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
Culture of the United Kingdom been ranked among Britain's most successful exports. The slapstick and double entendre of Benny Hill also achieved very high ratings on UK television, as did the physical humour of "Mr. Bean". Popular comedy duos in television include "The Two Ronnies" and "Morecambe and Wise", with both shows featuring memorable sketches. "Jeeves and Wooster" starred Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster, an airy, nonchalant, gormless, idle young gentleman and Stephen Fry as Jeeves, his calm, well-informed, and talented valet. Created by and starring Rik Mayall as Richie and Adrian Edmondson as Eddie, "Bottom" features two crude, perverted flatmates with no jobs and