A final word from Rik

... Rik Mayall, Behind the scenes
Five Mantras for Life by Rick Mayall
• Five Mantras for life ...
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Right up until the introduction of the internet, people were very naive; even to the point of ignorance. The masses were like sheep waiting to be led by the few in power. They did not challenge authority. If the news was in print or on the radio, they believed it had to be true. They told their children and their children grew up to be the parents of the baby-boomers.
Interestingly, Rosemond began questioning the role of TV after his own son began displaying symptoms of ADHD. In response he got rid of his television and within six weeks the boy's behaviour was transformed. Today he is a commercial airline pilot, a job which requires some concentration.
Still, there may well be a place for television in modern society: in our prisons. At a time when its budget is being cut by over 15% you may ask why the prisons service is spending an estimated £5 million on television sets for a third of its inmates. Why? Well, according to David Roddan, general secretary of the prison governors association: "It's the best control mechanism you can think of."
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[@ArcanePath360]

"Did that sound pretentious?" No Rik. It sounded SPOT ON. Do not listen to the TV. Do not take your orders from it. It is all lies.

[@user-ut9br2wg4p]

Yep

[@queenslander954]

Yea well , only dopes would do that in the first place

[@ArcanePath360]

@@queenslander954 You just described the broad public. Manny people still watch CNN and BBC and the propaganda machine, blissfully unaware

[@mrc8985]

Who takes orders from a TV?! Makes it sound like a TV set has arms, legs and the ability to boss around it's owners... Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

[@ArcanePath360]

@@mrc8985 You'll understand when you get older how it works

[@cossiefordman720]

“I may be dead by time you’re watching this” This hit hard…

[@Chris-dm1je]

Same as that clip of Peter Lawford introducing Marilyn Monroe at JFK's birthday party. As usual, she wasn't on time and he said "Ladies and Gentlemen, the late Marilyn Monroe." It was her last public appearance.

[@tubian323]

I think maybe he meant if someone sees that video in 30 or 40 years, but then maybe he had the thought that anyone could die any day.

[@adonaiyah2196]

I live very near to the house he lived at where he died

[@bikeman78]

Oh yes… everything’s a conspiracy.

[@cossiefordman720]

@@bikeman78 I was more referring to the fact I only seen this after he’s passed away

[@throwback19841]

LOL I love the "Did that sound pretentious?" "I didn't really understand it".

[@jayhache5609]

What did the lady say between those lines, though? “Yes, quite.”?

[@acesul8811]

@@jayhache5609 "I found it really quite disturbing"

[@jayhache5609]

@@acesul8811 Ah, right. Or, “It sounded really quite disturbing”. Thanks!

[@theterminaldave]

@@acesul8811 She works for the "camera man"

[@serinadelmar6012]

😂

[@spidericemidasiosmusicprod1309]

I ditched the TV in 2002. Hardly watched it or liked it anyway. Never missed it even for a second since then.

[@liamoneill5863]

And the mini tv in your hand?

[@user-vo3de1dz9b]

I'm 76 and just started watching The Young Ones all over again on KZbin. Hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 R.I.P. Ritchie 😥

[@patmackie3499]

Find Alan bastard it's brilliant if you haven't seen it. It's called the New Statesman

[@redpillnibbler4423]

I just finished series one yesterday.Classic,never can be repeated.

[@serinadelmar6012]

Oh I love that! Enjoy! It’s such an exquisite series. I love Rik Mayall, all The Young Ones. Bottom so funny too!

[@xr6lad]

Nah. The Young Ones hasn’t aged well. And I say that as a fan. Because of its politics it was certainly of its time.

[@flatline-globeisdead9651]

Always knew there was a reason why I loved Rik Mayal...Not just for his comedy..RIP to a top, top comedian and a top, top Human Being.

