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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 9 Jun 2014

    British actor Rik Mayall, who starred in comedies The Young Ones & Blackadder, dies aged 56 http://bbc.in/1uKTQlM pic.twitter.com/JAV8DAwUl3

    8:11 AM - 9 Jun 2014
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      2. Melissa Bell‏ @BellMelly 9 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: British actor Rik Mayall, dies aged 56 http://bbc.in/1uKTQlM  pic.twitter.com/BNvJNx8pgw” Nooooooo 😰😢😩😰😢😩😰😢😩😰 how sad

        3 replies 10 retweets 8 likes
      3. Lee Andrew Medlicott‏ @DiscoMedders 9 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BellMelly

        @BellMelly @BBCBreaking truly sad news. Rik was the embodiment of comedy during my child-adulthood. Condolences to his family #comedylegend

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      2. Ginger Nugget‏ @Ryker5 9 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @Robster_214 oh dear,Sad.He was part of my youth in the 80's. #youngones #blackadder #bottom

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      3. Rob Holley‏ @Robster_214 9 Jun 2014
        Replying to @Ryker5

        .@Ryker5 yep - very much part of my youth to! Many a conversation had at school ref the previous evenings 'Young Ones.' RIP Rik Mayall

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
      4. BRY.i.AN‏ @BGstmirren1 9 Jun 2014
        Replying to @Robster_214

        @Robster_214 @Ryker5 Iconic part of our youth !!

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Shy Keenan‏Verified account @ShyKeenan 9 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        .@BBCBreaking...good bless you funny fella, we will miss you, our love to all those who loved you too #R.I.K #RikMayall

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      1. Erik Helmerson‏Verified account @Erik_Helmerson 9 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Depp. “@BBCBreaking: British actor Rik Mayall, who starred in comedies The Young Ones & Blackadder, dies aged 56.”

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      1. TOMMY BULL‏ @TommyTheBull 9 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @MotherlandMedia Very Sad Indeed and so Very Young T

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      1. Anne O'Keeffe‏ @Anne_OKeeffe 9 Jun 2014
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        Such sad news... MT @BBCBreaking: Rik Mayall, who starred in The Young Ones, dies aged 56 http://bbc.in/1uKTQlM pic.twitter.com/3JqcMYodmN

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      2. TheMadCakeLady‏ @TheMadCakeLady 9 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @PrettyGirlBeMe So sad & such a shock!! Loved Rik Mayall in The Young Ones &Blackadder. Made me howl with laughter growing up!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Aunt Lizzy to  👶Maggie Mulder‏ @PrettyGirlBeMe 9 Jun 2014
        Replying to @TheMadCakeLady

        @TheMadCakeLady @BBCBreaking I know God takes all the good ones way too early. :(

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. TheMadCakeLady‏ @TheMadCakeLady 9 Jun 2014
        Replying to @PrettyGirlBeMe

        @PrettyGirlBeMe Absolutely he does! Just been reading through his obits & had forgotten Id seen him live too, such a funny man :(

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Aunt Lizzy to  👶Maggie Mulder‏ @PrettyGirlBeMe 9 Jun 2014
        Replying to @TheMadCakeLady

        @TheMadCakeLady God needed a good laugh and took a beautifully funny and talented man.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. TheMadCakeLady‏ @TheMadCakeLady 9 Jun 2014
        Replying to @PrettyGirlBeMe

        @PrettyGirlBeMe I thinks that's a lovely way to think of where & why he has gone! Wonder if he'll call God 'snot face' ;)

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Aunt Lizzy to  👶Maggie Mulder‏ @PrettyGirlBeMe 9 Jun 2014
        Replying to @TheMadCakeLady

        @TheMadCakeLady Ha ha! Of course he will

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      1. Ishtiaq‏ @MrIshtiaqAhmed 11 Jul 2014
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        @BBCBreaking

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      1. Love MajewskiVH1‏ @LoveMajewski 29 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking I ❤️#TheYoungOnes such a loss #RikMayall

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      1. Jane Jones PR‏ @JaneJonesPR 11 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking just an amazing person who will be sadly missed. He was a genius with a serious gift and there isn't that many out there!

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      1. jonny1208‏ @jonny1208 9 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking nobody on the streets of london gives a flying fuck what Scotland decide so why keep labouring on about it #scotland2014

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      1.  ✨Bern Collaço  ✨ 🐳‏ @BernCollaco 9 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking I was lucky to work with him on Jonathan Creek. I reminded him of the scene in The Young Ones "crop rotation in 20th Century"

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