Bottom Live: The Big Number Two Tour the third episode of the first series. Out of all the live shows The Big Number Two Tour is the one with the most out-takes and ad-libs made on stage by both Rik and Ade. Bottom (TV series) Bottom Live: The Big Number Two Tour Bottom Live: The Big Number Two is a 1995 live stage show based on the UK TV series "Bottom" that was filmed at the Apollo Theatre Oxford. After a strange, half-mentioned turn of events, Richie and Eddie are about to meet the Queen. Richie is very excited over it while Eddie keeps forgetting it, because
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