Ben Elton

Benjamin Charles Elton is a British comedian, actor, author, playwright, lyricist and director. He was a part of London's alternative comedy movement of the 1980s and became a writer on the sitcoms ''The Young Ones'' and ''Blackadder'', as well as continuing as a stand-up comedian on stage and television. His style in the 1980s was left-wing political satire. He has published many novels in dystopian, comedy, and crime genres, as well as written the musicals ''The Beautiful Game'' (2000), ''We Will Rock You'' (2002), ''Tonight's the Night'' (2003), and ''Love Never Dies'' (2010). Provided by Wikipedia