‘Young Ones’ Star Rik Mayall Dies
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 10th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
‘Young Ones’ Star Rik Mayall Dies
Rik Mayall, the British comedian and actor known for the TV shows The Young Ones and Blackadder as well as the 1991 movie Drop Dead Fred, has died. He was 56. Mayall co-wrote Young Ones and portrayed one of the slovenly slackers on the sitcom, which was exported from the U.K. to the U.S. and became an early hit on the MTV cable channel. He also played the lecherous Lord Flashheart on Blackadder. His writing and performing partner Adrian Endmondson said, “There were times when Rik and I were writing together when we almost died laughing. They were some of the most carefree, stupid days I ever had, and I feel privileged to have shared them with him. And now he’s died for real. Without me. Selfish [bleep].”
Nato Forces Kill 5 U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
Five American soldiers have been killed accidentally by their own side in southern Afghanistan, U.S. military sources have confirmed. An Afghan soldier and an interpreter also died in the Nato air strike after Monday’s operation in Zabul province. The incident happened in Arghandab district, a place hotly contested between the Taliban and international forces.