
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).

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The Young Ones

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The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

Blackadder Rides Again

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Have You Been Paying Attention?

French & Saunders

We Are Most Amused

The Thin Blue Line

The Story of Bean

Harry Enfield and Chums

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

Much Ado About Nothing

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

Saturday Live

Happy Families

Filthy Rich & Catflap

Enough Rope With Andrew Denton

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

Alfresco

Going Live!

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Question Time

This Morning

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

V Graham Norton

There's Nothing to Worry About!

Angela and Friends

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

The One Show

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

Live from Studio Five

Q&A

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

When Comedy Changed Forever

Ben Elton: The Great Railway Disaster

Filth!

Laughs and Larrikins

The London Studios: Home of the Stars

Is Benny Hill Still Funny?

The BRITs at 40

All Saints: The Video

Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie

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The Chris McCausland Show

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