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TV tonight: the British TV event of the year finally arrives!

Let the backstabbing begin in The Celebrity Traitors. Plus: tearjerking searches in Long Lost Family. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1

Rik Mayall: Magnificent B’Stard review – Ade Edmondson is still visibly stricken about losing him

Packed with fun memories from Ben Elton and Stephen Fry plus heartbreaking regret from his former partner, the Bottom star is so adored that this documentary risks descending into cringe – but his punky spirit shines through

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25

Rik Mayall documentary shines heartbreaking new light on funnyman’s career

In the spotlight, he was an endless well of laughter. But a new film reveals the anxieties the ‘Young Ones’ and ‘Bottom’ star hid behind closed doors

The Independent UK · Jun 25

Adrian Edmondson’s ‘honest’ Rik Mayall admission resurfaces on anniversary of co-star’s death

Comedian previously opened up about his relationship with his co-star in a 2024 documentary

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2025

Exclusive: Comic Strip Presents…to be screened at Edinburgh Fringe

The legendary TV comedy show The Comic Strip Presents is being celebrated at this year’s Fringe - the driving force behind it, Peter Richardson, tells us all about its groundbreaking and career-making status

Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025

“I speak like I do because I spent years trying to impersonate Vivian Stanshall”: Comedian and musician Ade Edmondson’s prog record collection

The Young Ones and Bottom star fronted The Bad Shepherds with inspirations including the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Jethro Tull, Focus, Alex Harvey and a stack of folk influences

Louder · Nov 8, 2023

Helen Lederer says young women today 'would be aghast' at sexism in TV in 80s and 90s

Comedian and actress Helen Lederer found fame on our screens in the 1980s and 90s in shows including Naked Video, Bottom, The Young Ones and Absolutely Fabulous

Daily Mirror · May 14, 2023

‘We took the sitcom and blew it apart’: how The Young Ones changed comedy for ever

With flying eclairs, falling beds and exploding buses, the anarchic antics of Rick, Vyvyan, Neil and Mike shoved alternative comedy into the mainstream. Forty years on, we ask the show’s creators how they pulled it off

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2022

Channel 4 announces musical about Andrew and revival of Friday Night Live

The slate of programmes are part of Channel 4’s newly announced Truth and Dare season.

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2022

Jennifer Saunders on starring in Sister Act, her pick for PM and why ‘wokeness’ should take over

Saunders has only previously sung in sketches and Shrek 2 but her live technique is “getting better”

Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2022