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Ben Elton

Ben Elton in 2009
Personal information
Birth nameBenjamin Charles Elton
Birth date3 May 1959(age 53)
Place of birthCatford, London, England
OccupationStand up comedian, Writer, Director
SpouseSophie Gare
Children2 sons, 1 daughter
ParentsLewis Elton

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Benjamin Charles "Ben" Elton (born 3 May 1959) is a London-born comedian, author, playwright and television director. He was a leading figure in the British alternative comedy movement of the 1980s, as a writer on such cult series as The Young Ones and Blackadder, as well as also a successful stand-up comedian on stage and TV. He was a high-profile frontman of 1980s left-wing political satire. Since then he has published thirteen novels and more lately become known for writing the musical We Will Rock You (2002) and Love Never Dies (2010), the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera.

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RIP - Loleatta Holloway www.bbc.co.uk Black Box - Ride on time. Recorded on Get Fresh then went on to be the main video release, recorded here from ITVs Saturday morning program, The Chart Show.. Followed by Friday night live with Ben Elton and Stavros Taken from LP VHS tape recorded in late 80's early 90's It is was actually Heather Small who sand the song, Loleatte Holloway sang the original but due to copywrite issues, they had to re-do it and used Heather Small in the end
3.75 min. | 4.92 user rating		 Bomb the bass - Beat dis'. Think it was recorded on something like Friday night Live with Ben Elton and Stavros. Taken from LP VHS tape recorded in late 80's early 90's
3.32 min. | 4.90 user rating		 www.wewillrockyou.co.uk The phenomenal WE WILL ROCK YOU! now in its 10th triumphant year, continues to go from strength-to strength at London's Dominion Theatre. This champion of musicals has now gone global with productions in Australia, Spain, America, Germany, Russia, South Africa and Japan! Over 5 million people have now seen Queen's mega-musical, written by the award-winning writer and comedian Ben Elton in partnership with Brian May and Roger Taylor. This rocking show, includes 32 of Queen's classic hits, including Killer Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga...and of course We Will Rock You. Visit Us: www.wewillrockyou.co.uk twitter.com facebook.com
1.10 min. | 4.87 user rating		 Elton John Aids Foundation Ad. www.ejaf.org Test to Live, Live to Play With Thierry Henry, Emmanuel Adebayor and Ben Hart Directed by: Emma
0.77 min. | 4.92 user rating		 www.myspass.de - Ganze Folge KOSTENLOS und OHNE ANMELDUNG schauen! Tricky, Tricky, dieser Quarterback aus Amerika: Statt auf das "Go" seiner Mitspieler zu warten, läuft er einfach klangheimlich durch - und die Gegenspieler schauen ihm hinterher. Touchdown! Außerdem ist Ben Becker zu Gast und stellt sein neues Kinderbuch "Brunos Weihnachten und Halali" vor. Natürlich gibt's auch jede Menge neues Material von Bauer sucht Frau. Gezockt wird auch noch mit Elton und "Blamieren oder Kassieren". Und zu guter Letzt präsentieren 30 Seconds To Mars ihren Song "Closer To The Edge" - natürlich live und in Farbe.
2.27 min. | 4.45 user rating
This week on Dave's One Night Stand Sarah Millican performs brand new and exclusive stand-up comedy in her hometown of Newcastle, with special guests Jarred Christmas and Alun Cochrane. Next week Russell Kane returns to Essex. 10:00 pm on Sunday 31st October on Dave. You can now watch the first two episodes of Dave's One Night Stand online at www.joindave.co.uk with alternative comedy legend Ben Elton and cheeky young scamp Jack Whitehall! From this Sunday (31st), Johnny Vegas' performance can be seen again. Where to find Dave: Sky channel 111, Virgin TV channel 128, Freeview 19. Find out more at www.joindave.co.uk
1.58 min. | 4.87 user rating		 This is a song from the Hit Musical 'We Will Rock You' by Ben Elton & Queen. It is performed here by Kerry Ellis, who originally played 'Meat' and sang this song in 'We Will Rock You' on the West End in London. Kerry is currently playing Elphaba in 'Wicked' on the West End at the London Apoll Victoria Theatre, and recently performed the same role on Broadway during the summer. This version is slightly different to the original version in the Musical, Kerry worked with Brian May (the guitarist of Queen) to produce this orchestral version. This track has also appeared on the new EP released by Kerry Ellis 'Wicked in Rock', from which she performed her version of 'Defying Gravity' at the 2008 Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium.
5.37 min. | 4.86 user rating		 Comedian and writer Ben Elton shares a few pearls of wisdom on why the British Public love Big Brother. Free video clip from the popular british talk show 'Parkinson'.
4.67 min. | 4.35 user rating		 www.wewillrockyou.co.uk The phenomenal WE WILL ROCK YOU! now in its 8th triumphant year, continues to go from strength-to strength at London's Dominion Theatre. This champion of musicals has now gone global with productions in Australia, Spain, America, Germany, Russia, South Africa and Japan! Over 5 million people have now seen Queen's mega-musical, written by the award-winning writer and comedian Ben Elton in partnership with Brian May and Roger Taylor. This rocking show, includes 32 of Queen's classic hits, including Killer Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga...and of course We Will Rock You. Visit Us: www.wewillrockyou.co.uk www.myspace.com www.facebook.com
0.52 min. | 5.0 user rating		 includes: English 1 Scottish 4 The 4 lifestyle balloons Ben elton spoof with the 2 & Crimbo 2001
2.32 min. | 5.0 user rating

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TelevisionThe Young Ones (1982) * Alfresco (1983) * Happy Families (1985) * Filthy Rich & Catflap (1986) * Blackadder II (1986) * Blackadder the Third (1987) * Blackadder Goes Forth (1989) * The Man from Auntie (1990) * Mr. Bean (1990) * Stark (1993) * The Thin Blue Line (1995) * The Ben Elton Show (1998) * Blessed (2005) * Get a Grip (2007)
TheatreThe New Review * Gasping (1990) * Silly Cow (1991) * Popcorn (1996) * Blast From the Past (1998) * We Will Rock You (2002)
NovelStark (1989) * Gridlock (1991) * This Other Eden (1993) * Popcorn (1996) * Blast From the Past (1998) * Inconceivable (1999) * Dead Famous (2001) * High Society (2002) * Past Mortem (2004) * The First Casualty (2005) * Chart Throb (2006) * Blind Faith (2007) Meltdown (2009)



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