‘Death is so in right now’: Rik Mayall (Picture: Rex)

Comedy legend Rik Mayall died two years ago today.

The star of the Young Ones, The New Statesman, Blackadder and Bottom suffered a fatal heart attack on 9 June 2014, aged just 56.

Fans have been posting social media tributes to Rik throughout the day to mark the somber anniversary – and Letters of Note, a blog that ‘gathers and sort fascinating letters, postcards, telegrams, faxes, and memos’, has been tweeting and retweeting some of the crude, offensive and brilliant letters written by the star throughout his life.

Some are genuine replies to fan mail, others spoof letters written for publication. For more, visit the Letters of Note Twitter feed.




Caution: extremely bad language follows

Rik Mayall gives some advice to sixth form students: pic.twitter.com/YTPdd1kxYB — Letters of Note (@LettersOfNote) June 9, 2015

Rik Mayall writes to Orson Welles (from Rik's book, 'Bigger than Hitler, Better than Christ') pic.twitter.com/bpwH8Cs0HO — Letters of Note (@LettersOfNote) June 9, 2015

Here's the letter Rik Mayall, sent my best friends. I'm the nob faced twat! Genius! #RIPRikMayall RT (please ?) pic.twitter.com/DPHfJGCJp5 — Eric & Ern' Archive (@eric_ernie_col) June 9, 2015

The letter I received from Rik Mayall when I asked him his opinion on comedy writing #RikMayall #comedygenius pic.twitter.com/DhLsubATC7 — Guy Walker (@Guyston_Walker) June 12, 2014

Rik Mayall writes to Orson Welles (from Rik's book, 'Bigger than Hitler, Better than Christ') pic.twitter.com/bpwH8Cs0HO — Letters of Note (@LettersOfNote) June 9, 2015

Dear Shake 'n' Vac… pic.twitter.com/TrzrOmKkb6 — Letters of Note (@LettersOfNote) June 9, 2015

Rik Mayall offering his services to Harrods: pic.twitter.com/uf8EeMJMor — Letters of Note (@LettersOfNote) June 9, 2015

birthday letter to my dad from rik mayall. my sister Karen MacLeavy sent him a blank card and explained that my dad's… Posted by Tracy Bosworth on Sunday, January 20, 2013