Authors: Ben Elton
Chart Throb
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About the Author
Ben Elton’s career encompasses some of the most memorable and incisive comedy of the past twenty-five years. His TV writing and performing credits include such multi-award-winning shows as
The Young Ones, Blackadder, Saturday Live, The Man from Auntie
and
The Thin Blue Line.
His three hit West End stage plays are
Gasping, Silly Cow
and
Popcorn
, which won the Olivier Award for best comedy. He wrote and directed the feature film
Maybe Baby
, starring Hugh Laurie and Joely Richardson, which was based on his novel
Inconceivable
. He has also written three stage musicals including the global phenomenon
We Will Rock You
, which he created with Queen and which he also directs worldwide.
The Young Ones, Blackadder, Saturday Live, The Man from Auntie
and
The Thin Blue Line.
His three hit West End stage plays are
Gasping, Silly Cow
and
Popcorn
, which won the Olivier Award for best comedy. He wrote and directed the feature film
Maybe Baby
, starring Hugh Laurie and Joely Richardson, which was based on his novel
Inconceivable
. He has also written three stage musicals including the global phenomenon
We Will Rock You
, which he created with Queen and which he also directs worldwide.
He has written ten internationally bestselling novels including
Dead Famous, The First Casualty
and
High Society
, which won the WH Smith People’s Choice Award. He recently returned to stand-up comedy after a gap of almost ten years and his new show,
Get a Grip
, played to packed houses in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Dead Famous, The First Casualty
and
High Society
, which won the WH Smith People’s Choice Award. He recently returned to stand-up comedy after a gap of almost ten years and his new show,
Get a Grip
, played to packed houses in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Critical acclaim for Ben Elton:
The First Casualty
‘Riveting action scenes bristle with a queasy energy . . . unputdownable’
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