#bbc bottom

[fourstarsandahamster]

yeah sorry i can't hang out today. i'm thinking about 1990s british comedy Bottom starring Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall. yeah it's gonna be all day.

[f0x-gl0ves]

Cleaned up the bottom sketches (click image for better resolution as always <3)

[rikandadefest]

Rik and Ade Fest 2024

And now for a fourth year running: it's the Rik and Ade Fest! We've been trying to get your attention for the past 10 weeks, so hopefully you're listening! Give this blog a follow NOW to stay up to date as this year's fest progresses. Right on!

As usual, you can submit up to 3 prompts for fanart and/or fanfic for any piece of media featuring Rik and/or Ade. Also, as usual, you don't need to commit to making art or fic later to submit a prompt. We need more prompts than participants!

PLEASE READ THIS BIT! 🚨

Unusually, there's an extra rule in place for prompts this year. We're asking you to please not send in any prompts for The Young Ones or Bottom - just for this year! Next year, you can go mad!

Why are we asking this of you? Is it just that we're bastards? Well, we've noticed an (unsurprising) bias towards these two shows throughout fests, so we're trying to give Rik and Ade's lesser known/popular media a chance.

If you do accidentally submit a TYO or Bottom prompt this year, never fear! We won't be adding it to the prompt list this time, but we will hold on to it and add it next year. As well as this, all the previous unclaimed prompts for TYO and Bottom will still be available for artists and writers to claim and make work for this year.

But anyway, here's the ol' reliable Google Form for submissions. It will be open from today (23rd March) until 1st April.

If you're new to the Rik and Ade Fest or just want a refresher, the guidelines are available on the #RikAndAdeFest2024 ao3 collection:

Happy submitting, scumbags! You can contact @xgardensinspace or @neil-neil-orange-peel if you have any questions.

We are aware our fanart books currently have broken links. This is a recent occurrence. Ao3 cannot host pictures, so all fests' art is hosted elsewhere. We're looking for a new host site and may have to contact certain past artists for their art again once one is found. We intend to have this issue fixed before this year's fest is revealed in June. We apologise if this discourages artists from participating, though we would always encourage you to share your art on Tumblr, Instagram, or elsewhere too once a fest is revealed, in any case.

[richardmuckrichard]

I made this in like 5 minutes enjoy😻😻

Reddie is real

[irenic-raccoon]

Random screenshots I took while watching Bottom

[a-a-a-anon]

the fact eddie constantly thinks richie is trying to fuck him

[richie thrusts his hand out] [eddie shields his dick] "what are you doing now??" "happy birthday to me.." "oh! phew, i see..."

"hey, I've just had a great idea! come with me to the lavatories!" "that's not a great idea, that's the same cheap trick you try every saturday night!"

"so there's only one sleeping bag? "it would appear so, yes." [eddie says suggestively/defensively:] "ooh yeah, I get it..."

"do us a favour, me old pal. grab a hold of my drawstring and give it a bloody good yank" "i beg your pardon???"

"i'm going to get me some liposuction!" "not from me you're not, matey!"

etc etc

is suspicious considering that he tried to fuck richie in season One episode One.... why is this constantly on your mind sir

[slimylayne]

I shouldn’t be trusted with money because I bought a new press photo!! I’ve never seen this photo of him before and it’s beautiful, I think it’s actually a bigger photo with Stephen fry in it but some rude bastard cut him out and spelt riks name wrong

[doe-eyedwerewolf]

The Many Faces of Rik Mayall ©️Daniele Smith, 2022.

[whydidgodmakemesostupid]

Does this mean anything

[deaditeye]

Some random Bottom drawings :D

I added descriptions to some drawings

[nekotan]

My main motive for getting into heaven is to see Rik Mayall and get a kiss

[fourstarsandahamster]

[f0x-gl0ves]

They're disgusting husbands your honour

[rikandadefest]

#RikAndAdeFest Countdown! ⏳

Another Saturday, another chance to signal boost fanfic and fanart in the run up to the #RikAndAdeFest2024!

This week, we're shining a light on fanworks made for Rik and Ade's grottiest show:

✨Bottom✨

In 2021, @addersblack gave Richie and Eddie the Soulmates AU treatment:

In 2022, @mariigoldmayall had Richie reflect on childhood memories while writing his autobiography:

Also in 2022, @postpunkpontypandyphantomthief put Richie and Eddie through a role reversal:

Also in 2022, @addersblack gave Richie a happier birthday:

In 2023, @deaditeyes and @the-tardis-in-221b-baker-street included Richie and Eddie in group meals featuring various Rik and Ade characters.

Also in 2023, @neil-neil-orange-peel had Richie and Eddie play host to four students from Scumbag College:

Also in 2023, @fourstarsandahamster got Eddie to attempt being romantic for his and Richie's anniversary:

Also in 2023, @my-blood-is-maple-syrup let Richie have some success in his dating life, for once:

We'll be boosting fic and art from a different angle next Saturday! Check back then!

[martymckeaton]

happy birthday, rik mayall :”)

i dont know if i can actually accurately put into words just how profoundly this man has impacted and improved my life, and i think that’s probably a shared sentiment among rik fans :”) above it all, i just really want to say thank you, rik, and that i miss you very much <3 

(dedicating this to some of the incredibly lovely people i’ve become friends with because of him: @slimylayne , @neil-neil-orange-peel, @ensign-ancic, and really just all of my lovely rik mutuals <3) 

((alas didnt manage to draw alan or richard dangerous, but i did my best with the amount of time i had :(( ))

[scumbag-monthly]

Happy Birthday to Rik Mayall!

Born: 7th March 1958, in Harlow

Died: 9th June 2014, in London

TV: Boom Boom, Out Go The Lights; Wolcott; A Kick Up The Eighties; Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind The Green Door; The Young Ones; Northern Lights; The Comic Strip Presents...; Blackadder; Happy Families; Jackanory; Saturday Live; Filthy, Rich & Catflap; Hardwicke House; The New Statesman; Grim Tales; Bottom; Rik Mayall Presents; Jonathan Creek; Tales of Uplift and Moral Improvement; Believe Nothing; Violent Nation; All About George; King Arthur's Disasters; Midsomer Murders; Man Down; Damo & Ivor

Film: An American Werewolf in London; Shock Treatment; Whoops Apocalypse; Drop Dead Fred; Carry On Columbus; Remember Me?; Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis; Guest House Paradiso; Merlin: The Return; Kevin of the North; Chaos and Cadavers; Oh Marbella!

Theatre: A Comedy of Errors; The Government Inspector; The Common Pursuit; Waiting for Godot; Bottom Live: The Stage Show; Cell Mates; Bottom Live: The Big Number 2 Tour; Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island; A Family Affair; Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity; Present Laughter; Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour; The Blair B'Stard Project

Books: Bachelor Boys; The B'Stard File; Bigger than Hitler, Better than Christ

Alma mater: University of Manchester