Rik Mayall on The Cannon and Ball Show, 1984

[@achilles8840]

I grew up watching Rik mayall and ade Edmondson thanks to my older brother....I love Rik mayall he was taken sooner than he should have been RIP

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

In case anyones wondering about this unusual combination, I found this quote in Blitz magazine from 1986. “Rik Mayall is a self-confessed fan…Rik Mayall appeared in their last series, by request. (Ball rates Mayall as “the best of that bunch - he’s here to stay.”)”

[@timeflight]

That’s really interesting - thank you!

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

@@timeflight my pleasure 😇

[@BryanPartington]

thats a great bit of info, and this sketch fills me with such nostalgia, as I watched it as a kid and roared with laughter.

[@Jamie_Dodger]

3 legends. Brilliant.

[@sublime_]

What a legend Rik is

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

R.I.P. To both Rik and Bobby. Tommy Cannon was the oldest person in this sketch, but sadly he’s now the only person out of these 3 who’s still alive.

[@rael1999]

Brilliant fusing together of comedic talents. Great comedy always needs great timing as well as good lines and they've all got it in spade loads. RIP Bobby and Rik you made so many people laugh.

[@davidneal9368]

Days when you had real entertainment

[@nigelcarren]

"I could have killed your wife then"! Damn this guy was funny/manic or is it manic/funny? Either way, RIP Flashheart

[@Lumibear.]

Well that was weird and surreal, thanks for uploading.

[@battywattywoo]

Those sideburns made Rik look much older than he was!

[@cyeamaculture8486]

Seen both acts live.. Cannon and ball in the 70s and rik mayall in the 80's..both brilliant acts.. But this clip is very much old versus new.. C&b trying to keep up with the timed

[@rael1999]

I'm not even sure it was entirely new what shows like the Young Ones did, although it was brilliant and I was a big fan. Like Ade and Rik said they almost went back to what Laurel and Hardy did with the violence. I think Ade even mentioned Tom and Jerry.

[@mikey76710]

Three brilliant legends during this brilliant little sketch absolutely amazing

[@GARYTHDawson]

RIP Bobby.

[@timeflight]

So sad

[@patnocat]

Wow, even as an extra Rik outshines cannon and ball.

[@rael1999]

The old and the new at the time worked well together. Enjoy it for what it is and stop trying to score comedic points just because you're clearly a Mayall fan. Comedy like music is fluid and it changes as the generations pass. The old mocking the up and coming generations is sad, but equally the young mocking what has gone is equally sad.

[@Mathemagical55]

The desk bell outshone Cannon and Ball.

[@sharonhill349]

I love Cannon and Ball and Rik Mayall…together to me is heaven 😍😍😍

[@sharonhill349]

Very Monty Python…genius 😂

[@CarolBirtwistle]

Brilliant 😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@allanbuttery5297]

Oh Marbella film with Rik Mayall influence.

[@terrortorn]

Mayall wasn't really an "alternative" comic. He described his most famous comedic creations as in the tradition of theatrical grotesque.

[@redpillnibbler4423]

I always found the term ‘alternative comedian’ rather restrictive and pigeon holing. I love the description ‘theatrical grotesque’ it encapsulates his style brilliantly.

[@redpillnibbler4423]

You can see a lot of Richie from Bottom in this performance.

[@CarolBirtwistle]

Rip 🙏 Bobby ball ❤❤

[@danmoney5320]

RHLSTP brought me here ..

[@timeflight]

Love a bit of Richard! Rock on!

[@Fiddling_while_Rome_burns]

So not even Rik Mayall can make Cannon and Ball funny... This is a surprise, I would have bet he or Rowan Atkinson alone could have.

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

i thought they were funny but nowhere near as funny as RIK Mayell still funnier than todays crap comedians

[@rael1999]

Sad comment...Cannon and Ball just like The Young Ones made millions laugh. Just because it's not your cup of tea doesn't make them not funny to many people.

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

agreed they are legends will be remembered @@rael1999

[@CarlySmith001]

It's a little bit funny

[@redpillnibbler4423]

@@CarlySmith001 This feeling inside . . . 🎼

[@jamesbyersmusic]

This sketch just doesn't work. Apart from it being not very funny to begin with, the two respective styles just don't get at all. Rik made the best of it though...

[@timeflight]

I think that's the genius of it

[@davidgifford8112]

Was this ever funny?

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

yes

[@1972jjb]

One of the funniest men ever, with a famously unfunny double act. Unfortunately, they win here and make the experiment's result what it is.

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

they weren't Morecame and Wise cant best them bet double act Rik an Ade were great

[@happyhammer1973]

Wow. You sound like a barrel of laughs.