Ben Elton
Sign in to saveBritish comedian, author, playwright, actor and director
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1959-05-03
- Works
- 23
Top works
- What Have I Done?
- Popḳorn
- Gridlock
- Who Do I Think I Am?
- Metim le-hitparsem
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting
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…
Known for
- Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke — Self2025
- The Chris McCausland Show — Self2024
- Blackadder: The Lost Pilot — Self2023
- Ben Elton: The Great Railway Disaster — Self2023
- Blackadder: A Cunning Story — Self - Contributor2023
- Ben Elton: Live — Self2022
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg2022
- The BRITs at 40 — Self2020
- Have You Been Paying Attention? — Panellist2019
- The London Studios: Home of the Stars — Self2018
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,198
- Total plays
- 13,807
Tags
britishcomedystand-up
Benjamin Charles "Ben" Elton (born 3 May 1959 in London) is a British comedian, author, playwright and television director. He was a leading figure in the British alternative comedy movement of the 1980s, as a writer on such cult series as 'The Young Ones' and 'Blackadder' and as a successful stand-up comedian on stage and TV. He was a high-profile frontman of 1980s left-wing political satire. Since then he has published over twelve novels and more <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ben+Elton"
Key dates
- Born
- 3 May 1959
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ben
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- London
- Occupation
- librettist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Field of work
- musical
- Official website
- benelton.net
Connections
Categories
20th-century British comedians20th-century British novelists21st-century British comedians21st-century British novelistsActors from the City of WestminsterActors from the London Borough of CamdenActors from the London Borough of LewishamAlumni of the Victoria University of ManchesterBLP articles lacking sources from November 2024British atheistsBritish comedy writers