Alfred J Kipper
Saturday 6th March 2010 9:53am [Edited]
Aldershot
8,312 posts
Only caught a couple of them first time round but have seen a few since and I think it's a bit of a masterpiece sitcom, definitely in my top ten sitcoms list now, it's not just stupid, it is breathtakingly stupid, which takes great skill. Rik Mayall is simply one of the greatest comedy actors we have ever produced on these shores, he's up in the same league as Frankie Howerd definitely, just one division behind Peter Sellers. I like Lee Evans but he isn't a millionth as funny as Mayall, and yet Evans gets the big film roles. Is Mayall's act too stupid to be given the kudos it deserves? I ask myself. Why are other less gifted performers given more credibility than Rik Mayall? There should be a campaign to get the man recognised for the comedy genius he is. The man is a natural, I mean, who else could run over their own head, for God's sake? Mayall is our greatest living comedian, end of.