The following is a list of all known films, television shows, books, records, audio books and stage shows Rik Mayall has done. The only things left off of this list are radio and tv interviews and audio book versions of tv shows Rik has done.
If anybody has any additions to make to this list, please e-mail me.
Last updated September 29, 1998.
| TITLE | MEDIUM | ROLE | YEAR(S) | DESCRIPTION/EPISODES (TV ONLY) |
| An American Werewolf in London | Film | Bit Part. "Local Guy in Pub" | 1981 | An American tourist is bitten by a werewolf while in London and turns into one himself. Rik has a small role as a local yokel in a pub. |
| Ancestral Vices | Audio Book | Audio Book Narrator | 1997? | By Tom Sharpe. May not have been released. |
| Bachelor Boys: The Young Ones Book | Book | Co-Author with Lise Meyer & Ben Elton | 1984 | A book "written" by the Young Ones that contains all sorts of tips for the young, hip and trendy Cliff Richard fan out there. |
| Bad News | Album | Colin Grigson | 1989 | From Rhino/Rampage Records. Available on lp and on cd with bonus tracks. |
| Bad News Live | Album | Colin Grigson | 198? | Another Bad News album. Yes, Bad News DID tour! |
| Bad News Video: Bohemian Rhapsody | Music Video | Colin Grigson | 1988 | Bad News present their remake of the Queen song, only to discover that they're contracted to do more than just one video... and they've already spent all their money on the one clip. |
| Bad News Video: Cashing in on Christmas | Music Video | Colin Grigson | 198? | A sentimental holiday video from the band. |
| The Bill | TV | Guest Star. "Patrick Massire" | 1997 | Appears in parts 2 & 3 of a three part special |
| Blackadder 1, 2, 4 | TV | Guest Star
"Mad Gerald" "Flashheart" "Lord Flashheart" |
1983 1985 1989 |
Rik appears in the Blackadder chronicles first as Edmond's cellmate Mad Gerald, and then as Edmond's friend/nemesis, Flashheart.
Blackadder 1: The Black Seal Blackadder 2:Bells Blackadder Goes Forth: Private Plane |
| Boom Boom Go Out the Lights | TV | Star and Co-Writer with Adrian Edmondson | 1980 | Ade Edmondson and Rik make an early appearance as "Twentieth Century Coyote" and recite poems about Vanessa Redgrave and the theatre, among other things. |
| Bootleg (Bad News) | Album | Colin Grigson | 198? | Another Bad News album |
| Bottom | TV | Star and Co-Writer with Adrian Edmondson. "Richard Richard" | 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 |
Lifes two biggest losers, Richard Richard and Eddie Hitler, share a house and lifes miseries.
Smells Gas Contest Apocalypse S'Up Accident Digger Culture Burglary Parade Holy S'Out Hole Terror Break Dough Finger Terror |
| Bottom Fluff | Video Only | Star and Co-Writer with Adrian Edmondson. "Richard Richard" | 1996 | Outtakes and bloopers from the Bottom series |
| Bottom Live | Stage Play and later a Video | Star and Co-Writer with Adrian Edmondson. "Richard Richard" | 1993 | Believing Richie is about to inherit a fortune, Eddie marries/adopts him only to find out that Richie actually owes a fortune. |
| Bottom Live 2: The Big No. Two Tour | Stage Play and later a Video | Star and Co-Writer with Adrian Edmondson. "Richard Richard" | 1995 | The Queen is in town and Richie knows she's just gotta be hot for him. |
| Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island | Stage Play and later a Video | Star and Co-Writer -- "Richard Richard" | 1997 | Richie and Eddie are stranded on a deserted island...with a nuclear bomb. |
| Bottom: The Scripts | Book | Co-Author with Adrian Edmondson | 1994 | The scripts to the first series of Bottom. |
| Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis | Film | Star. "Marty Starr" | 1997 | An agent decides to murder his client to cash in on her post-death record sales. |
| The British Comic Strip Presents.... | TV | Star and Sometimes Co-Writer -- Various Roles: Various Jeremy Colin Grigson Tarquin Theatre Owner Carlos Husband Richard Alistair Hunchback, Judge Colin Grigson Escort Lord Mayor James Alan |
1983 1983 1983 1983 1984 1984 1984 1986 1986 1988 1988 1988 1990 1992 1998 |
The Comic Strip Comedy Club vets present a series of tv films -- all unrelated (save for Bad News) to each other topic wise.
