His 'game of chess' on Bottom remains as crystal clear in my mind

as the day I first saw it.

A one trick pony*, but WHAT a trick.

RIP

*he was ace in some comedy/drama about a fella on his stag weekend** who pulls plucky local whore Helen Bonham Carter***

**I might have imagined this show
**Yes

Posted By: MIKEWALKER on June 9th 2014 at 16:06:37

Message Thread

Mrs B tells me that Rik Mayall has died. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 9, 15:55:34
- was a hooge fan of bottom. They did have plans for a new series (General Chat) - ingi, Jun 9, 17:30:22
- fucking hell gutted. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 9, 16:58:13
- Very Sad, always been a huge fan (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 9, 16:39:26
  - I love the Bad News films. They were done before Spinal Tap (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 9, 16:48:46
    - Vim Fuego! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 9, 16:51:37
- fucking hell, what a shitter (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Jun 9, 16:34:50
- Tragic news for British comedy :0( (n/m) (General Chat) - Upperjarroldmiddle, Jun 9, 16:32:59
- The greatest opening titles in history... (General Chat) - bird table, Jun 9, 16:30:54
- Before i-player there were things called video tapes, we'd tape the Young Ones (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jun 9, 16:26:00
  - Well said. That was me alright (n/m) (General Chat) - Hulk Rules, Jun 9, 17:58:56
  - that's what us current mid-30's did, but with Bottom (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 9, 16:32:03
  - vmt.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 9, 16:27:59
    - Most quoted seem to be "have you had enough Nazi, or do you want some more?" (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jun 9, 16:31:03
      - Oh and of course "Vodka Margarine" (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jun 9, 16:35:20
- Blimey, that's awful. RIP (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Jun 9, 16:23:16
- Filthy Rich and Catflap for me. RIP. x (n/m) (General Chat) - Wilts, Jun 9, 16:22:13
- He was just brilliant in Black adder (n/m) (General Chat) - Norfolk un Way, Jun 9, 16:17:46
  - FLASH by name, Flash by nature........woof woof! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 9, 16:23:27
- Migh (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Jun 9, 16:12:18
  - Might watch Drop Dead Fred tonight. RIP (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Jun 9, 16:12:55
    - Isn't that slightly inappropriate? (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 9, 16:16:21
      - its what Rik would have wanted. (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 9, 16:26:05
        
        This (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Jun 9, 16:26:28
- Massively, massively sad (n/m) (General Chat) - Hulk Rules, Jun 9, 16:09:07
- Oh. That's gegn (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 9, 16:08:20
  - genuinely shocked me (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 9, 16:08:50
- His 'game of chess' on Bottom remains as crystal clear in my mind (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Jun 9, 16:06:37
  - Chess night was my fave as well. Classic Bottom. "So...that's your move is it ?" (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Jun 9, 18:46:21
- Very Sad News (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Jun 9, 16:04:27
  - A moment ago I was thinking of him as the John Lydon of comedy (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 9, 16:19:31
- Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrcking hell (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 9, 16:03:36
- Comedy genius (General Chat) - Darren Eadie, Jun 9, 16:02:35
- Shit. That's really, really shit. (General Chat) - bird table, Jun 9, 16:00:19
- Shocked! The 12-year-old-me couldn't have found anyone or anything funnier than Rik (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jun 9, 15:59:09
- wot da f? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 9, 15:59:07
- Blimey, so he has. Only 56 too:-( (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 9, 15:58:47
  - That is a complete and utter shitter of the highest order RIP Rik (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jun 9, 16:00:11
  - bloody hell!!!!! :-( (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 9, 15:59:29

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