Grumpy Old Geeks People Rik Mayall Person Rik Mayall 2 mentions in 1 episode Rik Mayall is a comedian the hosts remember for The Young Ones and Drop Dead Fred. Mentions 62: Quantified Laziness Jun 13, 2014 55:53 one of my comedy heroes who passed away this week, actually quite young at 56, Rick Mael 56:12 He also played Drop Dead Fred