COMPILATION: Rik Mayall as Lord Flashheart | Blackadder | BBC Comedy Greats
Contains language which some may find offensive. The great Rik Mayall stole the show with his barnstorming performances as ladies' man Lord Flashheart. Woof!
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I met Rik in a Pret a Manger on Oxford St London in 2011. I noticed him stood behind me in the queue. As a kid I’d watched The Young Ones repeatedly along with Mr Jolly, 5 Go Mad, Bad News and so on. He was my comic hero. I knew he probably didn’t want a conversation with a strange 30 y/o man so I simply said “Hello Rik I’m not going to hassle or bore you but I’d just like to say it’s an honor to meet you in person and from the bottom of heart, thank you.” He looked me in the eye, smiled, clicked his heels together like a Nazi and performed a very theatrical bow. He didn’t say a word. I paid for my sandwich and left. RIP Rik, you are missed.
That's a awesome story.
YOUR HERO WORSHIP .....MAKES ME PUKE!!!
bullshit...
@@juliangrant9718 bullshit story...
@Shaboygan Bakalal oh, you knew him personally - wow...
The mixture of Mayall overperforming and Atkinson underperforming is such a perfect combination
It shows a matter of absolute self confidence that Rowan can give his co actors the ability to show their stuff. Flash heart and Sir Percy were two of my favorites and Lord Melchit well all of them really including the German Officer.
That first scene is amazing because Blackadder actually outwits him and Flash knows it, and ups the ante by just knocking him cold. It's completely in character for both men and a testament to the writers and actors. Brilliantly done.
Possibly the best 2 comedy actors of their generation would loved to have seen more of them together
Rik said when they asked him he said he'd only agree if he got to outdo Rowan at every opportunity.
Two fantastic actors, Rik Mayal is sorely missed
If you watch the credits Lord Flasheart plays himself. That in itself is a masterstroke of genius. One of the greatest characters to ever be portayed on the BBC.
Slack bladder
Ha ha ha, never noticed that? Thanks!...
Rik stole the show but for me Victor Meldrew is still the pinnacle of British comedy,in Croatia One foot in the grave has cult following!!
@@dado380 Seen the Father Ted episode with him in it?
@@davidharrington-george1549 ted really gets a beating, both great pieces of British media
“Wee Jock Poo Pong McPlop “ 😅😅😅 only Rowan Atkinson & his verbal delivery of this phrase could be the only possible combination
I was looking through the comments if somebody make a reference to this joke. And you did. Massive thanks. Rowan is also the only one who can say the name Bob real funny. Greetings
@@Funkybassplayer Apparently he has a difficulty pronouncing 'B's so he over-emphasises them to overcome it.
Best guest performance ever. Never seen Rowan atkinson out performed before. Rik Mayall at his very best.
hes like a hurricane in a teacup on his cameo
Indeed... And can I just add. Woof!
More like matched imo
Yes he pretty much stole every scene didn't he? Greatly missed comedy genius & thought provoking conspiracy theorist.
I think that was the idea for the whole Flasheart character, because Rik wanted his character to outclass Rowan & Blackadder in every way
Everyone going on about Rik Mayall in Blackadder goes forth, but nobody mentions Ade's cameo as the Red Baron, seeing Ade, Rik, Tony, Hugh and Rowan all together is so great!
You can imagine younger people who have seen Hugh or Rowan do recent things stumbling across this and having their minds blown.
Ade's Red Baron is legendary
What a poof!
Great, but he was shot so suddenly!😅😅
Ade went from The Baron to Eddie Hitler. Strange that.
That line where he does the "woof!", other people repeat, and Baldrick not quite getting it says "bark" 😂
God damn I miss Rik. We're never gonna see that kind of measured chaos again. His star burns brightest & will outlast everything else.
Genius! Apparently the whole cast were in awe of Rik Mayal, stole the show everytime he was in it... Brilliant 😄
Well… he was “FLASH BY NAME, FLASH BY NATURE!”
