Ben Elton

Ben Elton (born May 3, 1959) is an English comedian and writer. Born in Catford, London of an immigrant family of academics (he is the nephew of the historian G. R. Elton), he studied at Godalming Grammar School and the University of Manchester. He became a stand-up comedian and comedy writer shortly after leaving university in 1980, and was a central figure in the alternative comedy scene in the early 1980s. He has also achieved success writing musicals.

Films

Ben Elton made a brief appearance alongside Michael Keaton in Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing.

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Michael Keaton - Kenneth Branagh - Much Ado About Nothing

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Behind the camera, Elton wrote and directed the film adaptation of his novel Inconceivable, which was re-titled Maybe Baby (2000).

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Inconceivable - Maybe Baby - 2000

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