The list is led by stars of hit BBC sitcom The Young Ones - Alexi Sayle and Nigel Planer - who are heading to Riks home town.

THE first headliners have been announced for the second annual Rik Mayall comedy festival. Young Ones stars Alexei Sayle and Nigel Planer are the first names announced for the festival, having both ...

STARS of the Young Ones - Nigel Planer and Alexi Sayle - will reunite in Droitwich at the 2026 Rik Mayall Comedy Festival later this year.

Two of the stars of The Young Ones are to headline this year's Rik Mayall Comedy Festival in Droitwich Spa, the Worcestershire town where the comedian grew up. Alexei Sayle will appear in an 'in ...

Rik Mayall has died at the age of 56. The comic actor, who passed away on Monday morning (June 9), was best-known for his roles in hit shows like The Young Ones, Bottom and The New Statesman. He also ...

Rik Mayall, one of a generation of performers that injected post-punk energy into British comedy, has died. He was 56. Mayall's management firm Brunskill Management said the comedian died at his ...

British comedian Rik Mayall, best known on these shores as Fred in the Phoebe Cates film “Drop Dead Fred” or as Rick in the fantastic comedy “The Young Ones,” died Monday at age 56. I've seen Mayall ...