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News Entry Date -- December
27, 2003:
Rik is
voicing the new TV commercial for Carry On magazine. Thanks
to Chellie for this news.
News Entry Date -- December 16, 2003:
Rik has quoted recently
regarding Ozzy Osbourne's recent quad bike accident. He said:
"My deepest sympathy goes out to poor old Ozzy. I’m particularly sympathetic as
well towards the whole family because I know how much I had to depend on
mine. I particularly hope he recovers quickly because I’m a big fan and I want
to hear him sing again.” Thanks
to Lyndsey Allen for finding this quote...and good wishes to Ozzy
as he recovers!
Rik
was in Plymouth sometime recently to
christen the new equipment rooms at Derriford Hospital.
Derriford is where he spent several weeks after his quad bike accident
in 1998. Thanks to Elizabeth Hammond for spotting this!
News Entry Date -- December 3, 2003:
More
on the "is this the end of the Bottom ?" saga:
When Claire Hensen called to buy tickets for the December 13th
Watford show, the clerk on the other end called it "the last
ever Bottom show". It sounds as if this really may be
the end, but as there's still no official confirmation beyond the
questionable November 22nd Daily Mail interview with Ade,
this one is still a mystery!
The
Weapons Grade Y-Fronts DVD commercial
mentioned in yesterday's news has also been spotted on channel 5
by Lucy Madsen. Keep your eyes peeled for this one.
News Entry Date -- December 2, 2003:
The online version
of The Sun contains a good length video
clip from the new Weapons Grade Y-Fronts DVD. The swear words
have all been bleeped out, which makes for interesting viewing. Thanks to Lee
Z for this news.
Katie Greenwood has seen a commercial advertising the new Weapons Grade Y-Fronts DVD
and video on ITV recently. It's not known how often or on what other
channels the commercial will air. MELTTALK reports that Virgin Megastores are
advertising the DVD as well.
For those who missed out on buying merchandise during the Bottom tour,
the tour program lists http://www.mcintyre-ents.com
as the place to order it. The link itself says "coming soon", so be
sure to bookmark it and check back at a later date.
Filthy Rich & Catflap
is due to be released on DVD in the UK and the US sometime next year. The UK
release is to come first. Thanks to Fred for this news.
News Entry Date -- November 23, 2003:
Adrian Edmondson
recently gave an interview with the Daily Mail which casts some doubt on how
much work he'll be doing with Rik in the future. One of the things Ade said
is there'll be no more live Bottom shows (in constrast to what
Rik said a few weeks ago). It looks like the Daily Mail
put a bit of spin in the article, but the question is: how much? You can read
it here. Thanks to http://www.frenchandsaunders.com
for making people aware of this article.
There was a full page feature on the Bottom tour in today's News
of the World Sunday magazine. Thanks to Claire Henson, we have a scan
for you to see!
News Entry Date -- November 18, 2003:
Rik will appear on
the Steve Wright radio show
on Monday, November 24th. The show is on BBC Radio 2 from 2:00-5:00pm. Thanks
to Abby Michaels
and Cathy Basham for this info!
According to an article at the Scotsman.com
website, Rik is working on a new children's series titled Shoebox Zoo. It's
going to be a 26 part program and is being shot in
and around Edinburgh. It will also feature Jason Connery. Thanks to Lyndsey
Allen for spotting this news!
Rik appeared on ITV1 London twice today to promote
the Bottom
tour.
News Entry Date -- November 16, 2003:
The animated Sindy special
Rik lent his voice to was released on DVD on November 3rd.
Claire Hobson
reports that at the recent Nottingham shows, Rik was overheard saying that there
WILL be a Bottom Live 6!
Tree Ellis-Lavallin
went to see Bottom at Southend and reports that on October 28th someone
from pirate radio station Force FM recorded Rik doing a promo for them. The promo can
be heard during the Dead Lee show. Rik said something along the lines of: "Hi its Rik. Here I am with the Force and I have shagged all of them!"
News Entry Date -- October 16, 2003:
Rik was spotted
in Brixham a few weeks ago working on Peter
Richardson's Churchill: The Hollywood Years film.
