Tonight With Jonathan Ross - Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson (1991)

A 1991 interview with Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson, then appearing in the West End in a production of Waiting For Godot.

[@tylerbrown4171]

Ross's longevity on British TV never ceases to amaze me.

[@HeavensRealm]

Lol

[@bushwhackeddos.2703]

Cones from a certain group

[@aj7808]

TO TRUE! I MEAN WHY, WHY? The man was always a talentless charisma vacuum and then he has a scandal with Russell Brand that should have ended both of their careers -yet- here they still are!

[@rocketmunkey1]

@@bushwhackeddos.2703 His wife does, which explains all the anti wh1 te and anti Christian wokery which appears in the movies she writes for.

[@paulmartin3372]

​@@bushwhackeddos.2703 Don't be so nosey

[@shanetaylor8000]

Rik Mayall.. I bet he was the coolest dad ever. He’s always been one of my heroes. RIP Rik. The world is a duller place without you. 😞

[@Rambomate-mr3rt]

legendry all the young ones filthy rich n catflat comic strip presents, Dangerous brothers hotel paradiso alan b, stard ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@mike8279]

I wish he was my dad too

[@Rambomate-mr3rt]

@@mike8279 u look a bit loke Wrossi

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

Ade Edmundson was on Desert Island Discs this week. He got very emotional talking about Rik. One of the most touching things I've heard on the radio for ages.

[@shanetaylor8000]

@@zacmumblethunder7466 I get emotional thinking about the amazing guy.. I’ve a lot of happy memories pulled from a bad childhood watching his stuff.. I miss him.

[@edmac3651]

Ross is so hopelessly outclassed here even though his guests are toning it down and it is evident how nervous he is to be in the presence of these two titanic personalities and intellects. He knows that at any second Mayall and Edmonson could take control of the entire show, with full audience support and there's NOTHING anyone could do to stop them.

[@mick8473]

Very true.

[@richardrichard688]

Yeah, it's like Ross sped through what he planned to say, cutting them off as much as possible then said "that's all".

[@vanessashaw3351]

Agree with the comments here..Ross was an utter pain..he ran on like a chipmunk not letting them get a word in..what an ass

[@andyroberts4387]

*he’s

[@bonjovi7399]

It was a bit. Rehearsed not to be funny, thus making it funny when it went live. proto awkward humour

[@paulroberts1000]

Jonathan Ross shows the amazing ability of an interviewer to get in the way of two of the finest comics and people. How sad he just couldn't let the interview happen.

[@krishnan-resurrection714]

..have you seen how bad he is now ? . . . . ...just an 'establishment' bum-licker .......

[@mikesmith1485]

Very well said, Paul.

[@melomaniakjm]

Twats often do that.

[@ChoirFan1]

Yep…9 minutes of Jonathon Woss talking at his guests!

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

​@ChoirFan1 Did you ever see Frank Skinner's chat show? Incredibly, he was even worse than Ross!

[@jimbyrne1844]

Incredible interview technique here by Mr Ross. He has two of the most popular comedians of the day; one with a larger than life 'Off stage' personality, the other by contrast quieter, more considered and the opposite to his 'On-stage' persona, and yet despite this veritable goldmine of material to work with.... Ross manages somehow to suck the lifeblood out of the pair of them.

[@jasonmotz5282]

Honestly, I can't see how Ross made a career for himself. Kudos to him, obviously. I have yet to come across a clip of Ross that didn't bore or frustrate me.

[@mrsmiggins9465]

Ross is just awful..talks too fast..doesn't feel natural interviewer ALWAYS tries to be funnier than his guests. I never ever liked him so couldn't watch interview. Happened upon this clip ugh! Love bottom though

[@stewmott3763]

JR always did try to ape that 'American-style' chat show where the host is a stand-up comedian (although I don't think Ross himself ever was), and the guest has to work really hard to get out of the ghetto of second fiddle. Danny Baker did the exact same thing with that show he had in the mid-90s, and that was annoying and unfunny too. You'd pray for someone like Peter Cook or Robin Williams to come on and effortlessly outclass him.

[@paddymeboy]

Yeah...because that is what an interviewer should do. How that bozo Ross ever got on telly in the first place is beyond me.

[@gimmietheprize]

Jonathan Ross loves the sound of his own voice.

[@Cloudsouth]

Somehow yes. And still does.

[@stewmott3763]

Well, someone has to.

