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[Abe_Knuckleball_Schwartz]

Not watched Exposed yet, but I did see a clip which made me burst out laughing.

”Give me a red hot tip”

”Nothing you can do about it now”

[wordsfromlee]

46 minutes ago, Abe_Knuckleball_Schwartz said:

Not watched Exposed yet, but I did see a clip which made me burst out laughing.

”Give me a red hot tip”

”Nothing you can do about it now”

Yeah, from the Accident episode in series one.

"It's a tenner each way."

"How many ways are there?"

"Well you'll come first, second or third"

"Third? How many people are gonna be there?"

"Well, a few thousand."

[Rob Lowe]

Bottom Exposed Documentary on Google Drive (from the Bottom subreddit)

I've not read Ade's autobiography so its the first time ive seen him talk about their relationship being strained at the end. I had no idea Ade himself stopped the potential forth series in 2012. Writing it to appease Rik, knowing the Beeb wouldnt be interested...and then they bloody want it!

Loved the behind the scenes extra footage, especially about the closing credits. 

 

 

[SuperBacon]

Nothing new, but always worth reading about it.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/jun/03/rik-mayall-ejaculation-adrian-edmondson-bottom

Fantastic URL there.

[seph]

11 hours ago, SuperBacon said:

Nothing new, but always worth reading about it.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/jun/03/rik-mayall-ejaculation-adrian-edmondson-bottom

Fantastic URL there.

That was pretty much Richie's character post quad-bike incident.

[SuperBacon]

10 years ago today.

Currently having a good old sob to this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001zv68?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

which is a Radio 4 show as the link won't bloody show.

Spoiler

Rik Mayall, Panglobal Phenomenon

Archive on 4

Marking 10 years since the death of comedy icon Rik Mayall, the writer Max Kinnings looks back at Mayall’s life and career through the recordings they made together during the writing of The Rik’s violently untrue memoir, Bigger Than Hitler, Better Than Christ.

In 2004 comedy legend Rik Mayall was commissioned by Harper Collins publisher, Trevor Dolby, to write his autobiography.

Known for his trailblazing work on shows like The Young Ones, The Comic Strip, Filthy Rich and Catflap, Blackadder, The New Statesman and Bottom, a book by Rik, documenting his rise to fame, his towering achievements and the quad bike accident which put him in a coma for five days, would be a sure-fire best seller.

There was only one problem. Rik didn’t want to write an autobiography.

Uncomfortable with revealing his own personality, and preferring to hide behind comic characters, Rik enlisted the help of writer Max Kinnings and together they wrote Bigger Than Hitler, Better Than Christ - an autobiography of THE Rik Mayall, a monstrous egomaniac, keen to tell his absurd, self-aggrandizing life-story. While dates and details would be real, the anecdotes would be told through the lens of a whole new addition to Rik’s comic characters, one who claimed to have waged a 30 year war on showbusiness.

Rik’s method of writing involved “jamming”, improvising around funny ideas and concepts, hoping inspiration would strike. When it did, the constantly rolling dictaphone would pick it up, allowing Max and Rik to pick over the best bits - and it’s these recordings which led to much of the book, and which form the backbone of this show.

Frequent Rik collaborators - including Ben Elton (The Young Ones), Helen Lederer (Bottom), Bob Baldwin (Grim Tales), Peter Richardson (The Comic Strip), fan Sanjeev Kohli (Still Game), put-upon publisher Trevor Dolby and Rik’s children, Rosie, Sid and Bonnie - are on hand to provide context to the archive audio as we try to tell the story of Rik Mayall. On the way we’ll meet Rik the performer, Rik the subversive, Rik the collaborator and maybe, just maybe, Rik Mayall.

Featuring archive recordings from Fundamental Frollicks, The Oxford Road Show, Wogan, The Young Ones, Bottom, A B’Stard Exposed, Pebble Mill, Steve Wright In The Afternoon and Newsnight as well as Max’s personal audio archive, this is the greatest radio show ever made, about the greatest book ever written by the greatest man that ever lived. If you don’t like it, you’re a w*nker.

Popped in spoiler because of the length.

We all miss you Rik.

[Gus Mears]

I've got the gas man coming round today! Disproportionately excited.

[SuperBacon]

11 minutes ago, Gus Mears said:

I've got the gas man coming round today! Disproportionately excited.

Do you have someone who looks after you?

[Gus Mears]

I don't know what I was expecting but that was far more boring in reality than I hoped for.

[Wretch]

Did you offer a lovely cup of tea? 

[westlondonmist]

30 minutes ago, Wretch said:

Did you offer a lovely cup of tea? 

Hopefully a steaming cold one

[Surf Digby]

Glad to see I'm not the only one that forces unwitting tradespersons into recreating scenes from comedies.

One day I'm going to have to admit to my doctor that I don't actually have bad feet.

[Devon Malcolm]

1 hour ago, Gus Mears said:

I don't know what I was expecting but that was far more boring in reality than I hoped for.

I once had a look at the gas meter and fell into a coma.

[Gus Mears]

I did offer him a cup of tea but boiled the kettle for it like a massive coward. I'm sorry I've failed you all.

[Boycie]

Should have just used the hot tap to save wear and tear on the cold tap.