Thanks to Sarah Louise for this news!
News Entry Date -- October 5, 2003:
The first
fan review of Bottom Live 5 is in! You can read it here. If you have any photos or reviews of
the show, please send them in.
The Young Ones and Bottom USA DVD box sets will be released
as a combined
box set on October 28. Thanks to Erik Vermeulen
for this information.
News Entry Date -- October 1, 2003:
On October
14 from 11:30am till 12:00pm, the Radio 4 show Double Trouble will feature
Rik and Ade as their subject. Double Trouble is an ongoing series about
comedy duos. If you can't listen to the show live, it will be up for a little
while at the Radio 4 website at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/progs/listenagain.shtml.
Thanks so much to Chaz Bayford
for this news!
News Entry Date -- September 29, 2003:
We have
some new goodies on the Bottom: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts tour thanks to Neil Reading PR. There's a press release,
an interview with Rik and Ade, and three high
quality scans of some of the the small press photos we've seen on the web. To
view those, click here (they're about
150K, so give it a minute to load if you're on a dial up account).
News Entry Date -- September 14, 2003:
Ads for
Bottom Live 5 have appeared this past week in The Evening
Standard, The Sun, and The Sunday Mirror. Keep
your eyes peeled for even more ads, as they're sure to pop up in the next month
or so.
Issue 102 of the official UK Playstation magazine comes with a demo CD
which includes a feature on the Hogs of Wargame. Thanks to
melttalk for this info!
News Entry Date -- September 11, 2003:
As a
followup to yesterday's news on the BMI commercial, Cathy Basham found the
following on
BMI's
website that confirms it is indeed Rik doing the voiceover!
Release Date: 05 September 2003
Stars come out for bmi - TV
weather sponsorship begins
bmi, the UK's second largest full service airline, will begin
sponsoring the London Weekend Weather on ITV, commencing this weekend (5
September 2003).
The credits mark the beginning of the second wave of the
airline's 'birds' creative and supports continuing national press
activity.
In an escalation of the previous campaign, the bird characters
now have voices - many of which will be instantly familiar including Ray
Winston, Penelope Keith, Denise Van Outen, Rik Mayall and Simon Callow. The
campaign will also feature surprise guests from classic British
television.
The opening credits feature two or more birds set in various
locations throughout Europe, chatting about the weather and proclaiming the
virtues of positive thinking and holding high expectations.
The closing credits highlight bmi's offering as a full service
airline with low cost fares the line "Welcome to low cost flights without the
low expectations."
Amanda Burns, head of marketing for bmi, said: "The year-long
sponsorship is an ideal fit for us, and is the perfect vehicle to communicate
the brand values of bmi to our target audience. We are continuing with the bird
theme as the previous executions proved so successful with
consumers."
Nick Hastings, creative director of advertising agency Euro
RSCG Wnek Gosper Partners BDDH, said: "The bmi birds are now full of
personality. They are a great way to dramatise what is a very powerful
positioning for bmi."
Notes to editors: o Media is by PHD and Drum PHD. Written by
Liz Whiston and Dave Shelton. Produced and directed by One Post.
News Entry Date -- September 10, 2003:
A radio
commercial for Bottom Live 5 at the Cliffs Pavilion in Southend
has been broadcast on Essex FM. It's very possible that other commercials are
being broadcast in other cities in the UK. Keep your ears open!
Rik possibly does the voiceover for a new BMI Airlines commercial
as the voice of a blue bird. BMI sponsors the ITV weather report. Thanks to
melttalk and Cathy Basham for this information.
Several Bottom websites are publishing the following
synapsis for Bottom Live 5. I don't know what the source of this
information is, so please blame the other webmasters if this is incorrect
=)
Kicking off on 3rd October at Glasgow’s Clyde Auditorium
the show will offer Bottom fans all the belching, vulgarities and
knock-a-bout laughs we have come to expect from these two
psychopaths.
Rik and Ade of course star as the criminally insane no-hopers
Richie and Eddie, who plan to save the World (and possibly destroy it trying)
from a conflict much bigger than a mere Gulf War; the fight between good and
evil.
