"I feel proud to have turned that down. I wish I could remember what it was. Let’s say Hamlet. Yeah, I turned down Hamlet. Well who fucking wouldn’t? I mean how many gags are there in that?"
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Rik Mayall
Rik Mayall (7 March 1958 - 9 June 2014) was an English comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for his roles in the television shows The Young Ones, Blackadder, and Bottom and in the film Drop Dead Fred.
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