[@Reeno26]

“People pretend to be grown up and lose their humour”. Spot on, Ade

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

Ade Edmundson was on Desert Island Discs this week. He got very emotional talking about Rik. One of the most touching things I've heard on the radio for ages.

[@nicolamcdonald36]

Do you have a link for that?

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

@nicolamcdonald36 I don't think it would be on KZbin, but it will definitely be on BBC Sounds.

[@nicolamcdonald36]

@@zacmumblethunder7466 Thank you 😊

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

@@nicolamcdonald36 You're welcome. Have a tissue ready.

[@claudevieaul1465]

Yeah, I heard it... That was quite shattering, that sudden outpour... Ade never got over the loss of his mate.

[@alanmacseoin7626]

I had the good fortune to run into Rik Mayall way back in the late 80's off Leicester Square one weekend night. We spoke for a period of time about the young ones and this and that, until we parted ways. Lovely friendly man.

[@simonbaxter8001]

"Is that it?" ... Ade Edmondson, at the end of an interview that could have been great, but ended up 90% Ross talking!!! RIP Rik. You are so missed.

[@MrMsaids]

Riks like a bottle of fizz ..the eyes twinkling with barely suppressed mischief waiting to explode.what a amazing man

[@countessjefferby]

I absolutely loved him ❤️

[@lifeevent88]

Great analogy

[@HeavensRealm]

@@lifeevent88"Great anology" -😂 I'm sure he would approve.

[@steiner554]

BRILLIANT description. Never heard it put so accurately.

[@monster762]

"People pretend to grow up" Nailed it Ade

[@smoog]

Such a shame that Rik and Ade occasionally interrupted Ross's non-stop monologue.

[@McSynth]

Very rude of them to get in the way of the mouth on a stick. Bloody awful man.

[@1man1bike1road]

@@McSynth Ross will have known he was absolutely awful there

[@steveradstock]

Shame Rik and Ade didn’t get much opportunity to speak.

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Rik was such a talent, One of the funniest men to walk the planet

[@Radcon91]

I always thought Ade was funnier, but they are both legends to comedy ❤ Nigel and Chris were brilliant aswel. Just a shame how little they made together. RIP Rik Mayall 😇🙏

[@allenniumfalcon]

THE funniest man to ever exist. RIK MAYALL

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

​@allenniumfalcon Hus are the only episodes of "Jonathan Creek" that I can still enjoy watching. Solely for his performance. I so wanted the BBC to do a spin off series of his character.

[@andrewthorne3570]

Love it near the start when Rik says "It's live isn't it?" then an evil smile :-) RIP

[@englishlanguagewithnina5965]

Rik Mayall was so handsome!

[@dollykins100]

I knoww, at 0:38.. That eyebrow raise got me 😍

[@flannerymonaghan-morris1317]

In a cute and nerdy/adorkable way, yes...though Rik wasn’t that bad looking himself.

[@mialevi1341]

You should see him as Flasheart in Blackadder goes fourth

[@philbemji3337]

Drunk?

[@MichelleCaruana]

always

[@adrianb5601]

Mayall to Ross "Quiet Please" - Well said.

[@Tanko3691]

Rik; died far too soon, 80's comedy was unique, we were very fortunate to have this genius, thanks for all the laughs.

[@gedrooney9305]

How Jonathan Woss evades the snipers bullet still baffles me. Ric is dearly missed, both of these guys were a big part of my teenage years, great that Adrian is still on the loose...

[@laurenstringer2811]

“Eddie you are funnier than Johnathan Ross” “but he’s not funny” “exactly, now get out of my kitchen before I twot you” 🤣

[@mistermatix8241]

"that's because we don't use gas" "How do you heat the water for the tea then" "We make love....not with each other.....on our own" "We don't, we have it cold, don't we dreamboat?" "That's right we have it....cold?" Absolutely fookin love Rik and Ade

[@mistermatix8241]

@@sadken4445 "nice trousers" I still want to know a story about some trousers....called Dave

[@jenniferbattiglia4237]

Oh why did he diiiiiieeeeee?

[@keithskegwin]

​@@mistermatix8241that lived in the middle of the forest?

[@the_absurd_hero]

That comes from my favorite episode of "Bottom"! By 5 minutes in, I was literally crying on the floor laughing, barely able to breathe and my sides cramping up. Rik and Ade easily rank in the top comedy duos of all time

[@Noactualdirection]

Ross had two legends on his show and he wasted the opportunity to ask some decent questions. Every time it seemed that it was about to get good he cut them off with banality. What a thoroughly annoying man.

