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Sundae · 01-10-2009, 05:15 AM

I know someone who knows someone who was at Manchester Uni with Rik Mayall. It sounds like a random connection, but the person I know, I know very well, and he knew the person who was at Uni with Rik very well too. And yes, from what I heard too, he was a complete monster.

Huge ego, no respect for other people - and especially their property - and just not very easy to be around. The way he treats property and people in Young Ones/ Bottom et al was pretty much developed in real life in his late teens, just with real people and real things. He might have been honing his comedy, but it real life it came across as cruel and hurtful. The person who knew him was really quite bitter about it.

I wonder what Edmondson's like in that case? I didn't hear any stories about him. Maybe Jennifer Saunders keeps him in line.

01-10-2009, 05:15 AM	#4
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I know someone who knows someone who was at Manchester Uni with Rik Mayall. It sounds like a random connection, but the person I know, I know very well, and he knew the person who was at Uni with Rik very well too. And yes, from what I heard too, he was a complete monster. Huge ego, no respect for other people - and especially their property - and just not very easy to be around. The way he treats property and people in Young Ones/ Bottom et al was pretty much developed in real life in his late teens, just with real people and real things. He might have been honing his comedy, but it real life it came across as cruel and hurtful. The person who knew him was really quite bitter about it. I wonder what Edmondson's like in that case? I didn't hear any stories about him. Maybe Jennifer Saunders keeps him in line.