Ben Elton
- 65 years old
- English
- Writer and stand-up comedian
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Ben Elton review
Fifteen years since he last performed standup, Elton's new show humbly embraces the madness of the modern world.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 1st October 2019Ben Elton Live 2019 review
What is [pBen Elton's place in the world? At 60 years old and 15 years away from the front line of live comedy, can the stand-up who made his name by being radical and relevant still cut it?
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st October 2019Ben Elton's return to stand-up: I'm as scared as I get
Back on tour for the first time in 15 years, the trailblazing comedian has some scores to settle. How can he be a sellout, he asks, if he was never radical to begin with?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 26th September 2019Ben Elton v Stewart Lee
One particular remark in the interview has caught some people's attention. When he starts talking about always being questioned about being a sell-out he responds by saying: "I haven't said anything for 30 years. But it's been wearying. It just keeps coming around, every interview - 'So do you feel you've sold out?' Tell me what - apart from that Stewart Lee, whoever he is, thinks I have - might make you ask that?" People on social media have been wondering if this was a wry ironic joke or does Ben Elton really not know who Stewart Lee is?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th September 2019Upstart Crow to become a stage show
David Mitchell will star in a stage version of the BBC sitcom Upstart Crow. The show will run in the West End between February and April 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 25th September 2019Ben Elton on 'shame' of PM using 'girly swot' jibe
The TV writer reveals he is planning to lay into the Prime Minister when he is back in Scotland during his stand-up comeback.
Brian McIver, Daily Record, 15th September 2019Ben Elton speaks his mind on Boris, Corbyn and Trump
As the Blackadder writer makes his return to stand-up comedy after a 15-year break, he tells of his struggle to satirise today's world leaders - and his deep interest in Jewish history.
Lee Harpin, The Jewish Chronicle, 12th September 2019Ben Elton: I hate Boris Johnson with a visceral passion
Ben Elton starts his first stand-up tour for nearly 15 years with shows in Dublin and Belfast later this month. David Roy quizzed the alternative comedy pioneer and award-winning writer of TV hits Upstart Crow, Blackadder and The Young Ones about his return to the stage.
David Roy, The Irish News, 6th September 2019Ben Elton rules out Blackadder return
Ben Elton has said that Blackadder will not return. Speaking in a new interview, the co-writer said "There is never going to be another - I can tell you that now."
British Comedy Guide, 6th September 2019Ben Elton interview
Ben Elton is constantly being asked by the BBC to write a new series of Blackadder, knowing a return would spark a ratings boom. But speaking exclusively to The Sun, he says it will NEVER happen - despite what Tony Robinson, who plays hapless Baldrick, might think.
Stuart Pink, The Sun, 5th September 2019