Adrian Edmondson

Adrian Edmondson

Known for: Acting

Born: January 24, 1957

Adrian Edmondson was born in Bradford, Yorkshire. He went to Manchester University to study drama. Whilst he was there he met Rik Mayall, and the pair began performing as 20th Century Coyote. The act continued after university when Adrian & Rik moved to London, and they became two of the leading lights in the new 'alternative comedy' scene, performing at the newly established Comedy Store, and setting up their own club, The Comic Strip, with 'Peter Richardson', Nigel Planer, Jennifer Saunders, D…

Known for

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island
1997
Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour
Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour
2003
Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour
Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour
1995
The Supergrass
The Supergrass
1985
Summer School
Summer School
1983
Five Go Mad in Dorset
Five Go Mad in Dorset
1982
Four Men in a Car
Four Men in a Car
1998
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
1984
Four Men in a Plane
Four Men in a Plane
2000
The Beat Generation
The Beat Generation
1983
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
1983
Red Nose of Courage
Red Nose of Courage
1992
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
1993
Five Go to Rehab
Five Go to Rehab
2012
News Hounds
News Hounds
1990
Bottom: Exposed
Bottom: Exposed
2024
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
2007
The Comic Strip
The Comic Strip
1981
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
2008
Bad News
Bad News
1983
More Bad News
More Bad News
1988
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
2007
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987
Britain Beware!
Britain Beware!
2012
Guest House Paradiso
Guest House Paradiso
1999
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity
2001
Bottom Mindless Violence
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004
Bottom Live: The Stage Show
Bottom Live: The Stage Show
1993
The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision
The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision
2008
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
1986
War
War
1983
Dirty Movie
Dirty Movie
1984
Susie
Susie
1984
Private Enterprise
Private Enterprise
1986
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990
South Atlantic Raiders:  Part 2 Argie Bargie!
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
Just Like That!
Just Like That!
1989
Honest Decent & True
1986
The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso'
The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso'
1999
Completely Bad News
Completely Bad News
2019
Bottom Fluff
Bottom Fluff
1996
Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live
Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live
1999
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
1998
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
1992
Happy Families
Happy Families
1985
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'stard
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'stard
2026
The Best of French & Saunders
The Best of French & Saunders
2002
The Yob
The Yob
1988
Les Dogs
Les Dogs
1990
Gino: Full Story and Pics
Gino: Full Story and Pics
1984
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
1986
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
1995
The Rizen: Possession
The Rizen: Possession
2019
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984
Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen
Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen
2026
Slags
Slags
1984
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023
The Pope Must Die
The Pope Must Die
1991
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door
1982
The Rizen
The Rizen
2017
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
The Best Birthday Ever
The Best Birthday Ever
2022
Codes
 
GLC: The Carnage Continues
GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990
The Man
1999
The Trick
The Trick
2021
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
Oxford
Oxford
1990
The Strike
The Strike
1988
Interlude in Prague
Interlude in Prague
2017
Blood
Blood
2012
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
1993
RSC Live: Twelfth Night
RSC Live: Twelfth Night
2018
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
1994
Dead on Time
Dead on Time
1983
Demonella
Demonella
1993
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
2021
Miss Austen Regrets
Miss Austen Regrets
2008
Rocky Horror Show Live
Rocky Horror Show Live
2015
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration
2006
An Audience With Victoria Wood
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988
Eat the Rich
Eat the Rich
1987
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
King Rocker
King Rocker
2020
This Morning
This Morning
1988
Captain Star
Captain Star
1997
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
2003
The One Show
The One Show
2006
Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek
1997
Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise
2011
The Secret Policeman's Ball
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
Bottom
Bottom
1991
Absolutely Fabulous
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
The Young Ones
The Young Ones
1982
If You See God, Tell Him
If You See God, Tell Him
1993
Teenage Kicks
Teenage Kicks
2008
Happy Families
Happy Families
1985
School's Out
2006
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
Pebble Mill
1991
Celebrity Mastermind
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Doctors and Nurses
2004
Natural World
Natural World
1983
The Pact
The Pact
2021
Ade in Britain
Ade in Britain
2011
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
Britain's Got More Talent
Britain's Got More Talent
2007
Monte Carlo or Bust
2010
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
2012
Spine Chillers
Spine Chillers
2003
Prey
Prey
2014
Ade at Sea
Ade at Sea
2014
War and Peace
War and Peace
2016
A Spy Among Friends
A Spy Among Friends
2022
Blackadder
Blackadder
1983
Ronja, the Robber's Daughter
Ronja, the Robber's Daughter
2014
One of Us
One of Us
2016
Press Gang
Press Gang
1989
An Audience with...
An Audience with...
1978
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Rita Rudner
Rita Rudner
1990
Bancroft
Bancroft
2017
Alien: Earth
Alien: Earth
2025
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
1980
Urban Myths
Urban Myths
2017
Gadget Man
Gadget Man
2012
Surviving Disaster
Surviving Disaster
2006
Going Live!
Going Live!
1987
Great British Menu
Great British Menu
2006
Richard Osman's House of Games
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You?
2007
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
2012
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
2009
Snakes and Ladders
Snakes and Ladders
1989
Save Me
Save Me
2018
Cheat
Cheat
2019
3 Body Problem
3 Body Problem
2024
Genius
Genius
2017
Upstart Crow
Upstart Crow
2016
Ready, Steady, Cook
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
Saturday Live
Saturday Live
1986
The Comic Strip Presents...
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
The Dangerous Brothers
The Dangerous Brothers
1986
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987
Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story
Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story
2024
Catchphrase
Catchphrase
2013
French & Saunders
French & Saunders
1987
Between the Covers
Between the Covers
2020
Out of Her Mind
Out of Her Mind
2020
Celebrity Catchphrase
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
Toad & Friends
Toad & Friends
2023
Twisted Tales
Twisted Tales
2005
Look at the State We're In!
1995
Holby City
Holby City
1999
Hardwicke House
Hardwicke House
1987
Sam & Ade Go Birding
Sam & Ade Go Birding
2026
Back to Life
Back to Life
2019
Bergerac
Bergerac
2025
Screen One
Screen One
1989
Screen Two
Screen Two
1985
Film '72
1971