Young ones

It’s difficult to express adequately how distinctive and even dangerous the UK series The Young Ones felt when it landed on MTV in 1985. The angry, chaotic, hilarious series, which positively screamed opposition to conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, represented a timely injection of Monty Python-esque absurdism into the cultural landscape and was, in retrospect, a key purveyor of a scarcely diluted punk aesthetic to the mainstream audience. You know how your older brother was…

SOME British Sitcoms are too good to be forgotten, so as filming for the Dad's Army reboot gets underway, we pick out our favourite shows that deserve some 21st century love.

A farewell to one of our greatest comedic talents, who died Monday aged 56.

The Young Ones' Vyvyan had some very metal t-shirts in his collection

Too many favourites to mention, but this re-post is for Rik Mayall (1958 - 2014, RIP) [And this was my absolute favourite ep. of the Young Ones!]

Following the news of Rik Mayall's death, we take a look back at some of the roles that made him one of the UK's best loved comedians

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Rik Mayall died aged 56 on Monday and celebrities paid tribute.

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Admit it, men are just to buy for. Before Christmas, I made sure that my wife understood that I only collect Dublins and bulldogs, so she got me a bent...