Rik Mayall Comedy Festival 2026 - WE'RE BACK!

About this episode

Talking Bottom returns to The Rik Mayall Comedy Festival with live events, screenings, and a pub quiz featuring notable guests.

What a line up! (And we don't mean an identity parade alongside Maureen Hedgehog). We are returning to The Rik Mayall Comedy Festival with three Talking Bottom events... ruddy hell! Saturday May 30th 3pm sees Talking Bottom Live back on stage at the Norbury Theatre, Droitwich, interviewing the Godfather of alternative comedy, the man Rik Mayall publicly thanked for his career, the producer/director who brought The Young Ones, Red Dwarf and Bottom to the screen - Paul Jackson! Later, on Saturday 30th, we head over to the St Andrews Hotel, Droitwich for a 6pm screening of Rik Mayall's episode of Happy Families, introduced by Paul Jackson and followed by a Q&A. On Sunday 31st May, the Talking Bottom Pub Quiz hits Droitwich's Old Cock Inn, (ooh err!) at 8pm, where question answers will be argued over, drinks will be had and prizes will be won! The 2026 festival has a fantastic line-up featuring a host of comedy greats, including Nigel Planer, Alexei Sayle and Peter Richardson. Tickets for Talking Bottom events (and all the others!) can be booked via https://www.rikmayallcomedyfestival.com/

People in this episode

Guest: Paul Jackson

Topics covered

• comedy
• festival
• interview
• screening
• quiz

Keywords

• Rik Mayall
• comedy greats
• Droitwich
• Happy Families
• Nigel Planer
• Alexei Sayle
• Peter Richardson

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Rik Mayall Comedy Festival tickets

Books & works: Talking Bottom Live, The Young Ones, Red Dwarf, Bottom, Happy Families, the Talking Bottom Pub Quiz

Places: Droitwich

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