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Richard Michael "Rik" Mayall (7 March 1958 – 9 June 2014) was an English comedian, writer, actor and voice-over artist. Mayall was a pioneer of alternative comedy in the early 1980s. He formed a comedy partnership with Ade Edmondson, and appeared in numerous cult classic sitcoms, including ''The Young Ones'' (1982–84), ''Filthy Rich & Catflap'' (1987), ''The New Statesman'' (1987–94), ''Bottom'' (1991–95), ''Blackadder'', and in the comedy films ''Drop Dead Fred'' (1991) and ''Guest House Paradiso'' (1999). His acting style was described as energetic "post-punk". At the time of his death, Mayall was described by Danny Cohen, director of BBC Television, as a "truly brilliant" comedian with a unique stage presence, whose "fireball creativity" and approach to sitcom had inspired a generation of comedy stars.〔 ==Early life== Mayall, the second of four children, was born in Epping, Essex, to John and Gillian (Harrild) Mayall. He had an older brother, Anthony, and two younger sisters, Libby and Kate. When Mayall was three years old, he and his parents—who taught drama—moved to Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, where he spent the rest of his childhood and performed in his parents' plays. After attending King's School, Worcester, where he failed most of his O-levels and scraped through A-levels, Mayall went to the University of Manchester in 1975 to study drama, where he befriended his future comedy partner Ade Edmondson. He never graduated. There he also met Ben Elton, a fellow student, and Lise Mayer, with whom he later co-wrote ''The Young Ones''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rik Mayall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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