In this electrifying autobiography, Rik stands naked in front of his vast legions of fans and disciples and invites them to take communion with the blood he has spilled for them... more
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is long and distinguished. He brings his anarchic style to his own story which blends fact and fiction in a startling and original way. He invented alternative comedy with The Young Ones he brought down the Thatcher administration with The New Statesman and he changed the face of global culture with his masterpiece Bottom. Not only was his number one single Living Doll the saviour of rock 'n' roll but he also rescued the British film industry with the vast revenues created by his legendary movie Drop Dead Fred. In 1998 he survived an assassination attempt and spent five days in a coma before he literally came back from the dead. Having completed countless phenomenal feature films TV series live extravaganzas and radio voice-overs since then Rik Mayall is now poised on the brink of a whole new epoch-shattering revolution. In this electrifying book Rik stands naked in front of his vast legions of fans and disciples and invites them to take communion with the blood he has spilled for them during his thirty year war on show business. For the first time ever Rik reveals in print the deep inner truth behind his gargantuan ascent to the pinnacle of international light entertainment - the mental hospitals he has broken out of the television executives he has assaulted the drugs he has definitely not taken the charities he has bankrupted the countless pregnancies he has engendered and so much more! This is his 'Autobiography'.
and disciples and invites them to take communion with the blood he has spilled for them during his thirty year war on show business. He invented alternative comedy with "The Young Ones" he brought down the Thatcher administration with "The New Statesman" and he changed the face of global culture with his masterpiece "Bottom". Not only was his number one single 'Living Doll' the saviour of rock 'n' roll but he also rescued the British film industry with the vast revenues created by his legendary movie "Drop Dead Fred". In 1998 he survived an assassination attempt and spent five days in a coma before he literally came back from the dead. Having completed countless phenomenal feature films TV series live extravaganzas and radio voice-overs since then Rik Mayall is now poised on the brink of a whole new epoch-shattering revolution. For the first time ever Rik reveals in print the deep inner truth behind his gargantuan ascent to the pinnacle of international light entertainment - the mental hospitals he has broken out of the television executives he has assaulted the drugs he has definitely not taken the charities he has bankrupted the countless pregnancies he has engendered and so much more.
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Advantages: It's brilliantly funny Disadvantages: Rik Mayall is not everyones cup of tea
...I love.
Bigger than Hitler, Better than Christ is Rik's autobiography, but don't expect huge insights into his childhood or his career. This book isn't like that. The title should give you a clue as to the ego-trip we're about to embark on. Whatever you do though, don't take the immense arrogance on each page too seriously. People expect Rik to be an arrogant egotist and he delivers with abundance. It's all part of his character. In fact, it's almost ... ...to find it much cheaper. Mind you, Rik would probably ask you to pay the £18.99 because he deserves it.
Bigger than Hitler, Better than Christ is published by Harper Collins.
The ISBN number is 0 00 720727 1
Thanks for reading. Dawn x ...
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Advantages: Hilarious insight to Rik Mayall's life as a comedy god! Disadvantages: Can be a bit slow/boring in places - only for a serious Rik fan.
"Bigger than Hitler better than Christ" - couldn't have put it better myself!!
First off I would like to say:
"If you are not a serious Rik Mayall fan but have seen or enjoyed some of his work this may not be the book you were looking for or expecting!"
Anyway read on and see if you might enjoy this book...
Rik Mayall is very well known in comedy entertainment for The Young Ones, Filthy, Rich and Catflap, The New Statesman and Bottom. Rik mayall ... ...to some extents have annoyed a few people over the years, but personally, I love him (figure of speech). Throughout the book Rik's personality is thrown in your face, even from the start with rude remarks about you "the reader", work colleagues from over the years and of course the most noticeable remark is of himself - "The Rik Mayall". He adamantly believes that he is the best, and that he is solely to blame for the start of great British television. ...
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Bigger Than Hitler, Better Than Christ - Rik Mayall
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Author: Rik Mayall
Title: Bigger Than Hitler, Better Than Christ
Genre: Biography
Type: Non-Fiction
ISBN: 0007207271; 000720728X
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In this electrifying autobiography, Rik stands naked in front of his vast legions of fans and disciples and invites them to take communion with the blood he has spilled for them during his thirty year war on show business. He invented alternative comedy with "The Young Ones", he brought down the Thatcher administration with "The New Statesman" and he changed the face of global culture with his masterpiece "Bottom." Not only was his number one single "Living Doll" the saviour of rock 'n' roll but he also rescued the British film industry with the vast revenues created by his legendary movie "Drop Dead Fred". In 1998, he survived an assassination attempt and spent five days in a coma before he literally came back from the dead. Having completed countless phenomenal feature films, TV series, live extravaganzas and radio voice-overs since then, Rik Mayall is now poised on the brink of a whole new epoch-shattering revolution. For the first time ever, Rik reveals in print the deep inner truth behind his gargantuan ascent to the pinnacle of international light entertainment - the mental hospitals he has broken out of, the television executives he has assaulted, the drugs he has definitely not taken, the charities he has bankrupted, the countless pregnancies he has engendered, and so much more.
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