[@sirpuffcelot]

You should go watch Ross try and rip into Jack Whitehall. I think you'll enjoy that 😆

[@Simon_PieMan]

Agreed, Ross is an oxygen thief.

[@adoculos4521]

Other words are available to describe the yanker.😆

[@stofferrussell]

I would love to have seen Ade & Rik interviewed on Graham Norton. Now THAT would be an interview.

[@thesnoopmeistersnoops5167]

Love the way Rik instantly wins over the audience and Ross hates it. Wibbly wobbly

[@Kimble1599]

Wibble wobble wandy wandy. 4 wobbly eggs

[@darkengale5621]

I miss Rik Mayall. Been fan since 1994...15 years old. Greetings from Croatia

[@JamesAlexanderFoxhal]

Beautiful country! Greetings from Wales!

[@Lynsey38025Part2]

"People pretend to be grown up & lose their sense of fun" Great Quote & so true!

[@jackiebrown7229]

I loved Rik Mayal was was gorge. Drop dead Fred was hilarious and he was brilliant as Alan Ba'stard in The New Statesman. And I loved both Rik and Ade in the Young Ones. RIP Rik and don't give the Angels a minutes peace.

[@tessaraafat6288]

Gorge indeed.what a face.what a smile.

[@benpearce1021]

God bless you, Rik. You magnificent handsome bastard

[@M44VNY]

That was so awkward to watch, Ross was clearly intimidated by having these two legends on his show, Rik killed him with the irony line

[@SophisticatedLunatic]

I just love it how one of the highest rated comments is about how handsome Ade is, and the other is about how beautiful Rik is :'')

[@ashamaerose9512]

When Rik replies with "yeah, I can last for two minutes now", Jonathan Ross gets unsettled because he know he will never have timing as good as that

[@barrymitchell6444]

Ross has been much funnier and quick-witted than that. Particularly on other people's shows, such as They Think It's All Over.

[@nudesoftheworld]

@@barrymitchell6444 Was that in 1991 too?

[@barrymitchell6444]

@@nudesoftheworld They Think It's All Over was on TV from the early Nineties to mid-2000s. Ross was on it often in the mid-Nineties. I liked Rik Mayall, but Ross is quick-witted.

[@CrazyInsanelikeafox]

@Barry Mitchell Agreed. "Wossy" is bloody funny! Especially on other shows like 8oo10cdc. I remember his short-lived show 'The Last Resort'.

[@barrymitchell6444]

@@CrazyInsanelikeafox Thanks. Nice to get some support here!!! Ross could have been a stand-up comedian. That's why he was chosen over others to compere awards.

[@arserobinson7118]

in bottom they do a joke about how jonathan ross isnt funny. lol.they were so right

[@99ron30]

I was about to comment that! 👍

[@EmperorsNewWardrobe]

I don’t know which one came first, because it might explain some hostility!

[@Ray_D_Tutto]

Whats the joke?

[@markderbyshire8832]

Eddie you are as funny as Jonathan Ross! But he's not funny?! Exactly!

[@andrewphippsphillips1455]

The only thing funny about Ross was his laughable idea that he began referring to himself as a comedian. No Jon, a self promoted and deluded talk show host who epitomises everything that was shite about the 1980s

[@HammerLex77]

"Eddie - you are funnier than Jonathan Ross." "But he isn't funny!" "Exactly!" RIP Rik.

[@ben_angel]

Class

[@jsmarch9022]

I think they made that joke thinking specifically of this interview. Blimey what a twat.

[@josephcooper5225]

Now get out of my kitchen before I twot you

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

I found this video because I was searching for that clip.

[@chrissemple15]

Jonathan Ross is a twat tries to make people look stupid

[@MerryMac1000]

I love how quick and witty they are, its not hard to make Jonathan Ross look like an arse but they do it very well.

[@chazshave7942]

Amazed to see ade edmondson has, had or has had hair

[@ClayDabbler]

Both these guys were a big part of my childhood Especially Rick

[@mickthornley7210]

I met Rick Mayall briefly in the late 80s whilst working in Edinburgh and he was so bluddy hilarious whilst not trying, a true funny man who made so many funny clips...

[@looneytunes9812]

He will be bloody missed. The man was a pure comedy genius.

[@Marcus3.14]

I don't know what to say. You will be truly missed and it hurts in a way that words can't explain. RIP Rik.

[@burstcity3832]

8 years? ouch.

[@barrettoliver2009]

8 years already ?