Eddie has invented a time travelling toilet to help them along
the way, but he’s not feeling himself. If only he wouldn’t get locked
in it…
He has all the weaponry, but is too stupid to use it, whilst
Richie thinks it’s all a pleasant social event – he’s quite
looking forward to feeling the sand between his toes.
Rik says, "You better bring some spare underwear! This time,
it’s death and destruction all the way. This is the big one."
News Entry Date -- September 5, 2003:
Thanks to
Marie Koster for spotting an update from the official
Oh Marbella website. According to the
site, the "World Premiere" of the film is being postponed from September 12th
until sometime in October. The exact news from their site states:
Due to the fact that the film will now be printed directly to
35 mm for cinema projection, (process taking two weeks) we are postponing the
1st Spanish screening till early October. Details will soon
follow.
Lyndsey Allen has discoverd some new photos for the Bottom
5 tour that haven't been seen before. You can find them
here
and here.
News Entry Date -- August 31, 2003:
For the results
of the website's 11th poll, which asked "Which of Rik's Characters Would You
Like to Be for a Day?", please click here.
Richard Richard from Bottom was the big winner, followed closely
by Flashheart from Blackadder and Fred from Drop Dead
Fred.
News Entry Date -- August 21, 2003:
According to
the official Oh Marbella website, the
"World Premiere" of the film is being held on September 12th at the Cine Gran
Marbella in Puerto Banus, Spain. It's a private invitation event only. Given
previous gossip about the film needing money to be completed, it sounds as if
this "premiere" may be a fundraising event. Thanks to Rachel Warner and
Naftalie for spotting this.
A Jonathan Creek DVD box set is due to be released in the
UK soon (the exact date is unknown). It's not known yet if the episode Rik
appeared in will be included. Thanks to Andy Searle for this info!
News Entry Date -- August 16, 2003:
A DVD release
of the entire The New Statesman series is due in the UK on October
13. Prior to this, only the first series was available on DVD. The DVDs will be
available separately and as a box set. It's not known if extras will be
included with the DVDs. Right now the only information on these releases seems
to only be available on Play.com. Thanks so
much to Carlos Verge for this information!
Thanks to Lyndsey Allen, who spotted the following from the August 15th
issue of the Daily Mirror:
"Oh Marbella, comedian Rik Mayall's latest film
(hailed by some as the next "Full Monty"), is stuck in the editing
room as producers struggle to raise more than £1 million needed to finish
it. Funnyman Rik stars as slimy con artist Greg Dubois in the film which is set
on the sunshine resort on the Costa Del Sol. The first part of a proposed
trilogy, it charts the exploits of three British couples and a cockney hitman,
played by ex-eastenders star Mike Reid. The Fun Lovin' Criminals have been
lined up to record the title track."
Lise Croon discovered an old audio interview Rik and Ade did to support
Guest House Paradiso. It can be found at the following url:
http://www.allmedia.com.au/interviews.html.
The BBC is holding an online vote for
Britain's Best Sitcom.
Some of Rik's previous tv work is listed in the BBC's pre-compiled voting list.
You can also do a write in for a favorite show if you choose.
News Entry Date -- July 28, 2003:
The That's
Anarchy book can be ordered online at
ABC
Shop. It can also be purchased at all bookstores in Australia.
News Entry Date -- July 24, 2003:
The July 23 3am
Girls section of the Daily Mirror contains the following tidbit
about Rik. Whether or not Rik was joking around or serious is unknown.
RIK IS FAST 'N' FURIOUS
Rik Mayall seems to have had a change of heart over his recent
driving ban.
The comic, who was fined £1,000 and banned for three
months for speeding, was full of remorse at the time.
But at the T3 party, he told us: "I can't stand that f***ing
judge. I can't believe he took me off the road. How could he have banned me -
the family entertainer?"
News Entry Date -- July 13, 2003:
Rik is included
in the IMDB.com cast list for Peter
Richardson's Churchill: The Hollywood Years film. Thanks to Mike
Coyne for spotting this!
Play.com
lists the Bottom live 5 "Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour" as being due on DVD in
the UK on November 24th (before the tour is even over!). No word on whether the
video version comes out the same day (though I would assume that it will).
