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'''Benjamin Charles "Ben" Elton'''<!--Note: he was never christened Ehrenberg, see Talk page--> (born 3 May 1959) is an English-Australian comedian, author, playwright and director. He was the leader of the British [[alternative comedy]] movement of the 1980s, as a writer on such cult series as ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|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 (musical)|We Will Rock You]]'' (2002) and ''[[Love Never Dies (musical)|Love Never Dies]]'' (2010), the sequel to ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|The Phantom of the Opera]]''.
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'''Benjamin Charles "Ben" Elton'''<!--Note: he was never christened Ehrenberg, see Talk page--> (born 3 May 1959) is an English-Australian comedian, author, playwright and director. He was the leader of the British [[alternative comedy]] movement of the 1980s, as a writer on such cult series as ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|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 (musical)|We Will Rock You]]'' (2002) and ''[[Love Never Dies (musical)|Love Never Dies]]'' (2010), the sequel to ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|The Phantom of the Opera]]''.
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