Bottom

Bottom is an award-winning British sitcom of the early 1990s (and later a series of stage shows), written by and starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson, as the crude, deranged Richie and Eddie, two desperate flatmates on the dole. The programme ran for three series on the BBC, spawned five live stage tours between 1993 and 2003, and a film adaptation in 1999 entitled Guest House Paradiso. All their material is now available on VHS and DVD. Cont... more

Bottom is an award-winning British sitcom of the early 1990s (and later a series of stage shows), written by and starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson, as the crude, deranged Richie and Eddie, two desperate flatmates on the dole. The programme ran for three series on the BBC, spawned five live stage tours between 1993 and 2003, and a film adaptation in 1999 entitled Guest House Paradiso. All their material is now available on VHS and DVD. Controversial in nature, Bottom is noted for its chaotic humour and highly violent slapstick. Bottom became number 45 in the 'Britain's Best Sitcom' poll. Recurring characters: Richie and Eddie are two crude, perverted lunatics, with no job, no money and only a filthy flat in Hammersmith to their name. The two spend their time beating each other up, and getting into dodgy deals and scrapes with the law. Richie is both deranged and desperate; obsessed with sex, but—despite going to great lengths—never having it. Eddie meanwhile spends his time... less