Rik Mayall success. On 23 August 2012, the BBC announced that Edmondson and Mayall's characters of Richie and Eddie would be returning in 2013 in "Hooligan's Island", a television adaptation of their 1997 tour of the same name. However, on 15 October 2012, Edmondson announced during an interview with BBC radio presenter Mark Powlett that the project was cancelled prior to production as he wished to pursue other interests. In September 2012, Mayall starred in "The Last Hurrah", a six-episode, full-cast audio series that he also co-wrote with Craig Green and Dominic Vince. In November 2012, Mayall narrated several children's books on
Rik Mayall is funny and farting and all that. He is the arsehole of British comedy." In 1986, Mayall played the Detective in the video of "Peter Gunn" by Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy. Mayall continued to work on "The Comic Strip" films. He returned to stand-up comedy, performing on "Saturday Live"—a British version of the American "Saturday Night Live"—first broadcast in 1985. He and Edmondson had a regular section as "The Dangerous Brothers", their earlier stage act. In 1985, Mayall debuted another comic creation. He had appeared in the final episode of the first series of "Blackadder" (1983) as "Mad