"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"
"electric toilet, and a time machine. Eddie's friends — the gormless Spudgun and Dave Hedgehog — both fear Richie, believing him to be psychotic. Although the four of them sometimes venture out, usually to the local pub, the Lamb and Flag, most of the episodes are set within the confines of the squalid flat. Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall had been a double act since their first meeting at 20th Century Coyote, while they were students at Manchester University in 1976. They developed the Eddie and Richie characters over the course of their career, which were loosely based on their"
"from performing in their double act, 20th Century Coyote, Mayall developed solo routines, using characters such as Kevin Turvey and a pompous anarchist poet named Rick. This led to Edmondson and Mayall, along with Comedy Store compere Alexei Sayle and other upcoming comedians, including Nigel Planer, Peter Richardson, French and Saunders, Arnold Brown and Pete Richens, setting up their own comedy club called ""The Comic Strip"" in the Raymond Revuebar, a strip club in Soho. Mayall's Kevin Turvey character gained a regular slot in ""A Kick Up the Eighties"", first broadcast in 1981. He appeared as ""Rest Home"" Ricky in"
"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"","
"Ed (TV series) Ed is an NBC television program co-produced by David Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated, NBC Productions and Viacom Productions that aired from 2000 to 2004. The hour-long comedy-drama starred Tom Cavanagh as Edward Jeremy Stevens, the title character, Julie Bowen as his love interest Carol Phyllis Vessey, Josh Randall as his friend Dr. Mike Burton, Jana Marie Hupp as Mike's wife Nancy, Lesley Boone as their friend Molly Hudson, and Justin Long as awkward high-school student Warren Cheswick. Other supporting cast members included Michael Genadry and Ginnifer Goodwin as Warren's friends Mark and Diane, and Michael Ian Black,"
"packaged together as a show known as ""The Festival of Erotica"" which ran for many years, with as many as three performances nightly. In 1980 Peter Richardson, with assistance from Michael White sourced the Revuebar's second venue, the Boulevard Theatre as a new venue for Richardson's own comedy club. Richardson called it The Comic Strip, bringing with him a core group from The Comedy Store, including Peter Richardson, Nigel Planer, Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Alexei Sayle. It opened in October 1980 and ran until 1981. In 1989, the Boulevard Theatre was also home to Eddie"
"1989, starting on The Disney Channel, and later moving to WTBS. On the show, Osmond played Eddie Haskell as a husband and father, while his character's two sons, Freddie Haskell and Edward ""Bomber"" Haskell Jr., were played by Osmond's two real-life sons, Eric Osmond and Christian Osmond, respectively. In 1987, Osmond was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star ""Lifetime Achievement"" Award for his role as Eddie Haskell. He continued to make television appearances throughout the 1980s and 1990s on the shows ""Happy Days"", ""Rags to Riches"", and the television movie ""High School U.S.A."", as well"
"The series was commissioned and first broadcast in 1982, shortly before ""Comic Strip"". Mayall played Rick, a pompous sociology student and Cliff Richard devotee. Mayall maintained his double-act with Edmondson, who starred as violent punk Vyvyan. Nigel Planer (as hippie Neil) and Christopher Ryan (as ""Mike the cool person"") also starred, with additional material written and performed by Alexei Sayle. The first series was successful and a second was screened in 1984. The show owed a comic debt to Spike Milligan, but Milligan was disapproving of Mayall. Milligan once wrote: ""Rik Mayall is putrid – absolutely vile. He thinks nose-picking"
"success. On 23 August 2012, the BBC announced that Edmondson and Mayall's characters of Richie and Eddie would be returning in 2013 in ""Hooligan's Island"", a television adaptation of their 1997 tour of the same name. However, on 15 October 2012, Edmondson announced during an interview with BBC radio presenter Mark Powlett that the project was cancelled prior to production as he wished to pursue other interests. In September 2012, Mayall starred in ""The Last Hurrah"", a six-episode, full-cast audio series that he also co-wrote with Craig Green and Dominic Vince. In November 2012, Mayall narrated several children's books on"