[@Itsmeeman1]

Ross - knob then, knob now.

[@Monstermagicmayhem]

+Itsmeeman1 lanslo from gta

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

Woss not Ross lol

[@malbig2344]

@@Eleventhearlofmars why write "lol"????

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

mal big why not call yourself big mal??? I wrote “lol” because I laughed out loud at the fact woss can’t pwonounce his Rs pwoperly. 😆

[@pigeonheadedman5225]

At least he isn't Jimmy Fallon

[@pye2574]

I grew up watching these two. Currently rewatching Bottom. It was and is just beautifully silly and over the top. They never try to force humour in their sketches. They are just two blokes having a laugh and that's what was so great about them. Shame the Rik died. They were looking at doing a comeback but it shall never be.

[@stofferrussell]

The Gasman episode is one of my favourites.

[@Rambomate-mr3rt]

Try fillthy rich n catflap, if u already haven't

[@Rambomate-mr3rt]

@@stofferrussell brilliant 🤣🤣🤣

[@seanp8220]

You need to watch Riks last movie ONE BY ONE

[@Rambomate-mr3rt]

@@seanp8220 comedy genius he was mate, him n Ade edmudnson were geniuses, have all his material filthy rich.. Comic strip presents, young ones. Dangerous brothers. Hotel paradiso. Drop dead fred, Steve coogan is Another genius.. Alan partridge etc

[@wild4fp]

Sad news. What a great comedian. Remembering so much of beloved Bottom and the young ones. Brought me so much laugher and joy.

[@lah67]

i'm gonna miss him :(

[@ajmedia1274]

Woss just doesn't shut up, he asks a question and then talks over them!

[@matthewjeffery6481]

John Lydon is the opposite, he always talks over the interviewer

[@andrewwright9378]

Adam Jones OMP Wibble wobble wabble wubble wobble Er...wibble.

[@johnc3403]

So you don't like the man, we get it. Why slag off his speech impediment though? That says more about you than him...

[@Lumibear.]

John C it’s a British in-joke luv, Wossey doesn’t mind.

[@scones1able]

Rik was an extremely talented and funny man. The opposite of Jonathan Ross in other words. RIP Rik. Thanks for all the laughs. You will be greatly missed.

[@NeilAFawcett]

Why the needless Ross hate? Sheesh!

[@palmeristo]

@@NeilAFawcett they're everywhere!? Ross has done absolutely nothing wrong apart from keeping it professionally timed for other shows to come on. The world nowadays is so miserable.

[@WhoAmEye_WhoAreEwe]

@@palmeristo "....The world nowadays is so miserable. " NO...... It's gloomy!!!!! ;-) :)

[@Bless-the-Name]

@@WhoAmEye_WhoAreEwe ... because Rik died.

[@WhoAmEye_WhoAreEwe]

@@Bless-the-Name - - definitely a contribulting factor!! Sadly. :)

[@edwardwilliammorris1340]

Rick can never be replaced . They where a fantastic duo . I still love watching all their stuff

[@markt804]

Richie: "Eddie, you are funnier than Jonathan Ross" Eddie: "But he's not funny" Richie: "Precisely!

[@Stubear22374]

Two of the best comics I’ve ever seen they truly defined comedy for me back in the 80s and 90s. Was such a shame to lose Rik Mayall and the characters he portrayed over the years. Still love ade edmondson and his one liners “this might make your eyes water” 😂

[@WWAWHTR]

Jonathan Ross would have to be embarrassed now at the complete lack of respect he showed these two in this interview. Very condescending.

[@BRAMB0SSS]

I believe he tries to be funny though, it's just that he's a twat

[@Zoso14892]

@@BRAMB0SSS I realise this is an old comment but you made my night. That's basically what I was thinking when I clicked 'show replies' thank you!

[@Tropategan]

I doubt it. He's a fuckstain.

[@rlsbigred]

I think “Arse Wipe” is an appropriate term for Ross. There are some shite people on TV, but surely he tops them all.

[@ianhudson9398]

Sadley, given the overwhelming robustness of his undeserved ego, he probably wouldn't even register what a twatt he was..... and is...

[@claudettetillier4318]

oh my God Jonathan wouldn't let them speak!!! So frustrating!

