Daughter’s tribute to ‘generous, foul mouthed’ Mayall

Rik Mayall’s daughter has paid tribute to her "generous, foul mouthed and hysterical father" after his death aged 56.

The star, who shot to fame playing poetry-writing anarchist Rick in The Young Ones, was found dead at his home in London on Monday.

Writing on Facebook, Bonnie Mayall said: “My dad was loved not only by my family, but by many, many others.