Ben Elton welcomes Rik Mayall comedy festival

Getty ImagesRik Mayall, who died in 2014, met fellow comedian Ben Elton at university Rik Mayall's friend and fellow comedian Ben Elton has welcomed plans to launch a comedy festival in honour of his late friend.Mayall, who grew up in Droitwich, Worcestershire, became one of the county's most famous performers before he died aged 56 in 2014.The pair met when they were teenagers at Manchester University and went…