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).
When Comedy Changed Forever
(Self (archive material))
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
(Self)
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
(Self)
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
(Self)
Ben Elton: The Great Railway Disaster
(Self)
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
(Self – Contributor)
Filth!
(Himself)
Ben Elton: Live
(Self)
We Are Most Amused
(Self)
Ben Elton: The Get A Grip Tour Live
(Himself)
Ben Elton: Live
(Himself)
Ben Elton: Very Live
(Himself)
The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
(Self)
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
(Self)
Laughs and Larrikins
Blackadder Rides Again
(himself)
Much Ado About Nothing
(Verges)
The Story of Bean
(himself)
The London Studios: Home of the Stars
(Self)
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
((Archive Footage))
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
(Self)
This Morning
(Self)
Alfresco
(Various)
The One Show
(Self)
The Secret Policeman's Ball
(Self)
The Young Ones
(Baz)
The Young Ones
(Radio DJ)
Get a Grip
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
The Young Ones
(Grange Hill Student)
The Young Ones
(Man in Hawk Advert)
Stark
(CD)
Enough Rope With Andrew Denton
Saturday Night Clive
Clive Anderson All Talk
(Self)
V Graham Norton
(Self)
The Heaven and Earth Show
There's Nothing to Worry About!
(Various)
The Ben Elton Show
Comic Relief
Live from Studio Five
(Self)
Angela and Friends
Have You Been Paying Attention?
(Panellist)
Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie
O.T.T.
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Blackadder
(Anarchist)
Going Live!
(Self)
Q&A
(Self - Panellist)
Question Time
(Self - Panellist)
Saturday Live
(Host)
Saturday Live
Filthy Rich & Catflap
(Art Exhibition Guest)
The Chris McCausland Show
(Self)
French & Saunders
(Guest)
Parkinson
(Self)
Maybe Baby
(Director)
Maybe Baby
(Screenplay)
Maybe Baby
(Novel)
Love Never Dies
(Musical)
Rowan Atkinson Live
(Writer)
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
(Writer)
The One Ronnie
(Writer)
Ben Elton: Live
(Writer)
Mr. Bean Takes an Exam
(Writer)
Filth!
(Writer)
Blackadder: Back & Forth
(Writer)
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
(Writer)
Madness the Pilot
(Writer)
Three Summers
(Director)
Three Summers
(Writer)
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
(Writer)
Love Never Dies
(Writer)
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
(Thanks)
Ben Elton: The Great Railway Disaster
(Writer)
Ben Elton: Very Live
(Writer)
Ben Elton: Live
(Writer)
All Is True
(Screenplay)
Happy Families
(Writer)
Blessed
(Director)
Mr. Bean
(Writer)
The Thin Blue Line
(Writer)
The Young Ones
(Writer)
Stark
(Writer)
Upstart Crow
(Writer)
The Thin Blue Line
(Producer)
Filthy Rich & Catflap
(Writer)
Blackadder
(Writer)
Stark
(Author)
There's Nothing to Worry About!
(Writer)
Alfresco
(Writer)
Girls On Top
(Script Editor)
The Thin Blue Line
(Creator)
Filthy Rich & Catflap
(Creator)
The Young Ones
(Creator)
Blackadder
(Creator)
The Wright Way
(Creator)
Upstart Crow
(Creator)
Stark
(Creator)
Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie
(Creator)
There's Nothing to Worry About!
(Creator)