Ben Elton
Acting
Awards
Won 1 Member of the Order of Australia Award
Member of the Order of Australia 1 won
- 2023 Member of the Order of Australia Won
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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).
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Filmography
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Acting
39 credits
The One Show
Blackadder
Question Time
Going Live!
Parkinson
Q&A
V Graham Norton
The Young Ones
French & Saunders
The Thin Blue Line
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Much Ado About Nothing
Harry Enfield and Chums
Saturday Live
Girls On Top
Alfresco
Clive Anderson All Talk
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Happy Families
Stark
This Morning
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
There's Nothing to Worry About!
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Love Never Dies
The Last Laugh
There's Only One Paul McCartney
The Chris McCausland Show
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Filth!
Blackadder Rides Again
Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
We Are Most Amused
Bottom Mindless Violence
Writing
23 credits
Mr. Bean
Blackadder
The Young Ones
The Thin Blue Line
Upstart Crow
Alfresco
All Is True
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Happy Families
Stark
Maybe Baby
There's Nothing to Worry About!
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
Love Never Dies
The Last Laugh
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Filth!
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Happy Families
Three Summers
The Wright Way
Rowan Atkinson Live: Invisible Drum Kit
Other credits
10 credits
TFI Friday
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
The Heaven and Earth Show
Angela and Friends
Saturday Night Clive
Enough Rope With Andrew Denton
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
O.T.T.
The Ben Elton Show
Directing
3 credits
Producing
1 credit
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