[@bernhardtaube3634]

hi evrybody. im a gemran, just turned 60 last month october, and i must tell i visited britain/kent first time in 1984. that year i was just 30. and i got to see the young ones and later bottoms and fillthy, rich and catflap. my englsh that time very lauzy but my ex-brother in law had patience like hell to help me understnad the programs. untill today i cant think of nothing better in comedy as this two masters. ( brilliant too: benny hill, rowan atkinson ( black adder etc.), freddy star and others like fautlhy tower ....).top for me are rick in ooha sounds a bid rood and on train to university challence with neil (crop rotation was much more ( considerably more) widespread after.... i know this... dont tell me.... 1172... and milkman... : eddy: its a big bird with a bungle in his beak...

[@lotuseater7247]

where in Kent did you go? I'm originally from there.

[@andycandyandy]

aww going to miss rick, R.I.P , also Jonathan ross is a bit of a Twat

[@UncleJackOnline]

Ross always tried to take the piss out of his guests, Rik and Ade let him have his way only out of respect for a presenter at that time of night, a respect Ross knew fuck all about

[@yellowrubberducky81]

UncleJackOnline He still does

[@allenscouse]

I miss Rik too and Ross is a LOT of a twat.

[@WorldWidePatriots]

@@allenscouse 👍

[@maurob8586]

Andy TV Highlights it's pronounced twaith

[@sethcragan6908]

Ok, so, I'm a 44 year old guy from the USA. I absolutely loved The Young Ones back in high school and other British humor, even getting bootleg VHS of the bottom. I have recently been very in to the game shows (8 out of 10, would I lie to you) and was introduced to the great Mr. Ross.. So to see him this young and still, no different, is a treat.

[@stevetaylor5610]

"Gas" what a hilarious episode. They were brilliant. Have you tried Fawlty Towers, or black adder? Classic British humour!

[@sethcragan6908]

@@stevetaylor5610 yes. Absolutely love both of them

[@stevetaylor5610]

@@sethcragan6908 I could go on forever! Dad's Army. George and Mildred. Funny as fuck! Porridge. Rising Damp. And the real classic brit com. . "Fools and horses" fucking immense. Laughing me bollocks off. We Brits could never get enough,!

[@stevetaylor5610]

Seth cragan. You have real taste

[@stevetaylor5610]

@@sethcragan6908 ime 60. Seen it all in the UK mate

[@sophiekalkan]

RIP Rik. Thank you for all your work. I'm just still so shocked and gutted. I wanted to grow old with you.

[@motojauntx]

Until now I had only seen Mayall and Edmondson in character, so it's been comforting to see them in a calm, healthy state of being as opposed to one of their awesome, manic characters. Wish they could have talked more. Now I'm gonna go watch an episode of young ones and laugh my a$$ off, again! "Oh! Have we got a video?" "YES WE'VE GOT A VIDEO!!!"

[@itsacarolbthing5221]

That last comment really made me laugh out loud!!

[@RipleysPuzzles]

"I only asked" heheh

[@seventiesmovies]

It's weird - the gap between 1986 and 1991 felt like a generation, but was only 5 years and was here being held up as an example of how they haven't "moved on" in their comedy. These days, there could be a 5-year gap between series in the same show and no one would blink an eye.

[@JeroenZM]

Great observation

[@andyshore6173]

As an Australian, I finally get the gag; "You're as funny as Jonathan Ross!" What a jabbering, overbearing prick he is! Was he going to let them get a word in? What a waste of TV time that was! I'm glad that Rik & Ade gave him very little to work with...his show was not worth their talent.

[@GJA-uq1px]

6:53 Rik completely undoes JR in one comment that went totally over his head. Genius.

[@thattrainsdude8833]

Interview: ends Ade Edmondson: “Is that it??”

[@lampshade8818]

I'm devastated Rik has died. :( So very sad.

[@gan5920]

damn Rik and Adrian both look fine as hell here

[@aprilshowers2165]

Gan Ade looks quite hot but Rik was ugly to me. RIP

[@bevbeans3166]

Pat Butcher do you really think so? Wish I could post pics on here because he had an exceptionally beautiful face imo. The hilarious gurning tended to often disguise this fact :)

[@susi-emily]

Completely agree, Bev. Rik was a beautiful looking man.

[@primaryson3131]

Acid is one helluva drug

[@archetypeparadigms]

Jonathan Ross interupts talks overs or steps on just abouth everything Rik and Ade had to say... fucking enraging

[@BatDan-vf9ns]

archetypeparadigms enwaging Indeed!

[@EeezyNoow]

Welease Wodewick!

[@dinsy512]

A touch of ... dewwing do.

