The wife of Rik Mayall, the British comedian who died yesterday aged 56, said she did not know how he had died. Speaking outside the couple’s home in Barnes, south-west London, Barbara Robbin said: ...

The comedian and actor Rik Mayall has died, his manager has said. Mayall (56) was best known for his roles in The Young Ones and Bottom. He also enjoyed a wide career on on the big screen, as well as ...

Off-the-wall series The Young Ones, including Rik Mayall (left) and Nigel Planer (third from the left), helped bring alternative comedy into the mainstream The Young Ones actor Nigel Planer has fondly ...