The Resume

(March 7, 1958-June 9, 2014)
Birth name is Richard Michael Mayall
Comedy partner was Adrian Edmonson
Co-wrote and acted in 'The Young Ones (1987),' 'Bottom (1991)' and 'Guesthouse Paradiso (1999)'
Acted in 'Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis (1997)' and 'Believe Nothing (2002)'

Why he might be annoying:

He cheated on his ex-girlfriend Lise Mayer and left her for his mistress.
He always portrayed the same sort of characters (although he was really good at doing that).
He said of his comedy: 'People either like my comedy or they don't and I don't like people who don't like it because they don't laugh at the same things as me.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was one of Britain's most popular comedians.
Lise forgave him for what he did.
He fell into a coma after having a quad bicycle accident and has made a full recovery (1998).
His scenes as Peeves the Poltergeist in the Harry Potter movies were cut out during editing.

Credit: Pietje

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Carry On [Series]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [March] (Ranked: 3071958)
• Dicks and Johnsons
• Harry Potter [Series]
• I Attended University of Manchester [England]
• I Died in 2014 (Ranked: 56)
• I Portrayed Death/The Grim Reaper
• I Portrayed the Grinch
• I Portrayed Wyatt Earp
• Look at Me, I'm Pickin' and Grinin'
• Names that are Dates
• Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Emmy (Ranked: 1997)
• People with Tom, Dick or Harry in their Names
• Profiles 12251-12500 (Ranked: 12366)
• Wacky Eyes

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 18.18% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 81 Votes: 53.09% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 214 Votes: 39.25% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 30 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 71 Votes: 73.24% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 54 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 122 Votes: 45.90% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 149 Votes: 59.06% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 250 Votes: 55.20% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 111 Votes: 49.55% Annoying