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Benjamin Charles Elton is a British comedian, author, playwright, musical librettist, actor and director. He was a part of London's alternative comedy movement of the 1980s and became a writer on series such as The Young Ones and Blackadder, as well as continuing as a stand-up comedian on stage and television. His style in the 1980s was left-wing political satire. Since then he has published 15 novels and written the musicals The Beautiful Game (2000), We Will Rock You (2002), Tonight's the Night (2003) and Love Never Dies (2010), the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. His novels cover the dystopian, comedy, and crime genres.
Birth Name
Benjamin Charles Elton
Born
Sunday, 03 May 1959
Actor Filmography
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The London Studios: Home of the Stars | Self / Himself | 2018 |
Hughesy, We Have a Problem | Self | 2018 |
Channel 4's 30 Greatest Comedy Shows | Self | 2012 |
Sunday Brunch | Self - Guest / Self | 2012 |
The Story of Musicals | Self | 2012 |
The Many Faces of... | Self / Self - Writer and Comedian | 2009 |
Angela and Friends | Self | 2009 |
Blackadder Rides Again | Self | 2008 |
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga | Self | 2008 |
Saturday Live Again! | Self | 2007 |
Actor Filmography
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Director Filmography
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Three Summers | 2018 |
Blessed | 2005 |
Maybe Baby | 2000 |
Producer Filmography
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The Wright Way | 2013 |
Ben Elton: Ben Elton Live | 1997 |
The Thin Blue Line | 1995 |