War Beat Generation Bad News Tour Summer School Dirty Movie A Fistful of Travellers Cheques Gino Consuela Private Enterprise Strike More Bad News Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door GLC The Red Nose of Courage Four Men in a Car |
| The B'Stard File | Book | 1988 | By Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. A spoof of Alan B'Stard character from The New Statesman. | |
| The Cannon and Ball Show | TV | Guest Star. "Hotel Keeper" | 1989 | |
| The Canterville Ghose | TV Film | Star. "Augustus Dampier" | 1997 | A new film of the Oscar Wilde story. |
| Carry On Columbus | Film | Co-Star. "The Sultan of Turkey" | 1992 | A modern revisitation of the Carry On films |
| The Cash in Compilation (Bad News) | Album | Colin Grigson | 198? | Another Bad News album |
| Cell Mates | Stage Play | Star. "Sean Bourke" | 1995 | By Simon Gray. Performed at The Alberry, London. |
| Comedy of Errors | Stage Play | Star. "Dromio" | 1978 | Performed by the Oxford and Cambridge Shakespeare Company. They toured the US for three months with this show. |
| Comic Relief | Charity Event | Star | 1986 | The Young Ones perform Living Doll live with Cliff Richard one night, and Bob Geldoff on another. |
| Comic Relief Presents Utterly Utterly Live | Album | Star | 1986 | The soundtrack to the 1986 Comic Relief Young Ones and Cliff Richard appearance. |
| Comic Strip | Live Stand Up -- UK Tour | Star | 1982 | |
| The Comic Strip | Book | Various authors. | 1983 | Scripts to various British Comic Strip episodes. |
| The Common Pursuit | Stage Play | Star. "Nick" | 19?? | By Simon Gray. Performed at The Pheonix, London. |
| Couples and Robbers | TV Film | Co-Star? | 198? | Short Film |
| Death on the Toilet | Stage Play | Star. | 1979 | By Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson |
| Didn't You Kill My Mother-in Law? | Book | 1987 | By Roger Wilmut and Peter Rosengard. Tells the story of the Comic Strip comedians. | |
| Donnington Monsters of Rock Concert (Bad News) | Album | Colin Grigson | 198? | Another Bad News album |
| Drop Dead Fred | Film | Star. "Drop Dead Fred" | 1991 | When her marriage crumbles, Elizabeth's imaginary childhood friend comes back to "help" her out. |
| Eat the Rich | Film | Bit Part. "Mickey" | 1987 | A long form Comic Strip film. |
| Exclusive Relief | Video Only | Star. "Rick" & "Alan B'Stard" | 1990 | The Young Ones and Cliff Richard's video for Living Doll is presented along with The New Statesman at No. 10 |
| The Eye of the Needle | Film | Bit Part. Soldier on Train | 1981 | A WW2 drama starring Donald Sutherland. Rik appears as a soldier on a train...for about 5 seconds. |
| Fat Chance | Book | Rik is frequently mentioned and the book is dedicated to him. | 1995 | A book written by Simon Gray about the Cell Mates play, or, more specifically, the aftermath of Stephen Fry's disappearance both from the play and from England. |
| Filthy Rich and Catflap | TV Comedy Series | Star, Co-Wrote Additional Material to compliment Ben Elton's scripts. "Richie Rich" | 1987 | The trials and tribulations of Ralph Filthy the agent, Richie Rich the washed up actor, and his minder, Eddie Catflap. More of a parody of celebrity than anything else. Episodes 1 - 6 |
| First Aids | TV Special | Guest Star | 1987 | An Aids Week special presented to teach the facts about HIV and AIDS. |
| First on Four | TV | Guest Star | 1998 | Two documentaries on The Comic Strip and Saturday Live, which featured contributions by Rik. |
| French and Saunders | TV | Guest Star? | 1989 | |
| Fundamental Frolics | TV | Star | 1981 | Adrian Edmondson and Rik appear as 20th Century Coyote. Similar to Boom Boom Go Out the Lights |
| The Government Inspector | Stage Play | Star. "Khelstakov" | 19?? | Performed at The National |
| Great Pursuit | Audio Book | Audio Book Narrator | 1997? | By Tom Sharpe. May not have been released. |
| Grimm Tales | TV | Star | 1989 | Grimm Brothers fairy tales are presented with narration by Rik and occasional puppets to act out the stories. |
| Happy Families | TV | Guest Star | 1985. "Priest" | A Jennifer Saundes series where the matriarch of a family attempts to find all of the missing members of her family. Rik makes a cameo in episode 3 as a priest. |
| Hardwicke House | TV | |||
| Horse Opera | TV Film | Star. "Wyatt Earp" | 1994 | |
| How to Be a Little Sod | TV -- Live action and amimated | Voiceover. "Little Sod" | 1995 | Rik provides the voice of Little Sod -- the baby whose mission in life is to torture his parents any way possible. Parent Training Portable Baby Do You Think the Baby's Alright? End to End Male Bonding A Life of Her Own Getting Around Don't Forget the Kitchen Sink Bedtime Story Present Time |
| In the Red | 3 part TV special | Star. . "Dominic De'Ath" | 1998 | Bank managers are being mysteriously murdered in London. The inner workings of the BBC are also examined within the story -- and it's not too flattering. |
| Jackanory | TV | Guest Star | 1986? 199? 1996 |
A celebrity guest tells a childrens story along with animation.