Thanks so much to Erik Vermeulen for this great news find!
News Entry Date -- July 9, 2003:
Rik has given an
interview to the Daily Mirror about his recent speeding incidents,
titled Rik Mayall: My Dodgy Driving
Shame. Thanks to the ever wonderful Claire Henson for finding
this!
News Entry Date -- July 8, 2003:
Rik's
second speeding case has gone to court, and he has been fined £100
(plus £35 for costs), as well as receiving three penalty points on his
license. Thanks to Claire Henson for spotting this and for a scan of the
report from the Daily Express.
News Entry Date -- July 4, 2003:
Rik's speeding
case went to court today in Weston. He's been disqualified from driving for 90
days, as well as being fined £1,000 (plus £35 for costs). Rik was
not present for the hearing. Thanks to all who have sent in the reports on this
from Ananova, the BBC
and Sky News.
News Entry Date -- June 28, 2003:
The book That's
Anarchy will be released in Australia on July 30th (see March 20th's
news for info on the book). There will be booksignings in Australia around the
time of release. The book may also possibly have a
US release date, but there's
not much info on this. There's no word yet on a UK release. You can listen to
an interview with the author at
http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/stories/s798161.htm.
Here are the updated release dates for upcoming Rik related
DVDs:
July 14: Day of the Sirens
July 22:
Drop
Dead Fred (US)
July 28:
Bring
Me The Head Of Mavis Davis (UK, also being re-released on VHS
format)
August 11:
Bottom
Series One (UK)
August 11:
The
Young Ones Series Two (UK)
September 30: Bottom
- Not Another Half-Arsed DVD Set (US)
News Entry Date -- June 22, 2003:
Rik has taken
part in yet another charity auction. This one is for a bear with a customized
shirt, decorated by Rik. You can see the bear on
Ebay.
News Entry Date -- June 17, 2003:
Yesterdays
Daily Mirror contained yet another story about Rik speeding in his
car. You can read the entire article here. Thanks
to Claire Henson for spotting this followup to the initial speeding news.
News Entry Date -- June 15, 2003:
Yesterdays
Daily Mirror reported Rik was caught speeding in his Mercedes at
113 mph on April 20th near Weston-Super-Mare. His case will be heard again on
July 4th. Read the entire article here. Thanks to
Claire Henson for spotting this!
News Entry Date -- June 12, 2003:
ITV News has
reported that Rik will be lending his voice to a new animated kids film,
Sindy (about the doll). Thanks to Barb for relaying this news!
News Entry Date -- June 4, 2003:
Cathy Basham,
being more brave than most of us, called the BBC for information regarding the
UK DVD release of Bottom. She was told that the Not Another
Half Arsed Release box would only be issued in in the US. However,
series one of Bottom will be released on DVD in the UK on August
11th.. Series 2 will probably be released 6 months after that. Cathy was also
told that The Young Ones series two will be released on DVD in the
UK on August 8th.
News Entry Date -- June 1, 2003:
Bring Me the
Head of Mavis Davis will be released on
DVD
in the UK on July 28. The DVD will feature a featurette film, notes, talent
biographies, a photo gallery, the theatrical trailer and interactive menu Scene
access. Thanks to Jane Sallis for this news!
News Entry Date -- May 26, 2003:
For the results of
the website's 10th poll, which asked "What Would You Like to See Rik Do Next?",
please click here.
News Entry Date -- May 24, 2003:
Rik has
contributed a drawing to the Dorset Wildlife
Trust's 'Outline an Orchid' charity auction on Ebay. Rik's drawing is on
auction until May 31 at
this
url. A drawing by Nigel Planer is also up for auction
here.
News Entry Date -- May 16, 2003:
Claire Henson
spotted an ad for the upcoming live Bottom tour
in today's Evening Standard. This is the first sighting of a print
ad for the tour AND the first place the name of the tour has been revealed. And
it's titled: "Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour". Thanks, Claire!
Rik is pictured in the May 21, 2002 issue of
Now magazine (UK) on the Lookalikes page.
News Entry Date -- April 25, 2003:
DVD and video
copies of Day of the Sirens is available for pre-order on the
Boudicca Films
website. It looks like this one won't have a theatrical release! Thanks to
Monica for spotting this.