He said "watch this, I'm going to steal this scene"... and he did, and nobody minded
And then they had him killed. RIP goat
@@TransitionedToAShark Like Mike Smith and Jill Dando.
@@dancarter482 correct.
I absolutely love Rik Mayall. His only demand when he took the part was that he got more outrageous lines and could be more over the top than Rowan Atkinson 🤣.
That’s awesome🤣
RIP Rik, British genius
Beautiful man 🥰🥰
R.I.P Legend
Threadz. I couldnt agree with you more.
My dad was behind him at the till and said "Are you Rik Mayall?". His response was "Yeah! and you're not." and then pulled a face.
Rik's death hit me harder than any other celebrity. He was a big part of my childhood as was Blackadder.
Blackadder was a special comedy. One of those rare programmes that your parents would inexplicably let you stay up late to watch. The next day everyone in school would be talking about what happened and endlessly quoting the more famous funny lines. And then there’s those really special couple of episodes, where the hero of ‘The Young Ones’ returned to our lives again briefly and we all got to piss our pants once again at his madcap antics. King of misrule, one of a kind❤️👏🏻
Oh ssthuttup, Neil!
Yes! Why were we allowed to watch?
They missed the best one: "Always treat your kite, like you treat your woman!" *swings stick* -"How do you mean sir, take her home around the weekend to meet you mother?" "No, I mean get inside her 5 times a day and take her to heaven and back"
They didn't 'miss' it, they just don't have the balls to post it in 2021.
Whoof!
Sorry to ask but i dont understand the “get inside” part , we are talking about the same kite right ?
"I'm beginning to see why the Suffragette movement wants the vote." "Hey, hey - any bird who wants to chain herself to MY railings and suffer a jet-movement gets my vote!" Just can't beat that kind of wordplay. RIP Rik.
@@gundeepsingh7500 A kite is RAF slang for aeroplane
Still can't believe that Rik is gone. He was like a force of nature and could reduce you to hysterics without saying a word.
the incomparable Rik! as always howling with laughter at these. gone but never forgotten.
I really miss the old rascal 😢
Watched him from the days when he started out as "Kevin Turvey" when I was at school. Great in every role he played from The New Statesman to Bottom and a straight role as a copper in Jonathan Creek.
Rik Mayall, brilliant actor and force of nature. Taken long before his time, with so much more left to give. RIP the People's Poet.
First time I ever saw him was in a comedy sketch with Robbie Coltrane. He was amazing and continued to be so throughout his career. Sorely missed!
Have you watched Rik's last film? He was most probably taken out.
Ade Edmondson as the Red Baron von Richthoven and Rik Mayall as the Lord Flashheart - Just brilliant!
MTV used to play "The Young Ones" -- so it's so cool seeing (P)Rick and Adrian reunited. ;)
Genius
@@michaelmclaughlin261They’re also together in; ‘Bottom’ ‘The Dangerous Brothers’ ‘Filthy Rich & Catflap’
I miss Rik Mayall so much. He was gone way too soon.
He died?
@@weazels Unfortunately yes, he died in 2014
@@ciaranmcguinness8900 - So we think. JFK jr and Di also "died". And all 3 of them spoke out about the cabal.... Just imagine if they're not dead.... and you might not have to imagine long....
@@ciaranmcguinness8900 When he walked through the pearly gates looking smug saying "Iiiiiiits ME!!!" God must have stared at him in shock with his mouth open saying "Oh,fuuck me.."
Have a 100th like 👍
The blood The noise The endless poetry! 😅
saucier than a direct hit on a heinz factory😂
0:25 Love the fact that Rik hit Rowan hard enough to make him stumble for real. Good mates and stalwart free thinking Englishmen.
Englishman isn't a acceptable term anymore, please consider being inclusive to all our African and Arab newcomers
@@jimmycakes7158 uh, what? Occurring to who? And you didn't provide an alternative name. Secondly, did you ask ALL African and Arab people if they don't like being referred to as Englishman? What about the Indians or Pakistan's? Why did you exclude them? Asians? Just because they are not white, doesn't mean they are not English. No need for segregation here.