"Ted Reinhard (Adam Biesk), who could always be counted on to shake things up. They also joined him for poker night in almost every episode. Adding some adult female perspective was the Taylors' next-door neighbor, Hilary Kozak (Gail Edwards), a divorcee who it seemed was originally going to be a love interest for Jack, but it never quite happened. She had a young son, Patrick (Josh Byrne), who was Allison's best friend. Upon the show's return in June 1991 after a seven-month hiatus, firefighters Gus and Ted were dropped from the cast, leaving only Eddie regularly in evidence at Jack's"
"would let him stay with them. He tried to fix a date with Bet again but settled for friendship when he stopped her from taking an aspirin overdose when she found out her son, Martin Downes (Louis Selwyn), that had been adopted, was dead. Eddie went into partnership with Stan Ogden (Bernard Youens) in his window cleaning business and lodged with Minnie at Number 5 and later with builder Len Fairclough (Peter Adamson) at Number 9, but in September 1975 he hid a suitcase containing the proceeds of a burglary carried out by his friend Monkey Gibbons (Arthur Kelly) in"
"year, Mayall had a No. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart, when he and his co-stars from ""The Young Ones"" teamed with Cliff Richard to record ""Living Doll"" for the inaugural Comic Relief campaign. Mayall played Rick one last time in the Comic Relief stage-show and supported the Comic Relief cause for the rest of his life. 1987 saw Mayall co-star with Edmondson in one episode of the ITV sitcom ""Hardwicke House"", although adverse reaction from press and viewers saw ITV withdraw the series after two episodes, leaving their appearance unbroadcast. He appeared on the children's television series ""Jackanory""."
"shorter hair than usual as well as Ade visibly showing hair and missing his sideburns indicate that this episode was filmed much earlier than the other episodes in the series. It is revealed that the flat belongs to Richie's Auntie Mabel and that Eddie is Richie's sub-tenant, though he has never paid rent. However, from ""'s Up"" onwards, the pair have a landlord, Mr. Harrison, who only makes two appearances. Auntie Mabel isn't mentioned again until """", when Richie mentions that his ""auntie pays the rent."" When the electricity in the flat goes out, Eddie opens the fridge while looking"
"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"
"a live-action television series in 1990 and 1992 respectively, video games, and comic books. Originally produced by Orion Pictures, the franchise ownership fell to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) following the purchase of Orion in 1997. The franchise is based on the characters of William ""Bill"" S. Preston Esq. (played by Alex Winter in the films) and Theodore ""Ted"" Logan (Keanu Reeves), two teenagers (as of 1989) living in San Dimas, California. Both are aspiring musicians, wanting to bring their own band ""Wyld Stallyns"" to fame, but both are also dim-witted. Unbeknownst to them, their music becomes the focal point for enlightenment that"
"Malcolm & Eddie Malcolm & Eddie is an American television sitcom that premiered August 26, 1996 on UPN, and ran for four seasons, airing its final episode on May 22, 2000. This series starred Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Eddie Griffin in the lead roles. The program was produced by Jeff Franklin Productions in association with TriStar Television in its first three seasons and by Columbia TriStar Television in its final season. Malcolm McGee (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) is a responsible and sensible twenty something who ends up sharing an apartment and a business venture with relentlessly enthusiastic tow truck owner Eddie Sherman (Eddie"
"Basterd (Adrian Edmondson); conceited wannabe anarchist sociology student, Rick (Rik Mayall); oppressed paranoid hippie peace studies student, Neil Wheedon Watkins Pye (Nigel Planer); and the suave, charming would-be underground mob boss, Mike The-Cool-Person (Christopher Ryan). It also featured Alexei Sayle, who played various members of the Balowski family—most often Jerzei Balowski, the quartet's landlord—and occasional independent characters, such as the train driver in ""Bambi"" and the Mussolini-lookalike Police Chief in ""Cash"". The show combined traditional sitcom style with violent slapstick, non-sequitur plot turns, and surrealism. These older styles were mixed with the working and lower-middle class attitudes of the growing"
"Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door is a 1987 comedy film made for British television as part of ""The Comic Strip Presents..."" series and was originally broadcast on Channel 4 on 5 March 1988. It was released on VHS in the late 1980s, and became available on DVD when the entire ""Comic Strip Presents..."" series was released as a box set in the UK in June 2005. It has also been repeated occasionally on the Paramount Comedy Channel. It features Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson as the (unnamed) proprietors of an escort agency, ""Dreamytime Escorts"". Mayall's"
"appear to be edited longer and slight shorter than others. Music edits have also been made, of which some are obvious if you have seen the video. The laughing in the unseen audience is also different, where the video used the real studio audience laughter and also canned laughter. The DVD just uses the original studio audience. The DVD is also known to be very hard to find in retail shops. The Dangerous Brothers The Dangerous Brothers was a stage and TV act by anarchic comedy duo Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson, performing respectively as ""Richard Dangerous"" and ""Sir Adrian"
"Gerald"". He returned to play Lord Flashheart in the ""Blackadder II"" episode titled ""Bells"". A descendant of this character, Squadron Commander Flashheart, was in the ""Blackadder Goes Forth"" episode ""Private Plane"". In the same episode, he was reunited with Edmondson, who played German flying ace Baron von Richthofen the ""Red Baron"", in a scene where he comes to rescue Captain Blackadder from the Germans. A decade later, Mayall also appeared in """" as Robin Hood. In 1986, Mayall joined Planer, Edmondson and Elton to star as Richie Rich in ""Filthy Rich & Catflap"", which was billed as a follow-up to"
"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 large dose of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Two further drama students were press-ganged from the year below and rather late in the day (October1976) Adrian Edmondson"
"E Street E Street is an Australian television soap opera created by Forrest Redlich and produced by Network Ten from 24 January 1989 to 20 May 1993. Whereas ""Neighbours"" is set in a Melbourne middle-class suburb, ""Home and Away"" in a seaside town, and ""Richmond Hill"" a semi-rural ordinary community, ""E Street"" was set in a tough fictional inner-city district called Westside and stories revolved around the local community there. The moderately successful and sedately-paced Grundy serial ""Richmond Hill"" was cancelled by Ten to make way for ""E Street"". ""Richmond Hill"" had also been successfully sold to ITV in the"
"have moved tables in the hope of avoiding them. When Richie confronts them, they claim to be lesbians and leave. Richie is disappointed, but this subsides when he realises a drunken Eddie is now attempting to seduce him, as he has become completely 'drunk' off the sex spray. The episode ends with Richie punching Eddie in the face. During the beginning of the episode while Eddie is eating lard because he's ""Too drunk to cook"", the actor Ade Edmondson actually ate real lard. Edmondson's reason for doing so was ""You couldn't really fake it could you?"". This episode introduces a"
"creation of somewhat similar suburban and family or teen-oriented soap operas such as ""Home and Away"" (1988–present) on Channel Seven and ""Richmond Hill"" (1988) on Channel Ten. Both proved popular, however ""Richmond Hill"" emerged as only a moderate success and was cancelled after one year to be replaced on Ten by ""E Street"" (1989–1993). Nine continued trying to establish a successful new soap opera, without success. After the failure of family drama ""Family and Friends"" in 1990, it launched the raunchier and more extreme ""Chances"" in 1991, which resurrected the sex and melodrama of ""Number 96"" and ""The Box"" in"
"on ""Jackanory"", in 1989 Mayall starred in a series of bit shows for ITV called ""Grim Tales"", in which he narrated Grimm Brothers fairy tales while puppets acted the stories. In the early 1990s, Mayall starred in humorous adverts for Nintendo games and consoles. With money from the ads, he bought his house in London which he called ""Nintendo Towers"". In 1991, Edmondson and Mayall co-starred in the West End production of Beckett's ""Waiting for Godot"" at the Queen's Theatre, with Mayall playing Vladimir, Edmondson as Estragon and Christopher Ryan as Lucky. Here they came up with the idea for"
"a council house. The new series introduced Wally's brother Benny, the first acting role for the ""EastEnders"" and ""Snatch"" star Mike Reid of ""The Comedians"" fame. The series, which gained modest ratings, has the reputation of being one of the worst British sitcoms ever produced. The two series of six and thirteen episodes were released on Region 2 DVD by Network. Yus, My Dear Yus, My Dear is a British sitcom that ran for nineteen episodes over two series in 1976 featuring Arthur Mullard and Queenie Watts in the lead roles. It was written by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe,"
