I heard this on Radio 1 this afternoon and was genuinely shocked.
I'm old enough to remember him from The Young Ones and The Comic Strip Presents..
Ade Edmondson made me laugh with this:
"There were times when Rik and I were writing together when we almost died laughing. They were some of the most carefree stupid days I ever had, and I feel privileged to have shared them with him. And now he's died for real. Without me. Selfish b*****d."
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