The episode begins with"
"original series, or as a part of the first repeat airing of the series. This episode was set on Wimbledon Common involving the antics of a flasher, and prior to broadcast on 15 July 1992, after the episode was filmed but before it had aired, Rachel Nickell was murdered on Wimbledon Common. In consequence the BBC delayed the episode's broadcast before the VHS release of the second series. The episode was first broadcast as part of a rerun of the second series on 10 April 1995. Following the second series, Edmondson and Mayall pursued other projects, including the ""Bottom"" theatrical"
"by a car. Mayall and Edmondson joked about the event in stage versions of ""Bottom"", Edmondson quipping ""If only I'd fixed those brakes properly,"" and Mayall referring to himself: ""You must know him, that tosser who fell off the quad bike."" In his 2005 spoof autobiography, Mayall claims that he rose from the dead. On 9 June 2014, Mayall died at his home in Barnes, Richmond-upon-Thames, London, from a heart attack after jogging. He was 56 years old. Mayall's funeral took place on 19 June 2014 in Dittisham, in Devon. Among those who attended were Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Peter"
"got the idea for the lyrics for the song from watching the comedy series ""Bottom"" and at one point wanted the show's stars Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson to play Timon and Pumbaa. A second version of the song, produced for the companion album ""Rhythm of the Pride Lands"", was performed by Jimmy Cliff featuring Lebo M. This version has a slightly modified, previously unreleased verse focusing on Timon's past. It was partially rewritten with a different instrument arrangement, but remains very similar to the original. This version of the song was released as a single with ""He Lives in"
"in ""The Young Ones"" and ""Bottom"". In the mid-1980s, Edmondson and Mayall appeared in ""Saturday Live"" with a similar act under the title ""The Dangerous Brothers"". 20th Century Coyote 20th Century Coyote was an English comedy group famous for first uniting Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall. Formed by Lloyd Peters in March 1976 whilst studying B.A. Drama at Manchester University, this improvisatory character-led comedy troupe was to become the resident company at The Band on the Wall in Manchester. Peters recruited fellow thespian student Rik Mayall principally because they shared the same off-beat humour – anarchic slapstick mixed with a"
"forms, and featuring an uncredited appearance by Nadia Sawalha, was edited out for timing reasons. Most of the removed dialogue would later be recycled to appear in the first ""Bottom Live"" stage show, and in some scenes in the following series. Digger (Bottom) ""Digger"" is the first episode of the second series of British television sitcom ""Bottom"". It was first broadcast on 1 October 1992. After visiting a dating agency, Richie and his 'butler', Jives (Eddie) prepare to entertain an aristocratic woman, with Richie having sold his kidney on the black market to afford the caviar and the dinner jackets."
"to presenter Tim Lovejoy that he and Mayall were planning to reunite and make another series of ""Bottom"", set in a retirement home. However, no specific dates were stated regarding the project. On 19 August 2012, Edmondson tweeted that he and Mayall had begun writing a new project together, possibly a series based on their 1997 stage show, """". On 23 August the BBC announced that they had commissioned a series of ""Hooligan's Island"" to be aired on BBC2 in 2013. However, the project was cancelled that October prior to production as Edmondson said that he wished to pursue other"
"death in Spain in August 2008, aged 71. Their first sitcom as a writing team came in 1966 with ""Room At The Bottom"" for the BBC. This followed the exploits of a group of maintenance men working for Saracens Manufacturing Company. Starting out as a pilot in the BBC's ""Comedy Playhouse"" programme, it lasted for one series the next year, starring Kenneth Connor, Deryck Guyler and Francis Matthews. The BBC radio comedy ""You're Only Old Once"", also starring Deryck Guyler who appeared alongside Clive Dunn and Joan Sanderson, was broadcast between February 1968 and July 1969. Also in 1968, Esmonde"
"in the West End, in a production that opened at the Queen's Theatre on 30 September 1991. ""Bottom"" became very popular, but it was criticised for its often vulgar humour. The show was also turned into five UK stage tours (1993, 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2003). The violent nature of these shows saw both Edmondson and Mayall ending up in hospital. In 1993, Edmondson starred alongside Richard Briers in a black comedy called ""If You See God, Tell Him"". Edmondson played Gordon Spry, whose uncle (Briers) is paralysed and has a greatly reduced attention span. His erratic behaviour causes problems"
"productions. They reconvened in 1994 to film the third series. A fourth series was written but turned down by the BBC. Though the pair were working apart, a fourth series was at one point written, but the BBC declined the script, despite announcing that ""Bottom"" would return in a voice-over during the end-credits of the original broadcast of the final episode. (Mayall had commented, in typical style, that it was ""rejected by some lesbian bitch""). Edmondson had, however, stated in interviews that he would have liked to make another series of ""Bottom"" with Mayall, but ""in about fifteen years' time,"
"Man Down (TV series) Man Down is a British sitcom first broadcast on 18 October 2013 on Channel 4 and starring Greg Davies as Dan, a man who hates his job as a teacher and who recently broke up with his girlfriend. Channel 4 commissioned an additional 25-minute Christmas special before the first series aired, and a second series was announced during Davies's live tour ""The Back of My Mum's Head"", though this was prior to Rik Mayall's death in June 2014. Following Mayall's death, Davies met with Channel 4, to discuss the future of the show (Mayall had been"