Rik Mayall
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Rik Mayall was a British comedian, actor, and writer renowned for his anarchic, high-energy performances in shows like "The Young Ones," "Bottom," and "Blackadder."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rik Mayall canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8154342 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rik Mayall Context triple: [Lord Flashheart, portrayedBy, Rik Mayall]
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A.
Tony Hancock
Tony Hancock was a celebrated English comedian and actor best known for his influential 1950s–60s radio and television series "Hancock's Half Hour."
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B.
Kenneth Williams
Kenneth Williams was a celebrated British comic actor and raconteur, best known for his roles in the "Carry On" films and his distinctive, witty presence on radio and television panel shows.
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C.
Tony Ross
Tony Ross is a British illustrator and author best known for his humorous and distinctive artwork in numerous children's books, including the "Little Princess" series.
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D.
Keith Partridge
Keith Partridge is the fictional teen heartthrob and lead singer of the family band in the 1970s musical sitcom "The Partridge Family."
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E.
Harry Enfield
Harry Enfield is an English comedian, actor, and writer best known for his influential sketch shows and memorable comic characters on British television.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rik Mayall Target entity description: Rik Mayall was a British comedian, actor, and writer renowned for his anarchic, high-energy performances in shows like "The Young Ones," "Bottom," and "Blackadder."
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A.
Tony Hancock
Tony Hancock was a celebrated English comedian and actor best known for his influential 1950s–60s radio and television series "Hancock's Half Hour."
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B.
Kenneth Williams
Kenneth Williams was a celebrated British comic actor and raconteur, best known for his roles in the "Carry On" films and his distinctive, witty presence on radio and television panel shows.
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C.
Tony Ross
Tony Ross is a British illustrator and author best known for his humorous and distinctive artwork in numerous children's books, including the "Little Princess" series.
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D.
Keith Partridge
Keith Partridge is the fictional teen heartthrob and lead singer of the family band in the 1970s musical sitcom "The Partridge Family."
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E.
Harry Enfield
Harry Enfield is an English comedian, actor, and writer best known for his influential sketch shows and memorable comic characters on British television.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedian
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2014 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| appearedInFilm |
Drop Dead Fred
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guest House Paradiso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearedInTelevisionSeries |
Blackadder Goes Forth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blackadder II NERFINISHED ⓘ Bottom NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Statesman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Young Ones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| coCreated |
Bottom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Young Ones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Adrian Edmondson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alexei Sayle NERFINISHED ⓘ Ben Elton NERFINISHED ⓘ Dawn French NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Saunders NERFINISHED ⓘ Lise Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel Planer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coWriterOf |
Bottom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Young Ones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1958-03-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-06-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Mayall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Richard Michael Mayall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ slapstick ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| influenced | British alternative comedy ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Comic Strip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nickname | Rik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blackadder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bottom NERFINISHED ⓘ The Comic Strip Presents... NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Statesman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Young Ones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
comedian
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Harlow, Essex, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| portrayed |
Alan B'Stard in The New Statesman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flashheart in Blackadder Goes Forth NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred in Drop Dead Fred NERFINISHED ⓘ Keef in Guest House Paradiso NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Flashheart in Blackadder II NERFINISHED ⓘ Richie Richard in Bottom NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick in The Young Ones ⓘ |
| residence | London, England ⓘ |
| spouse | Barbara Robbin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfHumour |
anarchic
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high-energy performance ⓘ |
| voiceRole |
The Tale of the Rat That Wrote
NERFINISHED
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The Willows in Winter NERFINISHED ⓘ Watership Down (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Rik Mayall Description of subject: Rik Mayall was a British comedian, actor, and writer renowned for his anarchic, high-energy performances in shows like "The Young Ones," "Bottom," and "Blackadder."
Referenced by (2)
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