@@TheOriginal_Unaleska I think it was a joke, mate. Albeit a bad one.
@@jimmycakes7158 they would have all rejected your ridiculous comment
@@jimmycakes7158 you always find the time to bring some racism into your jokes? Next time leave the racism bit out and try bringing humour into the mix. You might be less of a knob then.
The paste on his moustache fails during Blackadder II. It slows him down not a bit; he just leaves it to flop around on his face. I crack up every single time I see it! You can notice it after he thumbs his nose at Melchett, but keep watching. LOL!
Nevermind that, he glued them right back on when he headbutted Darling. Best headbutt in TV history :D
Rik Mayall was a true comedy king, forever missed
the last person I called darling was pregnant 20 seconds later.... what a line 😂😂😂
It has been a long time since BBC made comedy this good and still holds up well today. I saw Rik live with Ade in Bottom. Absolutely bloody hilarious.
There are too many white males in these scenes for the BBC nowadays
@Chris Blackadder and Bottom are classics because they are funny not for any other reason. A hit Edinburgh show used to be rewarded with a radio pilot and transfer to TV if it’s any good, see League of Gentlemen for details, but these days they will be lucky to become a jobbing writer or get a spot on QI.
I met Rik at the first ComicRelief Live show at the BBC in 1986, he was the first to sign my programme! In the early 80s I saw him at the Comedy Store doing his Kevin Turvey character and I thought he was brilliant and so unique. He's so missed.
Elizabethan Flash is the funniest scene I've ever watched, for most of the scene Rik's fake moustache is coming off and I imagine the director would have wanted to shoot again but this was the only take where most of the cast held it together from laughing. I can well imagine there were dozens of other takes where the tache stayed on but everyone was dying of laughter. Just all round brilliance from everyone.
I'd agree
Love how Rik nearly breaks the set at 05:12. He really was a force of nature
All the more funny because the set is so wobbly :D
Literally and figuratively 😂 I love the look on Atkinson and Fry’s faces as they try to hold it together for the next minute 🤣
. . and then Miranda Richardson breaks the 4th wall shortly afterwards 😄.
6:13 an extra nut to the head for good measure
Love that rest of the cast hardly can hold it in as Rik destroys the entire set! 😄 ❤️
Rik will always be my number one comic. Rest in peace great man ❤️
His death was a huge loss to British comedy. I don't think I've ever mourned a celebrity before but I certainly mourned Rik Mayalls
True - it hurt😢
Apart from “The Thick of It”, There’s been nothing approaching this sort of comedic quality on television since.
Nothing.
Now i have to find the Thick of it.
@@jamesandrews1130 oh you wont be disappointed
@@jamesandrews1130 How's it going? Malcolm Tucker is the best character since Flashheart.
Ok boomer
Rik Mayall will never be forgotten, greets from The Netherlands
R.I.P Rik, you gave us great memories.
Love them all. People forget how good Rik was in 'The Young Ones'; ' The New Statesman'; 'Bottom' and of course, 'Blackadder'.
Not to hero-worship him and Ade, but basically anything with him and Ade- The Dangerous Brothers remains one of my all time "laugh until I fear for my very life" show :)
People don't forget those shows.
People don't "forget how good he was" at all. He regularly trends on twitter, 8 years after his death. He is still very much loved and admired.
Nah he ain't forgotten. My dad introduced me to Bottom back in like 1995 when I was 5 years old and I only recently rewatched it for like the 9th time.
