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Adrian Charles "Ade" Edmondson (born 24 January 1957) is an English comedian, actor, writer, musician, television presenter and director. He came to prominence in the early 1980s and was part of the alternative comedy boom. He is probably best known for his comedic roles in the television series The Young Ones (1982–84) and Bottom (1991–95), for which he also wrote together with his long-time collaborative partner Rik Mayall. Edmondson also appeared in The Comic Strip Presents... series of films throughout the 1980s and 1990s. For one episode of this he created the spoof heavy metal band Bad News, and for another he played his nihilistic alter-ego Eddie Monsoon, an offensive South African television star.
He played the lead role in The Comic Strip's 1985 feature film, The Supergrass. In the 2000s, Edmondson appeared in numerous TV programmes in more serious drama roles including Jonathan Creek, Holby City, Miss Austen Regrets, as himself on Hell's Kitchen and created the sitcom Teenage Kicks. Since 2006 Edmondson has concentrated increasingly on music instead of acting, forming a band, The Bad Shepherds, and performing and writing for the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. In 2011 he presented a series of shows for ITV: The Dales, which focused on people working in the Yorkshire Dales, and Ade in Britain in which he undertook a tour of numerous places in Britain. The series was so popular that a second series aired in spring 2012.
Richard Michael "Rik" Mayall (7 March 1958 – 9 June 2014) was an English comedian, writer, actor and voice-over artist.
Mayall was a pioneer of alternative comedy in the early 1980s. He formed a comedy partnership with Ade Edmondson, and appeared in numerous cult classic sitcoms, including The Young Ones (1982–84), Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987), The New Statesman (1987–94), Bottom (1991–95), Blackadder, and in the comedy films Drop Dead Fred (1991) and Guest House Paradiso (1999). His acting style was described as energetic "post-punk".
At the time of his death, Mayall was described by Danny Cohen, director of BBC Television, as a "truly brilliant" comedian with a unique stage presence, whose "fireball creativity" and approach to sitcom had inspired a generation of comedy stars.
Mayall, the second of four children, was born in Harlow, Essex, to John and Gillian (Harrild) Mayall. He had an older brother, Anthony, and two younger sisters, Libby and Kate. When Mayall was three years old, he and his parents—who taught drama—moved to Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, where he spent the rest of his childhood and performed in his parents' plays.
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Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson momentarily break character in their live stage show, "Bottom Live."
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Ade Edmondson bravely performs a concert just 4 days after the death of Rik Mayall, his friend and comedy partner.
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Some of the funniest bits from Ade's time on Hell's Kitchen in 2009.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/rednoseday Actor and comedian Ade takes on the routine of The Dying Swan.
BBC tv show Celebrity Mastermind 2008 - Adrian Edmondson, second place
Ade and Steve have a chat over coffee about their new adaptation of Williams Leith's novel Bits Of Me Are Falling Apart.
Adrian Edmondson may be better known to some as Vyvyan from The Young Ones but he's recently been turning a punk role of a different kind with his band The Bad Shepherds, so how has he gone from university student to touring musician via comedy clubs and hit television shows? See more from 7.30 at http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/
Loose Women Ade Edmondson http://youtu.be/FPMIY3VyKTY ►Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyhhjsYKvzOZrPikalkuH4Q?sub_confirmation=1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyhhjsYKvzOZrPikalkuH4Q Google+: https://plus.google.com/116765592851518692374 Cilla Returns to Loose Women https://youtu.be/gwEkzUiJTe4 Loose Women Charlene Tilton Interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFrAPAjEIVE Loose Women│Should We Be Encouraging Women To Have Babies Younger?│ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5caxVEXKQM Loose Women Melanie C Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiZdB-2zP9E Loose Women Talking about Hen Partys http://youtu.be/8byD2w2eKY8 Loose Women When Has Your Choice Of Outfit Left You Feeling A Ninny? http://youtu.be/U6RoEg3lIuE Loose Women│Would You Be A Good Sp...
A 1991 interview with Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson, then appearing in the West End in a production of Waiting For Godot.
Ade Edmondson is presented with some quick fire questions by Caleb a young journalist from Lincolnshire. Ade Edmondson was performing with his band The Bad Shepherds at The Drill Hall in for The Lincoln Comedy Festival 2009!
An interesting idea for a programme shown late at night in 1990. Here Ade picks out some of his favourite books and talks openly about many things including his writing partnership with Rik Mayall and his acting desire to be in a war film. Continues and concludes in part 2.
My favourite Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson interview, with Merrick and Rosso on Triple J in 2000. I recorded this off the radio myself back then, god knows how many times I've listened to this...it's still so classic and terribly funny! Thanks for the laughs Rik, you were and will always be a comic genius. RIP
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Director: Dewi Humphreys Writers: Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall Stars: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson
Director: Ed Bye Writers: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson Stars: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson
Director: Marcus Mortimer Writers: Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall Stars: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson
Director: Dominic Brigstocke Writers: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson Stars: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson
Director: Dewi Humphreys Writers: Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall Stars: Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall
Rest in peace, Rik Mayall, you awesome person. Eddie has been spending a mysteriously long amount of time in his bedroom, making strange noises and . Director: Dominic Brigstocke Writers: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson Stars: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson.
If You See God, Tell Him is a black comedy television sitcom starring Richard Briers, Adrian Edmondson, and Imelda Staunton. Written by Andrew Marshall and
BBC comedy special from 1982 starring Rik Mayall, Robbie Coltrane and Adrian Edmondson.
If You See God, Tell Him is a black comedy television sitcom starring Richard Briers, Adrian Edmondson, and Imelda Staunton. Written by Andrew Marshall and
If You See God, Tell Him is a black comedy television sitcom starring Richard Briers, Adrian Edmondson, and Imelda Staunton. Written by Andrew Marshall and