"After working on his act in various comedy clubs throughout New York City, he later began touring colleges and other local comedy clubs, often performing in stand-up shows with John Oliver and other writers from ""The Daily Show"". Riggle credits John Oliver for first encouraging him to try stand-up while they shared an office together at ""The Daily Show"". Riggle hosted an episode of Comedy Central's stand-up series ""Live at Gotham"" on December 4, 2009. He also taped a ""Comedy Central Presents"" special that aired on March 5, 2010. Riggle played the character of Eddie Reynolds in """", a 2004"
"show. Actors Lucas ""Tiger"" Fafara II (Tooey Brown), Buddy Hart (Chester Anderson), and Bobby Mittelstaedt (Charles Fredericks) leave the show. Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell and Frank Bank as Lumpy Rutherford become Wally's best friends and constant companions for the remainder of the series. Norman Tokar directs the majority of episodes. Hugh Beaumont directs his first episode, ""Wally and Alma"" and would ultimately direct twenty-three episodes for the show. Several directors new to the series (including Norman Abbott) participate. When the second season closes, the Cleavers have sold their house on Mapleton Drive. In the first episode of the third"
"history of British public information films, was hosted by Edmondson and aired on ITV on 7 May 2012. On 23 August 2012, the BBC announced that Edmondson and Mayall's characters of Richie and Eddie would be returning in 2013 in ""Hooligan's Island"", a television adaptation of their 1997 tour of the same name. However, on 15 October 2012 Edmondson announced during an interview with BBC radio presenter ""Mark Powlett"" that he had pulled out of the new series of ""Hooligan's Island"" stating that he changed his mind, and wished to pursue other interests. Mayall, Edmonson's long-time creative partner, died on"
"Cord himself is pursued by the persistent bounty hunter ""Alamo"" Joe Rogan (Lance LeGault). Later, Cord hunts Nicholas Remy (Brian Thompson), the real originator of the bloodline. The show aired a two-hour pilot and 28 half-hour episodes before being cancelled in 1988. In the United Kingdom the series aired on Sky One from 1989-1990. Eric Cord is a college student whose average life comes to an end on the night that his roommate Ted hands him a gun loaded with silver bullets. Ted is a werewolf who has been killing people, and tells Eric to kill him, seeing this as"
"Hitler"" in the TV/live show to ""Edward Elizabeth Ndingombaba"". Despite this difference, both characters retain the same personalities as their TV counterparts. The film was made at Ealing Studios and on location on the Isle of Wight. Richard ""Richie"" Richard (Rik Mayall) and Edward ""Eddie"" Elizabeth Ndingombaba (Adrian Edmondson) run the worst guest house in the United Kingdom. Their staff include a chef, an idiotic drunkard and an illegal immigrant who is unable to cook, and a waiter, whom Richie believes has checked into a psychiatric hospital. Both leave because of nonpayment for their employment, with the latter quitting because"
"own career as an actor. The first series won a Scottish BAFTA for Best Entertainment Programme in 1982. A compilation episode was broadcast on 31 December 1987, entitled ""A Kick Up The Bells"". A Kick Up the Eighties A Kick Up the Eighties was a 1981-1984 BBC 2 sketch show starring Robbie Coltrane, Tracey Ullman, Richard Stilgoe, Miriam Margolyes, Rik Mayall, Ron Bain and Roger Sloman. The series was created by Tom Gutteridge (producer/director) and Sean Hardie (executive producer). Colin Gilbert was script editor. The show was the first break into television for Rik Mayall, who played the anorak-wearing investigative"
"and Eddie unconscious with a club. When Richie and Eddie wake up, they are stripped to their underwear. The room has been stripped bare except for two chairs that the pair are tied to. They have mouse traps positioned in front of their genitalia, and Eddie has a note attached to his knee. The episode ends when Eddie reads the note, which says ""Sue Carpenter"". This drops their guard, causing the mousetraps to trigger. Burglary (Bottom) ""Burglary"" is the third episode of the second series of British television sitcom, ""Bottom"". It was first broadcast on 15 October 1992. Richie and"