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| Rik Mayall: tributes and reactions to the comedian's death on Twitter | Rik Mayall: tributes and reactions to the comedian's death on Twitter |
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| The British actor and comedian Rik Mayall has died at the age of 56. The Essex-born actor, who starred in alternative comedy shows such as The Young Ones and Blackadder, died on Monday morning, a spokesman for Brunskill Management said. | |
| Mayall has over thirty thousand Twitter followers despite only ever having posted one tweet. | Mayall has over thirty thousand Twitter followers despite only ever having posted one tweet. |
| Opening my very own Twitter to stop another bastard from doing it. So fuck off & don't expect to hear from me any time soon. Love Rik x | Opening my very own Twitter to stop another bastard from doing it. So fuck off & don't expect to hear from me any time soon. Love Rik x |
| Comedians, actors and broadcasters took to Twitter to pay their respect. | Comedians, actors and broadcasters took to Twitter to pay their respect. |
| My brother once met Rik Mayall on the street. "Can I shake your hand dude?" he asked. Rik shook it. "Now give me a fiver," he said. | My brother once met Rik Mayall on the street. "Can I shake your hand dude?" he asked. Rik shook it. "Now give me a fiver," he said. |
| Such upsetting news about Rik Mayall. The Young Ones kept our family sane in the 80s. #RIP | Such upsetting news about Rik Mayall. The Young Ones kept our family sane in the 80s. #RIP |
| Oh no. Awful news about Rik Mayall- a fireball of creative comic energy and inspiration. Such brilliant raw talent. http://t.co/OdAJgjMgnu | Oh no. Awful news about Rik Mayall- a fireball of creative comic energy and inspiration. Such brilliant raw talent. http://t.co/OdAJgjMgnu |
| Very sad to hear about Rik Mayall's passing. 'Bottom' was a huge part of my youth. Even his single tweet was funny. pic.twitter.com/iNePxzCy6X | Very sad to hear about Rik Mayall's passing. 'Bottom' was a huge part of my youth. Even his single tweet was funny. pic.twitter.com/iNePxzCy6X |
| Growing up there was no one funnier ! We will really miss you Rik Mayall you genius x pic.twitter.com/tm0wcPcwcU | Growing up there was no one funnier ! We will really miss you Rik Mayall you genius x pic.twitter.com/tm0wcPcwcU |
| RT @HylandIan: RIP Rik Mayall. | RT @HylandIan: RIP Rik Mayall. |
| I'm off to hit the gasman with a frying pan. | I'm off to hit the gasman with a frying pan. |
| It's the least I can do. | It's the least I can do. |
| Rik Mayall one of my favourites. Dear chap. RIP | Rik Mayall one of my favourites. Dear chap. RIP |
| Rik Mayall was just pure wiry, energetic, unpredictable humour poured into the shape of a human. You couldn't not watch him. | Rik Mayall was just pure wiry, energetic, unpredictable humour poured into the shape of a human. You couldn't not watch him. |
| I never do this, but I'm somehow moved to. RIP Rik Mayall. ⚡️ | I never do this, but I'm somehow moved to. RIP Rik Mayall. ⚡️ |
| RIP Rik Mayall. Hard to believe we've been robbed of such flair and comic force. | RIP Rik Mayall. Hard to believe we've been robbed of such flair and comic force. |
| Oh that is terribly terribly sad news about Rik Mayall | Oh that is terribly terribly sad news about Rik Mayall |
| RIP Rik Mayall. | RIP Rik Mayall. |
| Thank you for making me laugh a million times. | Thank you for making me laugh a million times. |
| Woof. | Woof. |
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