Ben Elton
- 65 years old
- English
- Writer and stand-up comedian
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Ben Elton to deliver The Ronnie Barker Talk on BBC One
BBC One has announced that Ben Elton will deliver the inaugural The Ronnie Barker Talk, a lecture on a comedy related theme.
British Comedy Guide, 21st April 2017Guest stars revealed as filming starts on Upstart Crow Series 2
Filming is under way on the second series of Upstart Crow, with Emma Thompson, Geoffrey Whitehead and Noel Fielding amongst the guest stars.
British Comedy Guide, 27th January 2017Comedy.co.uk Awards 2016 winners announced
The results of the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2016 have been announced. Red Dwarf, Upstart Crow, John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme and Taskmaster are amongst the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd January 2017James Meehan on comedy's class issues
James Meehan calls for an end to stereotyping, on and off screening.
James Meehan, Chortle, 20th October 2016Ben Elton tackles racism in new film comedy
Ben Elton tackles racism and immigration in new film comedy Three Summers.
Garry Maddox, Sydney Morning Herald, 14th October 2016DVD review: Upstart Crow
You could feel the shockwaves reverberating around the British comedy world for days afterwards: Ben Elton had written a good sitcom.
Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 28th June 2016Upstart Crow, series 1 review
Predictable in places, perhaps, but the ridiculous nature of some of these plot lines is arguably in the same vein as of the bards own greatest comedies.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 21st June 2016There really was a 5th housemate in The Young Ones
There really was a creepy fifth housemate lurking in cult British TV show The Young Ones.
Peter Farquhar, Business Insider UK, 18th June 2016Upstart Crow: Bard saved Elton from sitcom oblivion
Alack the day! Upstart Crow (BBC Two) has shuffled off its chortle coil. There was something for everyone in Ben Elton's learned Bardcom.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 14th June 2016Upstart Crow to return for second series
Ben Elton's Upstart Crow will return to BBC Two for a second series.
British Comedy Guide, 13th June 2016