[@indydd]

top g

[@maritzahenaoguativa4861]

Mis respetos

[@chrisstevens-xq2vb]

Yet he still happily worked in the industry😏

[@pluto9000]

Remember The Young Ones

[@lynnbarsby7356]

Bottom was better

[@CaptNeeda]

What a fine human. Sadly missed.😢

[@jimihendrix6969]

"At this point in humanity..." That's a good line.

[@guins99]

“Destroy your television sets, now”. He knew…

[@christopherwhittaker2620]

He knew what? You do understand we saw him on the television right ?

[@celticgal7460]

Yeah he knew!! He spoke more about this in a production he made by himself, and soon after he passed healthy from out running as he usually did!! G😇D Rest his soul 🙏🏽

[@simpsonrob]

He was acting a scene you halfwits 😂 its called one by one. Utter fruitloops ffs 😂😂😂

[@qualichor1222]

​@christopherwhittaker2620 he knew that the television was a portal of passive control, much like phones, much like tablets, or any other screen beaming information into your eyes. Yes, it's ironic, he was a television star, but why would that hinder him from understanding the truth. Also ironic that both you and I are watching this, and making comments, on the very devices he suggested were destroyed. Because it already has us, my friend. We are already a captive audience. The question really is whether that is understood, or you are blissfully unaware or ignorant of it. Because he was right. This video stays with me, yet I cannot bring myself to disconnect, such is it's stranglehold and perceived importance. Food for thought.

[@UnscriptedReviews.]

​@@christopherwhittaker2620covid ya thick twat it fucked up the whole world with brainwashed lock down

[@Matthew9818]

“ Did that sound pretentious ? “. Sound lady . “That sounded really quite disturbing “ 😂

[@pommygeezer9309]

RIP Comrade Ritchie from all the lads on the Ark Royal. Mindful it must be 10 years since he passed away. People over use the word Legend but I really think he was a Legend.. and still is!

[@GeorgeSmiley77]

Yes, Rik Mayall, Eric Morecambe, Peter Sellers and John Cleese.

[@WhatEver-si7kt]

You've just written the "R"s back to front...

[@abigailslade3824]

@@GeorgeSmiley77you missed Rowan Atkinson but yeah can’t fault the list.

[@GeorgeSmiley77]

@@abigailslade3824 I've been in Canada since mid-70s so I never really saw much of RA. He's not really known here. But I used to watch Morecambe & Wise and Monty Python regularly in the early 70s. And On The Buses and Catweasel and Jackanory and the Black and White Minstrel Show

[@edkemp6287]

dont take any orders. do the RIGHT thing

[@sonicplanet9193]

It's very easy to understand him if you forget the camera man, and acknowledge that he's speaking directly to YOU.

[@nathanielgrant3909]

exactly.

[@chrissyp7433]

Exactly like politics.

[@edjackdon]

u sound pretencious

[@simpsonrob]

I thought he was talking to the other people watching and not me 😂

[@sonicplanet9193]

@@simpsonrob The camera man was confused. He thought he was the one being addressed. Watch it again.

[@ccsfstudios2321]

“I may be dead by the time you’re watching this” Ouch...

[@surfdigby]

Yeah, that's a kick in the bollocks for us watching this for the first time.

[@kieronjonesanotheredenband8496]

"dead by the time you see this", I just did & yes you are...........strange

[@rosco4659]

Brilliant bloke, watch some of his stuff mate.

[@simpsonrob]

Its not strange at all he suffered a heart attack. This is just a scene from one by one which he was filming before his death. Mind you he would find it hilarious that conspiracy fruitcakes have gone off on one. He would find that very very funny, then wind them up some more 😂😂😂

[@scobeyrowley5115]

People die. Not sure what is strange

[@robryan2875]

​@@simpsonrobhe believed what he said❤

[@joski9030]

Absolute legend , I loved bottom, the young ones and the comic strip. Still watch them to this day. RIP Rik you funny bastard

[@Iazzaboyce]

Not sure what your sex life has to do with anything...

