Ben Elton
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 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…
Filmography
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Ben Elton: The Great Railway Disaster
2023
Ben Elton: Live
2022
All Is True
2018
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
Three Summers
2017
Upstart Crow
2016
The Wright Way
The Wright Way
2013
Love Never Dies
2012
The One Ronnie
2010
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008
Get a Grip
Get a Grip
2007
Blessed
2005
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004
Maybe Baby
2000
Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999
All Saints: The Video
1998
The Ben Elton Show
The Ben Elton Show
1998
Ben Elton: Live
1997
The Thin Blue Line
1995
Harry Enfield and Chums
1994
Filth!
1994
Stark
1993
Ben Elton: Very Live
1993
Much Ado About Nothing
1993
Rowan Atkinson Live: Invisible Drum Kit
1992
Rowan Atkinson Live
1992
Mr. Bean Takes an Exam
1991
Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie
1990
Mr. Bean
1990
The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh
1990
Oh No, Not Them
1989
Saturday Night Clive
Saturday Night Clive
1989
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
1988
French & Saunders
1987
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986
Saturday Live
1986
Girls On Top
1985
Happy Families
1985
Happy Families
1985
Madness the Pilot
1984
Blackadder
1983
Alfresco
1983
The Young Ones
1982
There's Nothing to Worry About!
1982
O.T.T.
1982
Laughs and Larrikins