When I was very young I used to watch Grim Tales hosted by Rik. He always put a unique spin on each story, especially Rumpelstiltsken 🙂
Me and my old man been quoting this stuff at each other for 20 plus years 😆❤
The only time rik isn't shouting is when ade is doing his bit they were one of the best comedy double acts ever with anarchy running through there veins
They where amazing
Yes. Their .. btw
Every now and again I revisit Blackadder and Fawlty Towers because for me those two shows are timeless and incredibly funny. And sometimes I just watch the short compilations we have of Rik Mayall performing Lord Flashheart. Such a great performance. Way too funny, wish he could have stayed around longer.
I'm happy that I was around when I first saw Rik as Kevin Turvey. Then obviously The Young Ones, Filthy Rich..., The Dangerous Brothers, Bottom etc.
Jesus Christ, Rik was always the spotlight. He was so amazing.
His energy man it's captivating.
One of the greatest guest performances of all time. RIP Rik. Genius.
I can’t believe how many of these lines I still still use today 😂
Me too! See you in HR.
Woof!
@@jraus1015Indeed, he will be In and Out and In again. WOOF!
We never got enough of Flashheart. I used to fall about the place laughing as soon as he opened his mouth. Comedy gold
Comedy doesn't get any better than Blackadder and Flashheart together.
Rik Mayall in Blackadder 2 and 4 is quite simply the funniest, over the top, performance I think I have ever seen on TV. Even now after all these years I love watching repeats of Blackadder but these two episodes make me laugh out loud. A massive talent taken from us too soon.
The real miracle is how they got Rik Mayall to look so BLOODY HANDSOME!
it's the moustache
He was a handsome guy, he was just always pulling expressions that twisted his face up.
Rowan Atkinson looked sexy in seasons 2 and 3. The facial hair and clothes were everything.
@Aw Flower Well I'm a heterosexual male ffs. I know him from Bottom and The Young Ones, shows in which he portrayed foul looking dirtbags. As Lord Flashheart, he has me low-key questioning my sexuality. Now knock off the snark, will ya?
The best headbutt off all time
Just the best!
The scene in MAN DOWN where he pushes Greg Davies in to the Christmas tree. Golden. Loved Rick Mayall. Mad? He was madder than mad. He was madder than mad Jack Mc Mad, winner of last year’s “Mr Mad” competition.
Very nice, actually sounds like a Blackadder quote 👍
One of the most amazing characters ever created. Hilarious and just amazing.
Blackadder was filmed nearly 40 years ago and remains the last great British comedy show. RIP Rik Mayall
Rik Mayall one of a kind brilliant, RIP.
The most modest man in history.
happy times.... thats why I watch this
3 of the finest British comedians in one clip including a talking turnip. It is golden television.
Hard to believe he is dead, such a force of nature, wish bbc still made comedy like this!
Only 1 Rik Mayall .. RIP Sir and Missed
It’s sad how death wasn’t investigated because everything points to murder
"Look, do you think you can make your obscene phonecall somewhere else?" One of my favorite lines from "Blackadder." :)
like the beard...gives me something to haaaang on to XDDDDDDD
Apparently when he was on the show he used to say "right lets make this show funny " 😂 a complete maverick !
Rowan Atkinson and the team are trying so hard not to laugh at Rick Mayal's comedy brilliance - This compilation is just total genuis !!! RIP Rick x
Didn't show the flying lesson scene? That's the most iconic
Where George asks why they are called The 20 Minuters?
That’s the scene where Flash sagely advises “always treat your kite like you treat your woman” then swings his swagger stick as if to hit someone before declaring “get inside five times a day and take her to heaven and back”. Call me cynical (or far worse) but I suspect the omission of such material sadly wasn’t mere oversight. Certainly not in the current year. Hope I’m wrong. ;)
@@makara80 With the BBC compiling it probably not
@@makara80 I think you might be right.
@@makara80 I imagine few women complain about being taken to heaven and back, in reality. Twitter on the other hand...
Filming the Blackadder 2 scene first time, after they called cut Rik said "did I win!?"
He owned every scene he was ever in during his entire career. Rest humble king.
No one could deliver lines like Rik in that rapid fire manner .RIP Rik Gone too soon .
