Irish Stand Up Comic Mike Rice Is A Cruel Little Man With a Heroic Death

What happens when Mike Rice dies? The Irish comedian arrives in the great beyond accompanied by a soundtrack he never asked for: that dodgy Mike Rice jingle. It haunts him from the moment he crosses over, popping up every time Mel says his name, confirming his long‑held suspicion that The Rathbones have been out to get him all along. Once inside, Mike joins Mel for a gloriously deranged wander through his final chapter. His last supper? A battered haggis, chosen with the solemn pride of a man who has absolutely eaten one in a car park at midnight. And then comes the death itself — a spectacular, slow‑motion catastrophe on the hurling pitch of the most heroic nature. Mike may win the match for his countru but he also imagines his head exploding mid‑match, showering the county in a scene so dramatic it would require a full clean‑up crew. It’s messy, heroic, and exactly the kind of exit he believes he deserves. But the legacy is where Mike truly shines. He leaves behind his most treasured earthly possession: a massive pile of odd socks, bequeathed lovingly — or maliciously, depending on your reading — to fellow comedian Vittorio Angelone. Whether Vittorio wants them is another matter entirely. Hilarious, unhinged and packed with Rathbone family history. Mike Rice’s death is a riotous celebration of personality, paranoia and poorly matched footwear. INTRO - 00:00 MICK RICE JINGLE - 01:48 THE PEARLY GATES - 08:56 THE LAST SUPPER - 17:03 THE DEATH - 21:02 DEATH NOTICES - 23.20 THE FUNERAL - 30.18 THE WILL AND THE WAKE - 38.19 FAMOUS LAST WORDS - 40.25 SPIN FOR YOUR SINS - 42:10