Ben Elton
Already a successful comedian, Ben Elton turned to writing situation comedies during the 1980s and penned BBC classics such as "The Young Ones" (1982), "Black-Adder II" (1986), "Black Adder the Third" (1987), "Blackadder 4" (1989) and during the 1990s "The Thin Blue Line" (1995). He provided lyrics for Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, "The Beautiful Game", which was nominated for Best Musical at the Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards in 2001 (2000 season). His comedy, "Popcorn", performed at the Apollo Theatre, was awarded the 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Comedy of the 1997 season. He and Andrew Lloyd Webber were awarded the 2000 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Best New Musical for "The Beautiful Game", performed at the Cambridge Theatre. Has three children : Bert, Lottie and Fred. Is co-writer of the Queen Musical 'We Will Rock You' with the band itself. He and Richard Curtis were offered the chance to write "Police Academy - The London Beat", but turned it down. Was a host of The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live (2006) (TV).
Born: 03 May 1959
Played In
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke
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The Chris McCausland Show
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Ben Elton: The Great Railway Disaster
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Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self - Contributor
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
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Ben Elton: Live
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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
The BRITs at 40
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Have You Been Paying Attention?
Panellist
The London Studios: Home of the Stars
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How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
(Archive Footage)
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
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The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
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Angela and Friends
Live from Studio Five
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Blackadder Rides Again
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We Are Most Amused
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Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
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Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
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Q&A
Self - Panellist
Ben Elton: The Get A Grip Tour Live
Himself
Get a Grip
Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
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The One Show
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When Comedy Changed Forever
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Bottom Mindless Violence
Baz (archive footage)
Enough Rope With Andrew Denton
There's Only One Paul McCartney
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V Graham Norton
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All Saints: The Video
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Heaven and Earth Show
The Ben Elton Show
Parkinson
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Ben Elton: Live
Himself
The Story of Bean
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Clive Anderson All Talk
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The Thin Blue Line
Homeless Man
Harry Enfield and Chums
Benny Elton
Filth!
Himself
Stark
CD
Ben Elton: Very Live
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Much Ado About Nothing
Verges
Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie
The Last Laugh
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Saturday Night Clive
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
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This Morning
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Going Live!
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French & Saunders
Guest
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Art Exhibition Guest
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
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The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
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Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
Saturday Live
Host
Saturday Live
Happy Families
Roland
Blackadder
Anarchist
Alfresco
Various
The Young Ones
Baz
The Young Ones
Radio DJ
The Young Ones
Grange Hill Student
The Young Ones
Man in Hawk Advert
There's Nothing to Worry About!
Various
O.T.T.
Question Time
Self - Panellist
The Secret Policeman's Ball
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Laughs and Larrikins