Ben Elton is a British Australian comedian (he has dual citizenship), actor, author, playwright, lyricist and director. He was a part of London's alternative comedy movement of the 1980s and became a writer on the sitcoms 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 17 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.
Movie | Maybe Baby | 2000 |
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Blackadder Duel and Duality |
1987 |
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The Young Ones Flood |
1982 |
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The Young Ones Summer Holiday |
1984 |
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The Young Ones Bambi |
1984 |
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Upstart Crow Star-Crossed Lovers |
2016 |
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BBC Comedy The Ronnie Barker Comedy Lecture With Ben Elton |
2017 |
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Upstart Crow The Play's the Thing |
2016 |
Movie | Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga | 2008 |
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Upstart Crow The Apparel Proclaims the Man |
2016 |
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The Young Ones Cash |
1984 |
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Upstart Crow Love Is Not Love |
2016 |
Movie | All Is True | 2019 |
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Upstart Crow What Bloody Man Is That? |
2016 |
Movie | Rowan Atkinson Live | 1992 |
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Upstart Crow A Crow Christmas Carol |
2018 |
Movie | Blackadder: Back & Forth | 1999 |
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Upstart Crow The Quality of Mercy |
2016 |
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Upstart Crow A Christmas Crow |
2017 |
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The Young Ones Nasty |
1984 |
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Blackadder Blackadder Back & Forth |
1999 |
Movie | Maybe Baby | 2000 |
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Blackadder Captain Cook |
1989 |
Movie | Maybe Baby | 2000 |
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Filthy Rich & Catflap Dead Milkmen |
1987 |
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Blackadder Corporal Punishment |
1989 |
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Blackadder Major Star |
1989 |
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Blackadder Private Plane |
1989 |
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Filthy Rich & Catflap Game Show |
1987 |
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Blackadder General Hospital |
1989 |
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Blackadder Goodbyeee |
1989 |
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Filthy Rich & Catflap Dinner Party |
1987 |
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Stark Episode 1 |
1993 |
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Stark Episode 2 |
1993 |
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Stark Episode 3 |
1993 |
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Filthy Rich & Catflap A Death in the Family |
1987 |
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The Young Ones Demolition |
1982 |
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Filthy Rich & Catflap Breakfast Television |
1987 |
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The Ones The One Ronnie |
2010 |
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Filthy Rich & Catflap Smear Campaign |
1987 |
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The Young Ones Time |
1984 |
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The Wright Way The Rogue Speed Bump |
2013 |
Movie | Fatal Beatings | |
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The Wright Way Conkers Bonkers |
2013 |
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Ben Elton Ben Elton Very Live |
1993 |
Movie | Blackadder: The Cavalier Years | 1988 |
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Ben Elton Ben Elton Live |
1997 |
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The Young Ones Oil |
1982 |
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Ben Elton Ben Elton Get A Grip Tour |
2007 |
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Blackadder Blackadder's Christmas Carol |
1988 |
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The Young Ones Sick |
1984 |
Movie | Comic Relief | 1986 |
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Happy Families Edith |
1985 |
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Dave's One Night Stand Ben Elton, Jason Byrne, Tom Stade |
2010 |
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Happy Families Cassie |
1985 |
Movie | Love Never Dies | 2012 |
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Happy Families Madeleine |
1985 |
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The Thin Blue Line The Queen's Birthday Present |
1995 |
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The Thin Blue Line Fire and Terror |
1995 |
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The Thin Blue Line Honey Trap |
1995 |
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Mr. Bean Mr. Bean |
1990 |
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Happy Families Joyce |
1985 |
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The Thin Blue Line Rag Week |
1995 |
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The Thin Blue Line Night Shift |
1995 |
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The Young Ones Boring |
1982 |
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The Thin Blue Line Kids Today |
1995 |
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Blackadder Chains |
1986 |
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Happy Families Roxanne |
1985 |
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Blackadder Bells |
1986 |
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The Thin Blue Line Yuletide Spirit |
1995 |
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Blackadder Potato |
1986 |
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Happy Families Reunion |
1985 |
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The Thin Blue Line Court in the Act |
1996 |
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Blackadder Head |
1986 |
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Blackadder Beer |
1986 |
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The Thin Blue Line Ism Ism Ism |
1996 |
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Blackadder Money |
1986 |
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The Thin Blue Line Fly on the Wall |
1996 |
Movie | Ben Elton: Ben Elton Live | 1997 |
Movie | Ben Elton: Very Live | 1993 |
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The Thin Blue Line Alternative Culture |
1996 |
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The Young Ones Bomb |
1982 |
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The Thin Blue Line Come on You Blues |
1996 |
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The Thin Blue Line Road Rage |
1996 |
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The Thin Blue Line The Green Eyed Monster |
1996 |
Movie | Blackadder's Christmas Carol | 1988 |
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The Young Ones Interesting |
1982 |
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The Ronnie Barker Comedy Lecture The Ronnie Barker Comedy Lecture with Ben Elton |
2017 |
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Blackadder Dish and Dishonesty |
1987 |
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Blackadder Ink and Incapability |
1987 |
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Blackadder Nob and Nobility |
1987 |
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Blackadder Sense and Senility |
1987 |
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Blackadder Amy and Amiability |
1987 |
Movie | Ben Elton: Ben Elton Live | 1997 |
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The Project (2009) Wednesday 31 Aug |
2016 |
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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Rishi Sunak on NHS, Inflation and Russia |
2023 |
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The Young Ones Flood |
1982 |
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Saturday Live Ben Elton |
1986 |
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The Young Ones Bambi |
1984 |
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The Young Ones Summer Holiday |
1984 |
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Hysteria Hysteria 3! |
1991 |
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Q+A From Political Summit to Political Satire |
2014 |
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BBC Comedy The Ronnie Barker Comedy Lecture With Ben Elton |
2017 |
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Robin Williams: Comic Genius ‘Parkinson’: Daniel Craig, Ben Elton, Robin Williams, James Morrison |
2006 |
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Omnibus (1967) Life of Python |
1990 |
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Harry Enfield and Chums Episode 1 |
1994 |
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The Charlotte Church Show Christmas Special - Ben Elton, Paul O'Grady, The Sugababes |
2006 |
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Hey Hey! It's Saturday Episode 10 |
1997 |
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Oxford Road Show XTC |
1981 |
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The ONE Show Ben Elton, Ruby Wax |
2017 |
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The Entertainers Stomping on the Cat |
1983 |
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Blackadder Sense and Senility |
1987 |
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The ONE Show Kenneth Branagh, Ben Elton |
2019 |
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Parkinson Daniel Craig, Ben Elton, Robin Williams |
2006 |
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The Young Ones Demolition |
1982 |
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Comedy Connections Geoffrey Perkins |
2008 |
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Frontline (1994) This Night of Nights |
1994 |
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Mr. Bean The Story of Bean |
1997 |
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Parkinson Gordon Ramsay, Ben Elton, Rod Stewart |
2005 |
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The Chris McCausland Show Ben Elton, Lou Sanders, Cam Cole |
2024 |
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Dave's One Night Stand Ben Elton, Jason Byrne, Tom Stade |
2010 |
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The Young Ones Sick |
1984 |
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The Weekly with Charlie Pickering Episode 6 |
2019 |
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The Ronnie Barker Comedy Lecture The Ronnie Barker Comedy Lecture with Ben Elton |
2017 |
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French & Saunders Languages |
1988 |