[@mickygeordiedude8206]

I cant describe how gutted I was when Rick died he was the funnyest man in the world he made me laugh in a way that nobody has ever had the same affect on me he was the perfect example of British comedy

[@seanp8220]

Yeah hut he revealed too much truth about the illuminati plan. They've already carried it out now but Rik had to lose his life because he warned us. Even though hardly any of you listened

[@seanp8220]

Yeah hut he revealed too much truth about the illuminati plan. They've already carried it out now but Rik had to lose his life because he warned us. Even though hardly any of you listened

[@Paulaston77]

Rik was a brilliant man comedian and pure British humour that defies the test of time. Badly missed..... 😇😭😘

[@ScreamqueenarmyBlogspot666]

R.I.P Rik Mayall you are a true comedy legend. Give him & Adrian Edmonson Knighthoods ( i'm not Joking)

[@Mr.CantThinkOfAName]

This just makes the Jonathon Ross joke in S2E5 even funnier lol

[@karlclemmy2054]

First time seeing this, Jonathan Ross never seems to shut up and let Rik and Ade speak, he's also slightly condescending to them both, Rik and Ade did really well not to get annoyed, love Rik and Ade, saw them twice live in Blackpool, bottom live, funniest show I've ever been to, miss Rik to this day, but he's left us a wonderful comedy legacy

[@kevanbrown7620]

Rik and Ade wrote and starred some of the funniest shows ever. The Young One's, The Comic Strip Presents, Dirty Movie, Bad News, A fistfull of travellers cheques, Mr Jolly lives next door, Bottom. All hilarious. The Young One's broke new ground in the '80s. Plus Rik as Kevin Turvey, and reading Roald Dahl's George's marvellous medicine on Jackanory. Rik is so missed.

[@reinforcedpenisstem]

Ben Elton wrote the Young Ones.

[@kevanbrown7620]

@@reinforcedpenisstem Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer wrote the Young One's

[@pastorpresent7774]

@@kevanbrown7620 Lise Meyer and Rik Mayall wrote the young ones, they got ben elton in to edit the scripts.

[@kevanbrown7620]

@@pastorpresent7774 Yeah, but Ben Elton still wrote material for the show. I know that Rik and Lise his then girlfriend came up with the idea and they got the nod from the BBC to make the show but they felt they needed another writer in to help the show. Producer Peter Jackson said he was going to ask them to get another writer in anyway. If you watch the shows you can quite clearly see quite a bit of what Ben Elton wrote. It's on the bonus disc of the Young One's dvd. Also Lise Mayer said that at first Rik and herself were all over the place, then when Ben came on board he wrote almost all of the first episode. The reason they brought Ben in was because he was at the same university and he had written lots of plays and had got them produced while there. He was very prolific. Ben Elton definitely co-wrote the Young One's. Also Alexie Sayle wrote additional material.

[@1man1bike1road]

i first saw him guesting on the rock on tommy comedy show he totally owned it

[@gaywest4298]

I just saying to myself, "my name is Deirdre Barlow, and this came up on my KZbin recommendations. What a wonderful coincidence.

[@didoodle]

god this hurts, i had it planned to meet Rik, since i was 14 & now the chance has gone, makes my heart bleed. So i will just watch as much of these as i can

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

2014 was the year we lost two great comedians. Rik Mayall and Robin WIlliams.

[@JayKhwaja]

Rik Mayall will always be loved and missed, TV & Comedy is flat without his touch, sigh!

[@dankmdunn4725]

Rik and Ade have given me so many great memories over the years, they are amongst the greatest uk comedy double acts ever but dont get enough mentions ... good luck to Ade in the future and RIP Rik , heaven got alot more entertaining the day u walked through the gates!!!!

[@JamesCalbraith]

Hot damn. I knew Rik & Ade were handsome when they weren't in their acting personas, but Rik's looking like a cross between young Sting and Kurt Cobain in this one.

[@visionist7]

Reminds me of the dude who played the baddie in Passenger 57 too

[@leewright1]

@@visionist7 Bruce Payne.

[@visionist7]

@@leewright1 that's the one. A cool dude

[@hugorudd1]

When Jonathan Ross hadn’t yet learned that the guest is who the audience wants to hear. He’s become much better.

[@rawheadrex8487]

Yeah, he is just a twat now as opposed to a massive twat back in the day.

[@mikesmith1485]

He really hasn't.

[@kikoexteberria8668]

Part of my childhood went with Rik .. Young ones and bottom. World was different then ..so gentle and humourous

[@letsbeone]

If Ross watches this now, I hope he is suitably embarrassed. JHFC, what a rod.

