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British comedian, writer, and playwright who was a central figure of the 1980s UK alternative comedy scene and co-wrote the Blackadder television series.
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Ben Elton ranks #70 of 291 in the Comedian ranking, behind Andy Kaufman, ahead of David Letterman.
Major alternative comedy writer and Blackadder contributor, influential and commercially successful, stand-up reputation more divisive.
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Which Blackadder series did Ben Elton write?
Ben Elton co-wrote Blackadder II, Blackadder the Third, and Blackadder Goes Forth with Richard Curtis. The original 1983 series had different principal writing credits and a notably different version of Rowan Atkinson's Edmund Blackadder.
Did Ben Elton create The Young Ones?
Elton co-wrote The Young Ones with Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer. The BBC sitcom ran in the 1980s and helped bring alternative-comedy performers such as Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, and Alexei Sayle to television audiences.
What stage musical did Ben Elton write using Queen songs?
Elton wrote the book for We Will Rock You, the jukebox musical built around Queen's catalog. It opened in London's West End in 2002 and tells a science-fiction story rather than presenting a Freddie Mercury biography.
Is Ben Elton mainly a stand-up comedian or a novelist?
He has worked extensively in both forms, alongside television, film, and theatre writing. His novels include Stark and Popcorn, while his television credits include The Thin Blue Line and major writing work on Blackadder.
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