Ben Elton interview on ROVE (Australia) 2009

Ben Elton interview on ROVE (live in studio with Rove McManus).

Official ROVE site - http://RoveDaily.com.au
(Roving Enterprises, Melbourne Australia)

Broadcast date: 8 November, 2009 - Episode 35 of 2009 (s10e35) 08-11-09 Plus cameo from MC Hammer.

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Successful British stand-up comic and provocative and entertaining writer of hit international novels and musicals, his latest novel, Meltown, is a biting satire on the credit crunch.

BEN ELTON is a leading figure in the generation of British comedy stars, which emerged in the 1980s. At 23 he co-wrote the ground breaking smash hit BBC situation comedy The Young Ones, which became a worldwide award winning cult hit. Ben went on to write for all the principle comedians of his generation.

In 1985 Ben began his phenomenally successful writing partnership with Richard Curtis on the Emmy and BAFTA award-winning TV series Blackadder 2, Blackadder the Third and Blackadder Goes Forth.

Ben is also a hugely successful an influential stand up comedian, he is one of Britains biggest selling live acts and his TV shows have won numerous awards.

Ben published his first novel, Stark in 1988. Set in Australia, Stark became an instant #1 best-seller and sold over a million copies. He has written 11 novels since then Gridlock (1991) UK #1; This Other Den (1993) UK #1; Popcorn (1996) UK #1 and Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger Award for fiction; Blast From the Past (1998) UK top 5; Inconceivable (1999) UK top 5; Dead Famous (2001) UK #1; High Society (2002) UK #1 and WH Smiths Peoples Choice Fiction Award; Past Mortem (2004) UK top 5 and winner of best international detective novel at Prix Polar International 2007; The First Casualty (2005 UK top 5; Chart Throb (2006) UK Top 5; Blind Faith (2007) UK top 10. Bens novels have all been hugely successful in Australia and around the world.
Bens ambitions were originally theatrical and hes written the hit plays: Gasping (1990); Silly Cow (1991); Popcorn (1996); and Blast From the Past (1998) - all performed regularly around the world. In 1992 Ben began his acting career, starring in his own adaptation of his novel, Stark. This ABC co-production was filmed entirely in Australia. That year Ben also appeared alongside Michael Keaton as Verges in Kenneth Branaghs acclaimed feature film Much Ado About Nothing.
In 2000 Ben wrote and directed his first movie, the hit romantic comedy Maybe Baby which starred Hugh Laurie and Joely Richardson. Ben then gained success in the world of musical theatre collaborating with Andrew Lloyd Weber on the award-winning The Beautiful Game; the award-winning international hit We Will Rock You; and his last musical Tonights the Night featuring the songs of Rod Stewart.

In 2005 Ben returned to stand up for the first time since 1997, touring the UK with Get A Grip. He then took the tour to Australia and New Zealand in 2006 and a subsequent DVD release followed.
His latest book Meltown is a biting satire of the credit crunch is out

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[Ulmeyda08]

Think of it as payback for Peter Andre.

[scottchappy]

Can t see why you call him useless he s wrote some of the most succesfull comedies of all time and wrote best selling novels.Obviously this pales in comparison to your achievements which are?

[CenaTv2]

I really wanna lock ben elton in a room with a big tv, and make him watch benny hill.

[MrNcnc1]

He's picked up a bit of an aussie accent.

[asithgftoc]

what is it with Rove always interviewing unfunny comedians?

[coralreefuk]

He tries too hard.

[bootymanager]

It was great that they finally got rid of this shit. Rove is, let's face it, a hack (though probably not such a bad bloke) and those two wankers Hamish and Andy - Jesus! What a pair of talentless dicks. How the fuck do they have a job.

[petersingingbloke]

kcirdrab? ever read a book dude? DottyDotDitto, quite agree mate. This sounds like generalising but everyone i ever met who slagged off ben elton was unbelievably thick and usually the kind of people who think jim davidson is the best comedian on earth. Ben elton is a very well educated man who has managed to bridge the social gaps with his enspiring work. If people could take a bit of time out of there self sentered little lives they may apreciate that.

[DottyDotDitto]

Do people seriously have nothing better to do with their lives then to look up videos of someone they know they hate and exude their premeditated verbal diarrhea?

I can only assume they get some kind of fucked up sexual pleasure out of working them selves up this way.

Here's hopeing they give themselves a stress induced aneurysm.

Don't they realise that they don't amount to anything, that they never will and most importantly, that nobody gives a shit?

[heatflash888]

@mistaben2k Thatcher, the woman who cleaned up the previous socialist attempt at destroying britain? Yeah I bet you do hate her you socialist envious scum bag. Sorry to interrupt your wanking time while watching your socialist hypocrite idol, carry on jerking off while dreaming of a communist future.

[mistaben2k]

@heatflash888 Coming from a right wing Thatcher wanker?

[kcirdrab]

Can`t write a book to save his life.

'Saturday Night Live' was it.