Bottom Live Bottom Live Bottom Live – The Stage Show is a live stage show based on the UK TV series "Bottom". It ran in 1993 and was recorded for VHS (and later DVD) release at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton. It was written by its stars, Rik Mayall as Richie Richard and Adrian Edmondson as Eddie Hitler. Following a weekend lock-in in the lavatories of their local pub, Richie and Eddie return to their flat. After they unsuccessfully attempt to prepare breakfast the mail arrives, containing a letter and parcel for Richie. The letter is from the solicitors, which Eddie is
Rik Mayall old, he and his parents—who taught drama—moved to Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, where he spent the rest of his childhood and performed in his parents' plays. After attending King's School, Worcester, where he obtained a free scholarship and failed most of his O-levels and scraped through A-levels, Mayall went to the University of Manchester in 1975 to study drama, where he met his future comedy partner Ade Edmondson. There he also met Ben Elton, a fellow student, and Lise Mayer, with whom he later co-wrote "The Young Ones". Edmondson and Mayall gained their reputation at The Comedy Store, from 1980. Apart