Bottom is a British television sitcom created by Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall that originally aired on BBC2 from 17 September 1991 to 10 April 1995 across three series. The show stars Edmondson and Mayall as Edward Elizabeth "Eddie" Hitler and Richard "Richie" Richard, two flatmates who live in Hammersmith, West London. The show is noted for its chaotic, nihilistic humour and violent comedy slapstick.[1] Bottom also spawned five stage-show tours between 1993 and 2003, and a feature film, Guest House Paradiso (1999). Plans for a spin-off series titled Hooligan's Island featuring various Bottom characters were cancelled in 2012.[2] In 2008, Bottom came in at No. 45 in the "Britain's Best Sitcom" poll by the BBC.[3] The show currently airs in the UK on Gold and Dave, and has been dubbed in other languages. In Spain the show, known as La pareja basura (The Trash Couple), aired on Canal+.
Genre Sitcom
Slapstick
Black comedy
Created by Adrian Edmondson
Rik Mayall
Starring Adrian Edmondson
Rik Mayall
Opening theme "BB's Blues" by The Bum Notes
Ending theme "Last Night" by The Bum Notes
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 3
No. of episodes 18
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