![]() ![]() Today fans make do with repeated viewings and, thanks to various streaming platforms, Bottom continues to delight and disgust new audiences.īut that wasn’t enough for some sad old gits. Written by and starring prolific comedians Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson, Bottom set itself apart from their already celebrated previous work, such as the iconic The Young Ones, and merged cartoon-style slapstick with nob gags and Beckett-style nihilist humour.īottom won a British Comedy award and ran for three series, five live stage shows and feature film Guest House Paradiso. Two of life’s losers, trapped on the fringes of society, endured miserable existences and sought solace wherever they could get their kicks booze, birds and each other’s b*llocks. ![]() It skewed viewers’ expectations by being juvenile, crude, violent and very, very funny. ![]() In September 1991 a new comedy graced British screens - at first glance just another sofa-based sitcom – but Bottom was like no other show that’s gone before or indeed since. ![]()
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