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Ben Elton

Bio: 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)

Born: Sun, May 03 1959

Ben Elton is 65 years old

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Ben Elton: The Great Railway Disaster

Ben Elton was

64 in Ben Elton: The Great Railway Disaster

as 'Self'.

Mon, Jun 26 2023

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

Ben Elton was

64 in Blackadder: A Cunning Story

as 'Self – Contributor'.

Fri, Jun 16 2023

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

Ben Elton was

64 in Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

as 'Self'.

Thu, Jun 15 2023

Ben Elton: Live

Ben Elton was

63 in Ben Elton: Live

as 'Self'.

Mon, Oct 24 2022

The London Studios: Home of the Stars

Ben Elton was

59 in The London Studios: Home of the Stars

as 'Self'.

Fri, Dec 28 2018

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

Ben Elton was

59 in How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

as '(Archive Footage)'.

Sat, May 26 2018

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

Ben Elton was

55 in Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

as 'Self'.

Sat, Dec 20 2014

The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker

Ben Elton was

53 in The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker

as 'Self'.

Mon, Dec 24 2012

Blackadder Rides Again

Ben Elton was

49 in Blackadder Rides Again

as 'himself'.

Thu, Dec 25 2008

We Are Most Amused

Ben Elton was

49 in We Are Most Amused

as 'Self'.

Sat, Nov 15 2008

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

Ben Elton was

49 in Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

as 'Self'.

Thu, Oct 16 2008

Ben Elton: The Get A Grip Tour Live

Ben Elton was

48 in Ben Elton: The Get A Grip Tour Live

as 'Himself'.

Mon, Nov 12 2007

When Comedy Changed Forever

Ben Elton was

46 in When Comedy Changed Forever

as 'Self (archive material)'.

Tue, Mar 07 2006

Ben Elton: Live

Ben Elton was

38 in Ben Elton: Live

as 'Himself'.

Mon, Oct 27 1997

The Story of Bean

Ben Elton was

38 in The Story of Bean

as 'himself'.

Thu, Jul 31 1997

Filth!

Ben Elton was

34 in Filth!

as 'Himself'.

Sun, Apr 24 1994

Ben Elton: Very Live

Ben Elton was

34 in Ben Elton: Very Live

as 'Himself'.

Mon, Nov 29 1993

Much Ado About Nothing

Ben Elton was

34 in Much Ado About Nothing

as 'Verges'.

Fri, May 07 1993

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

Ben Elton was

29 in The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

as 'Self'.

Sun, Jan 01 1989

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

Ben Elton was

27 in The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

as 'Self'.

Thu, Jan 01 1987

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

Ben Elton was

26 in The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

Fri, Apr 25 1986

Laughs and Larrikins

Ben Elton will be

65+ in Laughs and Larrikins

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The Chris McCausland Show

Ben Elton was

65+ in The Chris McCausland Show

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Sat, Jun 29 2024

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Ben Elton was

63+ in Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 04 2022

Have You Been Paying Attention?

Ben Elton was

60+ in Have You Been Paying Attention?

as 'Panellist'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jul 24 2019

Angela and Friends

Ben Elton was

50+ in Angela and Friends

First Air Date
Mon, Nov 09 2009

Live from Studio Five

Ben Elton was

50+ in Live from Studio Five

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 14 2009

Q&A

Ben Elton was

49+ in Q&A

as 'Self - Panellist'.

First Air Date
Thu, May 22 2008

Get a Grip

Ben Elton was

47+ in Get a Grip

First Air Date
Wed, Apr 04 2007

The One Show

Ben Elton was

47+ in The One Show

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Aug 14 2006

Enough Rope With Andrew Denton

Ben Elton was

43+ in Enough Rope With Andrew Denton

First Air Date
Mon, Mar 17 2003

V Graham Norton

Ben Elton was

43+ in V Graham Norton

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, May 06 2002

The Heaven and Earth Show

Ben Elton was

39+ in The Heaven and Earth Show

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 06 1998

The Ben Elton Show

Ben Elton was

38+ in The Ben Elton Show

First Air Date
Thu, Apr 16 1998

Parkinson

Ben Elton was

38+ in Parkinson

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 09 1998

Clive Anderson All Talk

Ben Elton was

37+ in Clive Anderson All Talk

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 06 1996

Stark

Ben Elton was

34+ in Stark

as 'CD'.

First Air Date
Wed, Dec 08 1993

Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie

Ben Elton was

30+ in Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie

First Air Date
Thu, Feb 15 1990

Saturday Night Clive

Ben Elton was

29+ in Saturday Night Clive

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 21 1989

This Morning

Ben Elton was

29+ in This Morning

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 03 1988

Comic Relief

Ben Elton was

28+ in Comic Relief

First Air Date
Fri, Feb 05 1988

Going Live!

Ben Elton was

28+ in Going Live!

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 26 1987

French & Saunders

Ben Elton was

27+ in French & Saunders

as 'Guest'.

First Air Date
Mon, Mar 09 1987

Filthy Rich & Catflap

Ben Elton was

27+ in Filthy Rich & Catflap

as 'Art Exhibition Guest'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 07 1987

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

Ben Elton was

26+ in Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

First Air Date
Fri, Apr 25 1986

Saturday Live

Ben Elton was

26+ in Saturday Live

as 'Host, '.

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 25 1986

Blackadder

Ben Elton was

24+ in Blackadder

as 'Anarchist'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jun 15 1983

Alfresco

Ben Elton was

23+ in Alfresco

as 'Various'.

First Air Date
Sun, May 01 1983

The Young Ones

Ben Elton was

23+ in The Young Ones

as 'Baz, Radio DJ, Grange Hill Student, Man in Hawk Advert'.

First Air Date
Tue, Nov 09 1982

There's Nothing to Worry About!

Ben Elton was

23+ in There's Nothing to Worry About!

as 'Various'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 06 1982

O.T.T.

Ben Elton was

22+ in O.T.T.

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 02 1982

Question Time

Ben Elton was

20+ in Question Time

as 'Self - Panellist'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 25 1979

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Ben Elton was

16+ in The Secret Policeman's Ball

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Thu, Apr 01 1976