Reasons why I love Rik Mayall:
Amazing dramatic actor but stuck to comedy most times because it was more fun
Once found out the women in Comic Strip Presents got paid half as much as the men, promptly demanded they get paid equally
Was dead for five days, came back to life, was back writing comedy a year later despite still getting over his injuries
Wasn’t afraid to be affectionate with his male friends in the 80s and looked down on emotionless machomen culture
Openly identified as a feminist
Literally the second coming of Jesus
Everything he ever wrote mocked homophobes, racists and misogynists
Once drove several hours from the city to the countryside just to give Ade Edmondson a hug
Looked fantastic in a Victorian suit
So hot that everyone in Lord Of Misrule couldn’t keep from commenting on it including his straight male friends
Extremely vain and self-important but still a kind and genuine personÂ
Used his status as a rich and famous white man to fight against conservative government that were hurting lower classes and minorities
Advocated against criminalising drug addicts, despite never doing drugs himself
Called Ade “Eddie Monsoon” and I dunno I just find that really funny
Never made a secret about being sad that Ade left comedy but still supported his career choices and they never stopped being best friends, defying the usual falling out story one expects from these things
His last name is pronounced Mail but it isn’t spelled that way
His name is spelled Rik instead of Rick but his most famous character is called Rick seriously even his name trolls people
Was still throwing himself about on cars and shit even when he was almost 60 and could have just hired a stunt double
When he woke up from his coma he had brain damage and amnesia and couldn’t remember his own name or who he or his family was but he still remembered Ade
HE REMEMBERED ADE YOU GUYS
Comedy friendships give me a lot of feelings shut up
How good were his performances on Jonathan Creek tho
Like I’ve read that his second episode is where some fans say the show jumped the shark but like what? Shut up that ep was amazing
He was really good with kids and I don’t like kids but if a guy is good with kids it means he’s got a lot of kindness and patience and fun in him and it’s really cute
His wife was a lucky bitch to be honest like HOW DARE SHE HOG THE BEST MAN EVER
I know he’s ludicrously older than me and also dead and from England, shut up
Probably secretly an elf or some shit cos come on guys aren’t that naturally hotÂ
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