[@joski9030]

@@Iazzaboyceif that’s your attempt at humour it’s pitiful 😂 you know they were all shows he was in

[@MIK23458]

Not to mention The New Statesman and his occasional appearance in Blackadder. Rik was a tour de force and it was impossible not to find him funny.

[@joski9030]

@@MIK23458well said

[@onlyapawn4371]

I think it's because you said you loved Bottom. 😊 (I think Eddie says it at some point) I think I remember them saying they called it Bottom for this reason. I like Bottom. I don't care much for the show. 😊

[@geraldsmith7545]

That comment he made was on the set of his last movieONE BY ONE a must watch!

[@beerbug2020]

Definitely worth watching.RIP Rick

[@steveclark..]

Why didn't they go after the woman who wrote that One By One film though? Rik was just one of the actors, playing a role.

[@melgrant7404]

He defines the word funny. He was a genius. He was such a talent he didnt need anyone but himself.

[@boomerhgt]

No Man is an island ...

[@melgrant7404]

@@boomerhgt he had the choice he was so versatile.

[@pacoval4577]

This made me love Rik Mayall even more!

[@swaldron5558]

Never forget about his brilliant act as Flashheart in Blackadder.

[@MoistMoments]

Treat your woman like your plane...😂

[@fabiannacht1784]

Weirdly as a child, I was being shown around the BBC viewing rooms by my dad at the exact moment the scene with flash heart and the queen was being filmed, it left quite an impression

[@twmlloyd5257]

Genius ,

[@nansnortedmyket]

woof!

[@Deegee_1969]

Apparently, during rehersal Rik was nowhere near as flamboyant as the character "Flashheart" came to be known for. So when the character bursts onto the set in episode 1 of BlackAdder 2, your shock was matched by the actors shock as well.

[@Surreptitious_1]

Haunting. RIP Rick. 🙏

[@rickmaldoo4205]

Thanks but I'm fine

[@westerling8436]

​@@rickmaldoo4205 Rick

[@Mx6xt_]

“Did that sound pretentious” no Rik, no it did not. ❤️🙏

[@justsayin644]

he cant hear you

[@nickpage4333]

RIP RIK Sadly missed

[@raypurchase801]

The Peoples Poet.

[@davemustaki134]

He was a very talented actor R.I.P from Australia mate

[@ScottishScott2024]

I miss Rik so much. Gone but never forgotten. RIP Rik Mayall

[@emmalewisart641]

I miss him too.....woof woof :)

[@ScottishScott2024]

@@emmalewisart641 I bet you've got a smashing blouse on lol

[@SilverSparkles22]

​@@ScottishScott2024😂😂

[@madcyril4135]

A mate of mine interviewed him for a magazine back in the day. Top bloke by all accounts.

[@markmewordz6860]

Fair play to Rik ... he was doing his best to warn us

[@gamebriz4163]

The Young Ones, Dangerous Brothers, Grimm Tales, Bottom. Rick was pure entrainment RIP mate 🌹

[@LordFlashheart1]

Have you seen 'Believe Nothing' comedy with Rik? I only discovered it yesterday, it was made after The New Statesman' , they only made 1 season due to low ratings, it's on KZbin, I've only watching ep 1, classic Rik

[@petersmith9530]

Kevin Turvey

[@hongkongphooey-kw4nd]

The new statesman was funny,his name was alan bastar'd

[@sonjacannon2744]

He was trying to tell us something. Very intelligent man. Missed so much.

[@simpsonrob]

He was acting a scene 😂 ffs

[@joshdean9105]

no he wasn't!!! he was trying to warn us!!!​@@simpsonrob

[@saltiresteel6647]

​@@joshdean9105you tinfoil hat man 😂

[@LeakedWisdom808]

Watch his last film, "One By One" and you'll soon see that he was indeed, trying to tell you something. @simpsonrob @saltiresteel6647 @timp8631 ... additionally, Channel 4's "Alternative Xmas Message" was also trying to tell you something; in case you missed that one too.

[@johnmartinez7440]

He was messing around. I imagine he'd find it very funny that all the conspiracy nutters are taking him seriously, though.