[@Tentin.Quarantino]

lets beone took me way too long to work out JHFC means Jesus H fucking Christ

[@steffanhoffmann8937]

Too arrogant and under educated to think that. Even today

[@InceyWincey]

@@Tentin.Quarantino I got it straight away but then spent a good 30 seconds longer than I should trying to remember what the H stood for. I’m not sure which is worse.

[@PEGGLORE]

My mum's cousin was best friends with them at university. One of the real life Young Ones. Taught Rik how to play Greensleeves on piano. Lucky bastard!

[@Kumoruis]

I hope Ross knew the genius company he was in. There's zero chemistry between him and those two. What a waste.

[@steffanhoffmann8937]

Totally They're better educated obviously

[@johnc3403]

You could tell he was young and inexperienced. He's gotten a lot better over the years, grew into the job as such. I can watch his interviews now, but this one here makes me cringe it's so embarrassing.

[@tobietera]

@@steffanhoffmann8937 - Jesus 🤦🏻‍♂️😞

[@garyrae5413]

Only one Genius,Mayall....Saying that I thought Bottom was banal,repetitive shite.

[@Babs.vte.90]

I can't stand Ross. Eurgh.

[@leedesigner1977]

Johnathan Ross interviewing himself. 2 comic geniuses in front of him, and alls he wants to do is listen to himself.

[@Psychlist1972]

That set couldn't possibly be more late 80s / early 90s.

[@SophisticatedLunatic]

I can't get over how adorable Rik is in this

[@MarvRetro]

Rik and Ade..simply brilliant

[@Bigladderphotographer]

Rik was a comedy genius of the like we will never see again....He would almost definitely have been cancelled in todays humourless Television world. The BBC will never ever commission a comedian like him again.

[@krishnan-resurrection714]

...he would have been viewed as too white for todays TV trash . . . .!

[@johnmunro4952]

I've still got my programme for Waiting for Godot.... best school trip ever.

[@picklesthewise]

Rik and Ade have a natural talent for comedy in just talking with J.R, who doesn't really come off well in this interview by trying to get them to "grow up." Also, yeah, he didn't know Godot was a comedy? 🤔🤔 Well, whatever. It's a chat show. The guys are great anyway and Rik's hair and five-o-clock shadow are gorgeous.

[@rspratt]

Ode to Rik Mayall by Rob Spratt 2014 I remember the 80′s, when I was still in my teens when four crazy students ignited our screens. The show was The Young Ones. I simply adored it. So funny and different, like nothing before it. The stories were crazy, the characters insane, a collection of misfits who lived in my brain. There wasn’t a playground, where the youth at the time, weren’t doing impressions or reciting the lines. And like ‘Cliff’ before it, the key thing it did was shock all the parents and delight all the kids. The show was anarchic and it hit with such force, that it redefined humour and changed history’s course. There was Vyvyan the punk who was completely insane, a violent psychotic, who had a girl’s name. A loony tunes cartoon, always having fits, and whose solution to all was to smash it to bits. And then there was Neil, the one who dug graves. The peace-loving hippy, abused like a slave. He’d cook for them all - chickpeas or lentils, and he found it quite heavy in a house full of mentals. And what about Mike? So chilled, suave, yet so shady. He fancied himself as one for the ladies. He was always so cool, wearing shades was his norm, with his laid-back persona, he was the calm in the storm. And so on to Rik, who looked up to Mike. But Rik was the housemate that nobody liked. He was shallow and childlike, his tantrums unreal, always fighting with Vyv or else picking on Neil. Rik was deluded, and thought he was great, but to everyone else was a figure of hate. The self-proclaimed poet, who ‘spoke for the youth’, but to say he spoke rubbish was nearer the truth. Oh how I loved the look on Rik’s face when he thought he’d put someone back in their place. His hands on his hips, all Rigsby-style snorting, gaffawing; the self-satisfied smile. The others just scoffed at his pompous pretensions and ignored him whenever he demanded attention. Frustrated and angry, didn’t know what to do, that was our Rik, the rebel with no clue. So, many years later, it’s all in the past. Did they know at the time they’d made something to last? Something important, a stand-out by far, that would affect our culture and the way that we are? Thank you to Rik, Chris, Nigel and Ade for being the Young Ones and the parts that you played. To some it may seem that you were just being daft but no doubt in my mind, masters of your craft. And thank you to Lise and Ben and to Rik for writing what is, a true Brit classic. Of course they all went on to do far more besides But The Young Ones was really where they hit their stride. So, it’s thirty years on, and out of the blue, the TV and web were alive with the news that something had happened, so sudden, so quick; the nation lost a hero, a hero called Rik. I never imagined the pain that I’d feel. The shock hit me hard, still can’t believe that it’s real. I don’t know why, I can’t explain, why I’ve cried so much since and felt so much pain. I guess I loved Rik more than I even knew. It’s like a part of me has been snatched away, too. I keep watching re-runs of the things he was in, and keep thinking of Barbara and all of his kin. And when the kids ask why the adults are crying The adults will say “because inside we’re dying” “Someone we loved, a man we adored, the ‘people’s poet’, is sadly no more”. But one thing’s for certain, it’s since become clear That Rik was a man that his country held dear. I feel happier knowing that, and it’s now a safe bet; the noble Englishman, Rik, we will never forget. Rik, ask us again, “hands up who likes me” and watch millions go up, just so you can see you were always right, that you always knew just how much love would come back at you. Now you’re standing wild-eyed at the gates of heaven, And they’ve heard the bad news has been turned up to eleven. “Flashheart’s arrived!” and while mulling your fate God’s voice booms, “Bastards! Open that gate!” RIP Rik Mayall 1958 - 2014

