bloody hell, that was a bit unexpected.

bloody hell that’s sad news 🙁

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Not even showing on Google yet..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27770266

Enjoyed pretty much everything he did.

Condolonces to his family and friends.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27770266

a properly british comedian !

Shit. That’s sad. Proper comedy legend of my generation.

WHAT

I didn’t see that coming. WTF/How?

I grew up watching him. From a small spotty child who didn’t quite grasp the adult-edge on some of the jokes, to totally getting it.

**** shit.

shit news

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

😥

😥

Terrible news. Someone I feel that I grew up with. Always hoped that we’d see him again in a whatever happened to the young ones.

Sad news indeed…

Well thats a shocker.

As above, grew up with his stuff on the telly.

Oh my f-ing Lord.

That is a shock and an absolute shame.

😥

🙁

Sudden death usually = heart attack/stroke/haemorraghe

Really sad, RIP

What awful news, always made me laugh, did he have any kids?

I’ll be digging out the Bottom box sets this evening.

I remember thinking Guest Paradiso is lame…until the Kitchen Fight scene. I think I almost wet myself laughing.

I’ll be digging out the Bottom box sets this evening.

I’m going to start with his appearances in Black Adder 🙂

Very sad really funny bloke. RIP.

Woa that’s a bit of a shock, he wasn’t that old. Had a bit of a nasty accident not long ago though..

He’ll be missed I bet. terrible news

Just heard on the news……bit speechless

Had a bit of a nasty accident

The 4 wheel garden thingy that turned over on him?

Yes, he is a funny man.

Funnier than Eddy what his name and many so called jokers.

RIP.

🙁

Oh no. That is bloody dreadful news.

Gosh he was a a brilliant comic actor.

Genuinely gutted.

And such a shock.

RIP Rik.

Oh shit!!

Absolutely gutted, far too young 🙁

Just seen it on the BBC. cant believe it. Such a great actor of my era of growing up. Thoughts to his wife and family and lots of friends 🙁

So many classic characters

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Sh!t the bed! 🙁 +1 for the “someone I grew up with” sentiment. I still chuckle running through the scene with the line “crop rotation in the fourteenth century…”

Man oh man. 🙁

Flash by name, flash by nature. woooof!

🙁

Sorry for the other thread, awful news, the Young Ones was the first show that I considered mine when growing up. My parents hated it 😆

The Black Adder parts and the New Statesman were so good.

RIP

And the grown-ups will say “But why are the kids crying?”

And the kids will say “Haven’t you heard? Rik is dead! The People’s Poet is dead!”

RIP, sir. Shocking.

He made me laugh many, many times. What sad news. The appearances in Blackadder were very good 🙁

Nooooooo!! He was only 56!!!

Absolutely grew up with the young ones and my mum took me to see him live when I was a kid and he was appearing as Kevin Turvey. Absolutely gutted!!!

This news has made me properly sad. Gone far too soon, sure he still had much to give.

RIP Rik

Catflap was his best stuff. He was brilliant at being a hilarious cockend.

Only 56, eek.
Comedian I grew up with from “Kevin Turvey’s ear” to later Blackadder.
Sad loss to British comedy.
Bye Rik, you utter, utter bastard!

Bit of a shock, always made me laugh.

Condolences to his friends and family.

Sad news indeed. Like many here a big part my youth. Had the good fortune to see him live on stage with Stephen Fry (just before he had his episode and walked out) Talented man.

@roger – top post in sad circumstances, you catch the mood perfectly.