Rik Mayall faked brilliant response from Lenny Henry after fan asked for advice on comedy writing
The comedian manages to keep entertaining the Twitter world
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Your support makes all the difference.A student wrote to Rik Mayall asking for his advice about comedy writing and the Blackadder actor’s response was as expectedly witty as his many other irreverent fan interactions.
Guy Walker, a media and television student at the University of Huddersfield, sent Mayall a letter asking three questions about comedy.
On the subject of whether or not innovative comedy is being ruined by political correctness, he appears to write, “No, it’s the w*gs.”
Walker then asks about the differences between writing for radio and writing for television. Mayall replies with his trademark humour: “There is none. They’re both run by BBC middle class neo-situationalist class–racists”.
The note was signed “with love and violence Lenny Henry x”.
Last week, a fan shared a response from Mayall after the comedian was asked to sign a card for his wife’s birthday. The actor obliged, but then wrote a separate note urging the couple to buy a copy of his World Cup track, "Noble England": “OK, that’s my part of the deal done; now your part of the deal,” he wrote.
The track entered the top 10 of the UK Official Chart last week, after a fan campaign to revive the song, originally released in 2010.
A fan request for an autograph was met with a similarly entertaining response from the comedian, who was, among other things, known for his love of profanities.
A handwritten letter read:
“Here you are you cheapskate money-grabbing Welsh c*nt — where's the f*cking envelope you deformity??
”Here you are Daniel, thank you so much for writing. I hope you like the picture.
“Best wishes my dear friend.”
The comedian died on 9 June, aged 56, of an “acute cardiac arrest” after a morning run. His funeral will be staged tomorrow, 19 June.
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