I know the name but I'm not familiar with him. RIP.

I am actually shocked by this, I adore the show Bottom. Such a great loss. RIP

Changed my avi to one of the funniest things from DDF. Always made me used to laugh as a kid :)

cant believe that. he was awesome. and still young. such a funny and cool guy.
life is so short you just never know when your day will be your last.
big big shame he was still great

Tragic news... he'll be missed by a lot of people, and 56 is no age for someone to die. RIP Rik.

Yes but he was
in coma back in '98
after that accident.


So he was not the same after that tragic accident

Some reports do not even say about his coma

That was 16 years ago. There's no indication his death is related. :confused:

and yet you met Shaun

Yes but he was lucky to be Alive
all I am saying is that injury
made his life short.

No, I realise that. I suppose one way to look at it is that his family had him for sixteen extra years after the accident. 56 is still very young though.

How do you work that out? Again, we don't know that accident had anything to do with his death. Do we?

If it was serious enough to put him in a coma for any length of time people will naturally assume it is connected. We'll have to wait and see... Whatever the cause, it's really sad.

I met Shaun on a Big Brother forum and I'm reading about Rik Mayall's death on a Big Brother forum so there we go, the circle of life

Of course, I'm just a little tired of Arista posting every minor thought as though it is fact.

No but at the time of his accident
Doctors said he may not come out of it.



All reports so far is he Died in his sleep.


What you must understand is he was not a Fit 56 year old
that accident was a major effect in his future years

Awww that is sad news. RIP :(

He was 40 when it happened and it left him with epilepsy which he controlled with medication. I guess it could have been a seizure in his sleep but it could have been completely unrelated....until they release a cause of death, there isn't much point speculating.

The comedian’s cause of death is yet to be confirmed but sources said it is not linked to his life-threatening quad bike accident at their farm in Devon 16 years ago.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbi...l-dies-aged-56

sure they can say that at this time.

I am not


I just know he was not a Fit 56 year old, sadly

:facepalm:

My older Brothers loved The Young Ones, TV series,they are really sad at this news.

I loved Bottom in the 90s.

And yes, I know how that sounds.

One of the comic greats

loved him in Young Ones, Black Adder, Alan B'stard and Comic Strip.