[@letmeoffthisplanet6208]

How right he was.

[@salvagedb2470]

My TV hasnt been on in 2 years , I watch DVD/ Vid films on another , TV is Crap anyway , but Rest easy Rik Mayall you were a King for me an Many others an your Light will never fade.

[@laveritaforza108]

He said destroy it. Get it out of the room.

[@popfoot7965]

I got rid of mine in 2007

[@nzdoris6717]

The stream stopped right after he said “I could be dead”... that got my attention! Nov 1 2020

[@davidreeves4556]

I just feel sad when I think of him now because he's gone, it almost feels like a friend or relative. I saw him in a cafe in London a few years before he died I didn't bother him but let me tell you he made his presence known and was exactly how you would imagine.

[@TheTruthKiwi]

I imagine Rik was one of the few Brits that would totally take over a room and make his presence known. Gordon Ramsay, Freddie Mercury and maybe Jimmy Carr are the only others I can think of that could match his charisma.

[@johnm3907]

​@@TheTruthKiwiGordon Ramsey shouldn't be mentioned in the same sentence as him

[@capri2673]

@@Raindeer63 You didn't like him?

[@Raindeer63]

@capri2673 Indeed, again, I'm afraid. Bit of a big head & nutter.

[@TheTruthKiwi]

@@johnm3907 Gordon is a funny guy AND an exceptionally good chef. I can mention whoever the fuck I like.

[@Hagbard123]

Once in a lifetime this guy😔😪

[@HookBeak_66]

I can only imagine deep beneath any comic, is the darker side, screaming to tell us the truth that lurks within. Is the yin/jang lurking within all of us, its primal & not always easy to deal with.

[@scottjones7005]

Words of wisdom and love Rik truly loved us.💕💕💕

[@christophermcdonnell3007]

RIP to a great!

[@julianorchard6129]

Genius from the outset really miss his work

[@insomnia3201]

always loved him, rest in peace hero

[@Plethorality]

Wrik, the people's poet: Who loves me?. We do. We always will.

[@MasterBlaster69]

We never got enough of this man in the states. RIP legend.

[@WhoAreYou-.-.]

Thanks for sharing I adored this man RIP matey

[@kwindshawne]

Briliant!!!! Love this guy

[@harryboyes2812]

Got the Young Ones box set years ago. Still love it. RIP, Rik. Pure comedy genius.

[@Warp75]

More relevant now than ever Thanks Rik 🙏

[@MetalGearMk2]

Rik wasn't just a comic genius he was able to take any topic or conversation and make humor out of it. You see lots of behind the scenes of him and he always had a connection with cast and crew. He was able to connect to anyone on a heart felt level throught his humor. If it was a child, adult or someone insanely smart he always could tune into there sense of humor. Rowen Atkinson as Mr bean barely said 3 words but could communicate with the world just through his acting. When people can understand the humor in life itself that's what makes them a genius. Rik mayall was a genius

[@chrisphallheatlover9848]

Legends never die. RIP Rik. Love and miss you sir ❤

[@karlmarx71]

Man was silenced, same as many others. He knew...

[@8jaime8]

“Destroy your televisions sets. You must listen to no orders.” Eerily prescient words.

[@khrystree9233]

Very prescient . Bless him . Great actor 🙏

[@Heaven-dy9lj]

Laughter is often the straw for a drowning man. Love you Rik, no bums or anything...brotherly love, which is quite beautiful, it's only when..............: )

[@mlarkmlark]

They start touching each others bottoms it becomes a.....

[@chriswatts183]

He really was a larger than life character he could make you forget if your having a bad day he used to have me in fits of laughter absolute legend was genuinely gutted when he died god bless you Rick r I p ❤️

[@silewis9396]

A true great performer. 1 of 1. I really appreciate all the laughter he and Ade gave us.

[@vercingetorixwulf9298]

I fully understood it .........

[@rafaellastracom6411]

That was brilliant, simply brilliant.

