British comedian and actor Rik Mayall has died aged 56, according to his management team
He played the obnoxious, poetry-writing anarchist Rick in The Young Ones alongside his friend Adrian Edmondson before the duo later went on to star in their sitcom Bottom which became one of the duos long comedy partnerships.
Mayall also appeared in shows including Blackadder and The New Statesman.
Mayall's film roles included the comedies Drop Dead Fred and Guest House Paradiso.
The actor, who was married with three children, died at home in London.
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