George's Marvellous Medicine (5 episodes) The Fwog Pwince -- The Twuth! Jack and the Beanstalk |
| Jake's Journey | TV | Star? | 1988 | Pilot for US TV. Starrred Graham Chapman |
| Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door | TV | Star and Co-Writer. "Kevin Turvey" | 1981? | Kevin Turvey presents his exciting life to the viewers at home. |
| Kevin Turvey and the Bastard Squad | Live Stand Up -- UK Tour | Star | 1983 | |
| Kick Up the Eighties (Kevin Turvey Investigates...) | TV | Star and Co-Writer. "Kevin Turvey" | 1981 | Keving Turvey, the ace investigative reporter that rarely ever investigates anything properly presents his findings to us on everything from Nasty Little Sticky Things to Death. |
| Krindlekrax | Audio Book | Audio Book Narrator | 1997? | By Philip Ridley. May not have been released. |
| Let the Children Play | Album | Star | 1982? | Comedy album that Rik appeared on. |
| Little Noises | Film | Co-Star. "Mathias Liechstenstein" | 1991 | A "writer" steals the poems of a homeless mute and passes them off to his literary agent (Rik) as his own. |
| Living Doll/All the Little Flowers are Happy | Single | Star. "Rick" | 1986 | The Young Ones and Cliff Richard -- together at last! |
| Look at the State We're In! | TV | Guest Star. "Rattner" | 1995 | The workings of government and taxation are explained by Adrian Edmondson and Rik. "The Organization" |
| Love Hurts | TV | Guest Stars as "himself" | 1992 | |
| Man Equals Man | Stage Play | Star. "Uriah" | 19?? | Performed at the Manchester Contact |
| Managing Problem People | Video | Star. | 1988 | A Video Arts training film. |
| More Bottom: The Scripts | Book | Co-Author with Adrian Edmondson | 199? | The scripts to the second series of Bottom. |
| The New Statesman | TV | Star. "Alan B'Stard" |
1987 1987 1987 1987 1987 1987 1987 1988 1989 1989 1989 1989 1989 1989 1989 1990 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1994 |
Alan B'Stard, the most ruthless Tory backbencher of them all, cheats and steals his way to success.
Happiness is a Warm Gun Passport to Freedom Sex is Wrong Waste Not, Want Not Friends of St. James Three Line Whipping Baa-Baa Black Sheep The New Statesman at Number 10 Fatal Extraction Live From Westminster The Wapping Conspiracy The Haltemprice Bunker California Here I Come May the Best Man Win Piers of the Realm Who Shot Alan B'Stard? Labour of Love The Party's Over Let Them Sniff Cake Keeping Mum Natural Selection Profit of Boom Back from the Mort Speaking in Tongues H.A.S.H. Heil and Farewell A Bigger Splash The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'Stard Alan B'Stard Exposed |
| The New Statesman | Script Book | 1992 | By Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. Nine scripts from The New Statesman series. | |
| The New Statesman | Book | 1987 | By Anna Morgan. Six stories based on the first series of The New Statesman. | |
| Nintendo Commercial | TV | Star | 1997/98 | Rik hawks "Kirby's Dream Land" for the NES console and Nintendo's Game Boy. |
| Northern Lights | TV -- BBC play | Star | 1981 | |
| Oh What the Hell | Video Only | Star | 199? | A business training film done for John Cleese's Video Arts series. |
| Out of My Head with Rik Mayall | Video Only | Star. "Ricky" and various others characters | 1995 | An anti-drug educational video meant for teens and pre-teens |
| Peter Gunn's Theme | Video for rock band The Art of Noise | Co-Star | 199? | Rik, dressed detective style, dances along with The Art of Noise. |
| The Pick of the Nose | Video Only | Star. "Rick" | 1997 | The Young Ones and Cliff Richard's video for Living Doll is presented. |
| Poor Souls | Audio Book | Audio Book Narrator | 1997? | By Joseph Connolly. May not have been released. |
| The Princess and the Goblin | Film -- Animated | Star. Voice of "Froglip" | 1993 | An animated childrens film about goblins that want to take over the world. |