[@BasedSaxon]

Wise words which we should all be aware of now surely

[@timedwards5734]

They're literally lines from the film he was shooting. Rik would be pissing himself laughing that conspiracy theorists think he was trying to warn humanity!! 😂😂

[@BasedSaxon]

@@timedwards5734 yet came true. His film was about the united nations agenda 21 and depopulation.....which is actually true. Only have to ask Klaus Schwab that one.

[@BasedSaxon]

And don't talk about conspiracy because it's nonsense to you until it gets real then you will agree with it. Epsteins island was a conspiracy theory, 9/11 was also, and the pandemic. You can either see or you cannot. It's easier just going with the herd which is why you do

[@TheBorderRyker]

You are so sadly missed Rik. A truly remarkable human being. The kids still mourn the People’s Poet. We will never see your likes again. 😢

[@Miss.kittty]

He knew we were all being brainwashed. That was a warning. RIP R.M❤

[@timedwards5734]

Lines from the film he was shooting!!. Would you like to buy some magic beans i have for sale??

[@JackMingus]

Gives me chills

[@matthewdiment2325]

Allan Bastard was my favourite lol I mis this man he was awsome

[@zoey6983]

Thanks for advise Rick

[@missrubex]

Most handsome funny man, rip Rik ❤

[@RobWhittlestone]

Little did he know... and his premature death shocked all of us. What a towering talent and great loss. The Young Ones was the first TV comedy show I was addicted to in the 80's after returning to UK. RIP Rik. I bet he's giving those angels hell!!!

[@CatheteriZedEYE]

spooky words when you listen to them even more so when they are addressed directly at you what a great man

[@rheababe1000]

Rik Was Fantasic, play any part he also was a very clever man I miss him so much the world is a much darker place what a message this film put out ... such a good film x

[@phillipsmiley5930]

His last film "One by One 2014" predicts it all

[@happymaskedguy1943]

I met Rik at a book signing a few years before he passed. All the conspiracy nuts should pipe down. He was incredibly friendly and seemed to be loving life. He wasn’t some haunted victim looking over his shoulder. This was clearly a bit - half true, half pantomime. Have you guys ever actually watched any of his material? 😂

[@timedwards5734]

You're right about Rik, he had a zest for life. He's literally repeating lines from a scene in the film he was shooting. He would find this very funny that the conspiracy theorists are taking it seriously!! 😂

[@paulhammal7231]

Bloke was a hoot!! The Lord Commander Flasheart 😂😂😂

[@aaronwalderslade]

All that work, that writing, pitching, producing, editing, screening, acting, and his deepest moment is a little improv he did while getting into character. A reminder to do everything you do to the absolute best of your ability and from the deepest fibres of integrity. Because you don't get to decide how you are remembered.

[@whathappenedtoearth6495]

Often, even whilst alive.

[@johnherod6660]

Wonderful human being.

[@nicoladouglas3270]

EXACTLY..rip Rik...xxThanks for all the laughs

Brilliant actor 👍💪

[@Rayfaedundee]

First time I’ve seen this clip of Rik, and with him saying the words..”I maybe dead by the time you watch this” the words just hit home very hard. !!!! 😢😢😢😢

[@micksmithy]

Wise words.

[@yanghao8351]

Brilliant!

[@georgeduncan-yx1xj]

wise words from beyond mr mayall. your still loved and missed by many.

[@nothinghere1996]

He's absolutely correct. 100%. The tv feeds you lies.

[@jasonclarke7422]

The TV is nearly as bad as the internet for feeding us lies.

[@bertmurphy8096]

Tells lies to your vision.................Tel-e-vision

[@johnmartinez7440]

Could you give some examples? People who type stuff like this are usually far more gullible to misinformation, in my experience.

[@user-vr3nt1ly8l]

​@@johnmartinez7440 covid , 911 , shall I keep going??

[@anticat900]

Well not exactly, TV is regulated, the internet on the other hand is full of shit :-)

[@patrickgleason2066]

Quad bikes (without roll bars) are lethal.

