

Acting
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...
Highest rated appearances
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Blackadder Rides Again
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We Are Most Amused
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Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
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Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
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Ben Elton: The Get A Grip Tour Live
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Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
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When Comedy Changed Forever
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Bottom Mindless Violence
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There's Only One Paul McCartney
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