Ben Elton
Acting
Born May 3, 1959
Biography
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 se…
Known For · 40 titles
The One Show
Question Time
Q&A
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Parkinson
V Graham Norton
The Heaven and Earth Show
TFI Friday
Blackadder
Going Live!
The Young Ones
Angela and Friends
Enough Rope With Andrew Denton
French & Saunders
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Saturday Live
The Thin Blue Line
Harry Enfield and Chums
This Morning
Clive Anderson All Talk
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Much Ado About Nothing
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Alfresco
Saturday Night Clive
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Stark
Happy Families
The Last Laugh
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
O.T.T.
There's Nothing to Worry About!
Live from Studio Five
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
There's Only One Paul McCartney
Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie
The Chris McCausland Show
Filth!