Comedian Rik Mayall dies at 56
Comedian Rik Mayall died suddenly at his home in London at the age of 56, a spokesman confirmed.
Mayall, star of The Young Ones, Blackadder and The New Statesman, helped pioneer the 1980s alternative comedy scene.
Celebrities and colleagues paid tribute to the Bottom star, who was described as "a Prince among men" and "an extraordinary comic talent".
Police are not treating his death as suspicious.