The People's Poet is Dead

"I can't believe it...My actor is dead...The selfish bastard!!"

I know not many people who follow me necessarily know who Rik Mayall is...but he was a hero of mine, whom comedy owes a great debt to, and he died on Monday morning, at the age of 56. I'm really torn up about it... I had always wanted to meet him one day. But more importantly the world has lost a great comedian, and his wife and children have lost a husband and father.

This is Rick from The Young Ones, my favourite character of Mayall's, expressing my feelings for me. Not that Rick was ever very honest about his feelings, but I think this would do it.

R.I.K.

1958-2014

on tumblr: muffinpoodle.tumblr.com/post/8…