[@nosh121081]

Simply the best

[@anthonyborkowsky2870]

Wtf? I never know he passed....but that is a real message we should take note of. He discovered something and tried warn us. RIP Rick....damn.

[@timedwards5734]

They're lines from a scene in the film he was shooting!!!. JFC Some people are so gullible

[@Nttmf]

I really miss this actor, didn’t give a shit and made us all laugh. His presence on black adder II was hilarious, the young ones and so on. Never forgotten mate, better than shit today!

[@kerryevans7283]

Im just watching this. Rest in peace Rik. Thank you for the laughs.❤

[@Z_333_]

Never to be forgotten 🌹

[@ladylaois8184]

Thought provoking

[@RaptorJesus.]

"Destroy your television sets" but Rik I'm watching on a foldable phone!

[@MoistMusic]

What a guy , he's missed dearly 🤘💓

[@lifetryingagain]

his trying to inform very factual points.. mind control via TVs and more

[@johnmartinez7440]

Is this satire?

[@timedwards5734]

No, conspiracy theorists don't realise that those lines are literally from the film he was shooting. Rik would find this very amusing!!

[@Filmmaker809]

Miss Rik alot. Very eerie when he said he might be dead...

[@SISU889]

Rik was a force of nature and stole every scene he was ever in ! RIP , much missed, especially these days !

[@AnimalBritain99]

Thank you Rik.

[@slicksix8892]

Bloodyhell!!!!!

[@beatusqui]

nice!

[@matthewsinclair8751]

This is haunting to watch. God rest and bless Rik Mayall .

[@mathiasjonsson8222]

Words to live by. Rik was one of a kind.

[@JohnLutherable]

to this day, Rik's dead is the only celebrity death I legit cried about. And still feel the pain

[@vinto34]

Whatchu fookin' do? RIP Rik never forgotten.

[@sharoncopeland4429]

Rik is an absolute legend, he knew.

[@Davidudka]

Such a talented actor. He left us much too soon but I like to think he was taken from this world for a more important purpose...

[@martinwilliams2556]

Really? Like what?

[@Davidudka]

@@martinwilliams2556 You are no doubt familiar with the concept of 'infinity'. I suggest you use your imagination and come up with your own ideas as to what else is possible...

[@martinwilliams2556]

@@Davidudka What one can imagine and what is possible covers pretty much every outcome. When a person dies, I believe that is it. But I'd be fascinated in evidence to the contrary. This is not a challenge. I've been reading on various subjects around this issue for over 40 years and the only conclusion I've naturally come to is that there is nothing after this. My imagination is irrelevant. I can dream up all kinds of utopian futures and scenarios where I'm reunited with loved ones, but alas I've not seen anything to suggest it's anything other than that. Just our imagination.

[@Davidudka]

@@martinwilliams2556 Have faith in there being more that is unknown than known at this particular juncture in civilization...

[@findiwindles]

​@@martinwilliams2556 People share their strange experiences all the time but quickly learn its isn't worth the cost in ridicule, shaming and other maltreatment they are subjected to by those who don't want to hear it. But the world was BELIEVED to be flat until it was found to be round. Radio waves were unknown until they were identified and used. The same pattern has occurred and will continue to occur from the beginning until the end of time. There is a growing portion of the community that would see great significance in Mr Mayall's words, particularly after the last few years. Other people see no significance, in his words, and that's fine too, but if they related his comments to their experience, they may start to think about it. The thing is you can't be shown, you can only go see it for yourself.

[@dirkvoskes2099]

A hero and a true comedian....sad that he is gone...

[@lynnbarsby7356]

The young ones university challenge ,Rick with a capital P 😅😅 legendary

[@bryanpalmer9660]

Loved Rik as Flashart of the RFC in Blackadder Goes forth,but he had the talent to play not only comedy but straight dramatic roles as well RIP Rik Auckland New Zealand 2024