| Real Trouble (a/k/a Double Trouble a/k/a Bud Tucker in Double Trouble) | CD-ROM | Voice over as "Dick Tate" | 1996 | Rik provides the voice of the evil Dick Tate, Lord of Lies, Hater of all Nice Things. This CD-ROM was produced by EIDOS and was never released in the US. According to fans, it was released in Europe, but is currently hard to find. |
| Remember Me? | Film | Star. "Ian" | 1997 | A struggling family is turned upside when an old college flame of the wife shows up unexpectedly. |
| Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson | Live Stand Up -- UK Tour | Star | April - June, 1993 | 68 Dates |
| Rik Mayall and Andy De La Tour | Live Stand Up -- UK Tour | Star | 1989/90 | 67 Dates in 1989, 2 weeks in March 1990 |
| Rik Mayall and Ben Elton | Live Stand Up -- UK Tour | Star | 1984/85 | |
| Rik Mayall and Ben Elton | Live Stand Up -- Ibitha | Star | 1985 | |
| Rik Mayall and Ben Elton | Live Stand Up -- Australia Tour | Star | 1986 | |
| Rik Mayall and Ben Elton | Live Stand Up -- Perth, Western Australia | Star | 1987 | Performed at Club 242 Leederville Hotel, West Perth |
| Rik Mayall and Ben Elton | Live Stand Up -- UK Tour | Star | June, 1992 | |
| Rik Mayall Ben Elton and Andy De La Tour | Live Stand Up -- Edinburgh Festival/UK Tour | Star | 1983 | |
| Rik Mayall Presents | TV | Star Micky Love Greg Neil Lewis Raymond Toby |
1993 1993 1993 1995 1995 1995 |
Six unconnected hour long shows that spotlight Rik's versatility as a serious actor. There are light moments in each show, but the overall tone is dramatic. Micky Love Briefest Encounter Dancing Queen The Big One Dirty Old Town Claire De Lune |
| Saturday Live (The Dangerous Brothers) | TV | Star. "Richard Dangerous" | 1985 | The Dangerous Brothers -- Richard Dangerous and Sir Adrian Dangerous take you along with them as they maim, injure and mutilate themselves for your viewing enjoyment. "Incredibly stupid, I'm sure you'll agree." |
| A Sense of Achievement | Video | Star. "employee" | 1990 | A 12 minute film made by Playback Training Videos for London Underground. |
| Shock Treatment | Film | Co-Star. "Rest Home Ricky" | 1981 | The followup to The Rocky Horror Picture Show finds Brad and Janet trapped in a tv studio, or, as it's more apt to be called, reality. Rik appears as Rest Home Ricky, the singing male nurse. |
| Shock Treatment | Album | Co-Star. "Rest Home Ricky" | 1981 | The soundtrack to the film. Yes, Rik sings. |
| Snakes and Ladders | TV | 1989 | ||
| The Snow Queen...The Robber King | Video Only? Animated | Voice Over | 199? | |
| The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town Mouse | Video Only? Animated | Voice Over. "Tom Thumb" | 1996 | A Beatrix Potter classic |
| Tom and Vicky | TV | Guest Star -- Voice Over. "Squid" and two frogs | 1998 | |
| Waiting for Godot | Stage Play | Star. "Vladimir" | 1989 | Starred with Adrian Edmondson. Performed at Shaftesbury Avenue. |
| Wham Bham Strawberry Jam | TV. Live action and animated | Star | 199? | Similar to Grimm Tales |
| Whoops Apocalypse | Co-Star. "Biff" | 198? | The original film, Rik sings Johnny Cyclops Never Started World War 3 | |
| Whoops Apocalypse | Film | Co-Star. "SAS Commander" | 1986 | World War 3 is about to happen, unless the SAS can save the day. |
| Willows in Winter | Video Only? Animated | Voice Over. "Toad" | 1997 | The followup to The Wind in the Willows |
| Wind in the Willows | Video Only? Animated | Voice Over. "Toad" | 1995 | The Kenneth Grahame childrens tale. If Rik was an animal, this would be the one -- personality wise. |
| The World of Peter Rabbit and Tom Thumb | Video Only? Animated | Voice Over | 199? | |
| The Young Ones | TV | Star and Co-Writer. "Rick" | 1982 1982 1982 1982 1982 1982 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 |
Four students that never go to class share a flat. A Young Ones Stage Tour was also done.
Demolition Oil Boring Bomb Interesting Flood Bambi Cash Nasty Time Sick Summer Holiday |