[@xXSinisterKittyXx]

I cried. Again. Wonderful poetry, buddy. Well done.

[@rspratt]

xXSinisterKittyXx Thank you for the lovely comment. I cried when I was writing it :)

[@flala2261]

Brilliant

[@darketribute1562]

Amazing.

[@babboon5764]

I cried when I was reading it too........ Mostly because it went on for sodding *ever*..... Mind you I'm glad I skipped to the last two paragraphs. That did make me smile.

[@MrTimelord99999]

Rik is gorgeous...

[@tonyg3488]

So are you x

[@johnhawthorne4716]

@@tonyg3488 🤣

[@johnhawthorne4716]

Poor Aide

[@ianhill4585]

Rik was so handsome in this clip. And Ade with more hair,------ quite a revelation.

[@chap666ish]

Rick and Ade funny & interesting. Ross ineptly spoiling what would have been a great interview.

[@Shindai]

Gods, Rik was so pretty. I wish he was still alive and he and David Tennant could do something ridiculous together

[@johnmack680]

It's still hard to believe he is gone

[@chopin65]

It pissed me off when he died so young.

[@dansaunders1655]

Yeah, only 23

[@eahannan]

"Quiet please," ... lol..spot on

[@elvislad]

Just woke up and found out,totally gutted,Ive lived my life via The Young ones and all the Alternative Comedy Stuff. Proper gutted,my heart goes out to his family and friends

[@flala2261]

Gosh they spoke about Robin Williams at 7:09 Both Comedians Sorely Missed! Rest In Peace Rik and Robin

[@darketribute1562]

That *is* a bit of a coincidence.

[@visionist7]

Damn is it 6 years since Robin died too? At the beginning Woss mentions how comedians are often unhappy and I immediately thought of Robin.

[@danielandjenny9]

Miss both of them because we lost ade when Rick passed … I’m 43 and grew up watching these everyday

[@Tentin.Quarantino]

“Are you slowing down in your old age? Yeah I can last for two minutes now. “ I’m dead!

[@karengarden131]

I can't believe he's gone. He was so full of life and energy and seemed such a lovely man. Comedy will never be the same now. I had a major crush on him in my late teens/early 20's. Hell, where did the time go? A piece of me died with Rik Mayall. So sad to think that we will never see Rik and Ade together again :( Hell. they should have got married.. Comedy these days is shite. The golden age of comedy has gone with Rik.

[@sarahwarnock2707]

Same! I've been crushing on both since I was a babe, far too young for their humor, but they are both so full of life and cute! They will live forever in our hearts💗

[@gingataff]

Some professional comedians and Jonathan Ross

[@vivaldi1ett]

I could watch those two in any setting for hours just watching them in an interview is even fantastic thank you guys for making these sketches and making our miserable little lives a little bit more enjoyable God Bless you🎚💞✝️🤪🤘✝️💞🙏🏻🤪

[@stephenhillier6065]

Mr Rosses Ego was ridiculous , he’s found out now with his Z list chat show - his guests are legends and basically show men never grow up thank God - RIP Mr Mayall you are sadly missed - keep going Mr Ade !