Ben Elton
- 65 years old
- English
- Writer and stand-up comedian
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Ben Elton: why I'm back on stage for my Queen musical
It was panned by the critcs, but 20 years on We Will Rock You is still drawing big crowds. Now, the comic is starring in it, he tells Dominic Maxwell.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 26th May 2023BAFTA TV Awards 2023 winners
Derry Girls has won Best Scripted Comedy at the 2023 BAFTA TV Awards. Other winners include Friday Night Live, Bad Sisters, Joe Lycett's Got Your Back, Siobhán McSweeney, Lenny Rush, Ben Whishaw and Anne-Marie Duff.
British Comedy Guide, 14th May 2023Blackadder stamps released by Royal Mail to mark 40th anniversary
Royal Mail has announced the launch of 12 special stamps to mark the 40th anniversary of Blackadder.
British Comedy Guide, 12th May 2023Blackadder pilot to be broadcast for the first time
TV channel Gold will celebrate Blackadder's 40th anniversary in June with two new documentaries, Blackadder: The Lost Pilot and Blackadder: A Cunning Story. It will include a special screening of the never-before-broadcast pilot.
British Comedy Guide, 21st April 2023Ben Elton accuses Tony Robinson of hyping up Blackadder reunion speculation
"Love Tony, love the Blackadder... to have been part of something that has become part of the cultural furniture is a great privilege, it's a lovely, lovely thing and I have no interest in messing it up."
Connie Rusk, Daily Mail, 13th April 2023Ben Elton to make stage acting debut in We Will Rock You
Ben Elton is set to star in the new West End run of his Queen musical We Will Rock You, from 2nd June to 27th August.
British Comedy Guide, 12th April 2023Bonus-packed The Young Ones coming to Blu-ray
Iconic early "alternative comedy" sitcom The Young Ones has been comprehensively restored for a new Blu-ray release, which is to be packed with new and never-seen extra features.
British Comedy Guide, 28th October 2022Friday Night Live proves our best satirists are in their 60s
From Ben Elton's electrifying political routine to Harry Enfield's force-10 performance, Channel 4's comedy programme showed that nobody does spiky topicality better than 1980s stars.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th October 2022Friday Night Live, review
At last - unfiltered, opinionated comedy is back on our TV screens.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 22nd October 2022Friday Night Live review
What a week to bring back a partially topical comedy show!
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd October 2022