Top billed cast

1. 

   Adrian Edmondson

   Edward Elizabeth Hitler

2. 

   Rik Mayall

   Richard Richard

3. 

   Christopher Ryan

   Dave Hedgehog

4. 

   Steven O'Donnell

   Spudgun

5. 

   Lee Cornes

   Dick Head

6. 

   Rupert Bates

   Mr Tent

7. 

   Helen Lederer

   Lady Natasha

8. 

   Roger Sloman

   Mr. Harrison

9. 

   Robert McKewley

   P. C. Cholmondley-Smythe

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Season 3

1995 | 6 Episodes

Reviews

A review by timinaus

Written by timinaus on 2023-08-19

Rik Mayall and Ade Edmonson first teamed up as 20th Century Coyote at the fledgling Comedy Store in 1980. Having established themselves as a duo they were blended in to the TV show “The Young Ones” (part written by Mayall along with Lise Mayer and Ben Elton). Rik as the annoying sociology student Rik and Ade as medical nutcase Vyvyan. This led to a partial spin off, Filthy Rich and Catflap written by Elton. The pair's characters were beginning to take shape with Richie as the hopeless out of work actor Richie Rich and Ade as his minder Eddie Catflap.

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Recommendations

1. The Young Ones79%
2. Peep Show80%
3. Platonic69%
4. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia82%
5. Curb Your Enthusiasm80%
6. Monty Python's Flying Circus82%
7. Man Seeking Woman70%
8. Scrubs81%
9. Workaholics74%
10. 'Til Death64%
11. Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!72%
12. Portlandia69%
13. The Four Seasons67%
14. Dream On69%
15. I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson70%
16. The Larry Sanders Show76%
17. Harlem71%
18. Heathers65%
19. Two and a Half Men74%
20. Maron71%

Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
Bottom

Keywords

• alcohol
• bachelor
• fight
• virgin
• surreal
• boredom
• slapstick comedy
• dark comedy
• sexual humor
• scam
• breaking the fourth wall
• alcoholic
• slob
• sitcom
• unemployed
• flatmates
• anarchic comedy