Ben Elton

Benjamin Charles Elton (born May 1959) is a British actor, author, comedian, director, lyricist and playwright. One of the major figures in the alternative comedy movement of the 1980s, he used a style of left-wing political satire in his early stand-up comedy. He co-wrote the TV sitcoms ''The Young Ones'', ''Blackadder'' and ''Mr. Bean'', and was the sole writer for other sitcoms such as ''Filthy, Rich & Catflap'', ''The Thin Blue Line'' and ''Upstart Crow''. He has published many novels in dystopian, comedy, and crime genres, and wrote the stage musicals ''The Beautiful Game'' (2000), ''We Will Rock You'' (2002), ''Tonight's the Night'' (2003), and ''Love Never Dies'' (2010). Provided by Wikipedia