News Entry Date -- April 22, 2003:
A DVD box set of
Bottom will be released in the US on September 2nd. According to
http://www.dvdpricesearch.com,
it'll be titled Full Bottom: Not Another Half-Arsed Release. No
word yet on a UK release or any other information. Thanks so much to Graham for
this info!
News Entry Date -- April 20, 2003:
Rik is doing a
second voiceover for Andrex toilet paper. This time he's the voice of the
Andrex puppy. Thanks to Jerney for spotting it!
News Entry Date -- April 4, 2003:
Rik is the doing
the voiceover for the new Andrex toilet paper commercial. Thanks to Sarah
Jacotine for this news!
News Entry Date -- March 25, 2003:
Thanks so much
to Justine Parrish for sending in the following news. It's being quoted
directly so as to not lose any detail from the story:
We went to see Present Laughter last night in
Bath, and we waited around to see Rik after the show for photos, autographs
etc, and I asked him about Bottom 5, and that I'd heard that they hadn't even
written the script yet (info I learnt from your site, and I also brought up a
few other things as well) and he was like 'how do you know these things???' I
said it was all on the Rik Mayall website. He said to go on and tell the
readers that he and Ade got togther last week, in his break from doing the
Guildford and Bath shows, and that they wrote the script. So, I thought, he who
beckonith must be obeyed, and let you know. Rik was fab in the show, and really
lovely in real life, and terribly funny...We got some really wicked photos of
him that I will send you when we get home soon. Love the site, keep up the good
work Cheers, Justine (die hard Australian fan)
News Entry Date -- March 22, 2003:
Peter
Cook: A Post Humorous Tribute was released on DVD and video on March
10th. Thanks to Jane Sallis for this information!
News Entry Date -- March 20, 2003:
A new book about
alternative comedy, titled That's Anarchy, is due for release in
Australia soon. The available information is at
http://www.sidharta.com.au/macdonald/ThatsAnarchy/.
News Entry Date -- March 15, 2003:
On March 6th,
Rik and his Present Laughter co-star William Mannering ("Roland
Maule") presented a post show discussion at the Richmond Theatre in London.
They took questions from the audience about the show, it's evolution, and also
Rik's career. Rik took the lead in the discussion most of the time, and was a
bit annoyed when an audience member asked if the play was being presented as a
farce on purpose. When he was asked about the upcoming Bottom
tour, Rik revealed that he and Ade have yet to write the script even though
some venues have already begun selling tickets for the show.
Our ninth website poll, which asked "Which of these Rik projects do you like the
LEAST" finished a few weeks ago, and Drop Dead Fred was the
"winner", followed closely behind by Merlin: The Return. Click
here for the full results.
News Entry Date -- February 22, 2003:
According to
Daiz, who recently interviewed Rik, he and Ade are planning on doing a
production of Samuel Beckett's play End Game together soon.
Bottom website richie-and-eddie.co.uk reports
that a few venues have already been booked for Bottom Live 5 in the fall, and
some of them are selling tickets already! "Marc, Pauline, Hev & John"
reported having had the Bottom tour confirmed by Rik in early February.
News Entry Date -- January 3, 2003:
Rik is doing
the voiceover for a new advertisement for Horrible Histories
magazine. Thanks to Will Tudor and Rachel Warner for this news!
The updated list of dates Rik is doing on the Present
Laughter play is as follows (thanks to Rachel Warner for updates!):
January 20 - 25 in Brighton (Theatre Royal Brighton)
January 27 -
February 1 in Malvern (Malvern Festival Theatre)
February 3 - 8 in High
Wycombe (Swan Theatre)
February 10 - 15 in Oxford (The Oxford
Playhouse)
February 17 - 22 in Bromley (Churchill Theatre)
Feb 24 - March
1 in Glasgow (King's Theatre)
March 3 - 8 in London (Richmond
Theatre)
March 10 - 15 in Guildford (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre)
March 24 - 29
in Bath (Theatre Royal Bath)
For information on the theatres, please check
Google
and
Ticketmaster.
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