Rik just devoured every scene he was in! He was always such a treat to watch.
Rik Mayall might've spent his entire career typecast as a petulant crazy person but my god he nailed it.
Loved Ric in all he plays !! Brilliant actor !!!!!!!!!!!!
What else do you recommend
@@slamdunktiger The New Statesman is a great one too!
Imagine the whole Harry Potter film series if Rik Mayall's scenes had not gotten cut....
How can anyone get such a massive laugh out of “I simply ran out of juice?” Brilliant, a genius!
The bit with Ade Edmonson is magnificent
The absolute best character of any show ever in the history of television.
I love how it's said of the wedding scene that not only did he outshine the cream of British comedy actors, he made it look effortless.
Rik's earnest, dramatic asides to camera are 100x funnier because of the 'moustache failure' and his refusal to break character. Thank God they left them in.
One of the all time great. R. I. P Rik
Lol I saw what you did there. The game show. 😂👍
Damn I miss Rik, absolute legend.🤘🤘
possibly the best character in any medium ever in the history of mankind. Woof!
"Eat knuckles,Fritz!" 😅
Blackadder, still the funniest thing I've ever watched. Episodes including Rik Mayal were extra special :))))
I'm a yank. I'm really scratching my head, trying to think of an American parallel to this, to a character so over-the-top, so completely full of himself, yet also so endearing and not annoying. Maybe Robin Williams in a few episodes of Mork and Mindy, maybe, but that was his show, every line was written to set him up. I certainly can't think of anything in American comedic TV where a cameo performer swoops in and absolutely steals the scene with nothing but raw sexual energy and chutzpah.
You don't Jim Carry and maybe a young Robin Williams but Murica certainly does not have anyone who was comparable to Rik A true force of nature he was.
"Eat knuckle Fritz" will never ever get old
He just KILLS IT...and everyone just stands back in awe!! LOL...
"Well this isn't a reasonable use of my time and resources but I'm gonna do it anyway" Classic. Riks face too, way he looks at Ade the whole time when he's doing his baron speech before he shoots him
The best this country has ever had no one even comes close to the legend. Could make you cry with laughter just walking in the room. Miss you ric
Absolute comedy gold!!!!!!
These little vignettes of a low budget comedy show still clearly illustrate why it will always be number 1 even after all these years.
A true one off,sadly missed Rik,a brilliant and individual comedian. Absolute gold
Brilliant tribute. I remember the shows he did. Still brings a tear to my eye
I have watched and adored British sitcoms my whole life. Blackadder is easily one of the all time greatest sitcoms, and Rik Mayall - especially in Blackadder Goes Forth - could easily be the greatest guest star in the history of sitcoms. Just incredible, and one of the reasons he works so brilliantly is because he has a deadpan Rowan Atkinson in the same scenes. It is pure comedy magic.
Fry and Atkinson can barely contain themselves laughing in the Wedding scene
The whole Blackadder series, together with Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister series, are the peak in human comedy history!
The headbutt on poor Percy gets me every time!
Rik Mayall. Flash. Greatest entrace EVER!
Rik Mayall really was a force of nature. He will never be replicated.
It just doesn’t get much better than this. Thanks Rik for making me laugh so much 👍
So sad that he's gone. One of my heroes.
Ah the good old days. Magnificent! RIP Rik, I miss you terribly. 💐❤
2:04 Funny how Flashheart punches screen right to left but Blackadder's head and body turns left to right lol
Rik Mayall was awesome as Lord Flasheart. I remember watching the Young ones as a teenager and loving everything about his comic acting. He is truly missed. RIP.
There is "stole the show" and then there Rik Mayall stealing the show. "thanks bridesmaid, like the beard...gives me something to hang onto" is one the funniest jokes/lines i've ever heard. Its pure gold.
When Rik says "Thanks bridesmaid like the beard, gives me something to hang onto" You can see Tony trying not to laugh haha (and even Rowan looks like he needs to compose himself a bit).