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).
62 acting credits · 3 directing credits
Acting · 62
The One Show
2006
Blackadder
1983
Q&A
2008
Question Time
1979
V Graham Norton
2002
The Young Ones
1982
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
Going Live!
1987
Parkinson
1998
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998
The Thin Blue Line
1995
French & Saunders
1987
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
Harry Enfield and Chums
1994
Angela and Friends
2009
Happy Families
1985
Much Ado About Nothing
1993
Enough Rope With Andrew Denton
2003
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987
Have You Been Paying Attention?
2019
Alfresco
1983
This Morning
1988
Stark
1993
Clive Anderson All Talk
1996
Saturday Live
1986
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986
There's Nothing to Worry About!
1982
Saturday Night Clive
1989
The Chris McCausland Show
2024
Live from Studio Five
2009
The BRITs at 40
2020
O.T.T.
1982
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
The Story of Bean
1997
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006
Blackadder Rides Again
2008
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1987
The London Studios: Home of the Stars
2018
We Are Most Amused
2008
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2014
Get a Grip
2007
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
2023
Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie
1990
Filth!
1994
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004
All Saints: The Video
1998
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke
2025
The Last Laugh
1990
The Ben Elton Show
1998
Laughs and Larrikins
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The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
2012
Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
2006
Ben Elton: The Get A Grip Tour Live
2007
Ben Elton: Very Live
1993
Ben Elton: The Great Railway Disaster
2023
Ben Elton: Live
2022
Ben Elton: Live
1997
