Ben Elton is an atheist. Elton studied at Stillness Junior School and Godalming Grammar School in Surrey, South Warwickshire College in Stratford-upon-Avon and the University of Manchester. His first television appearance was a stand-up performance on the BBC1 youth and music programme, The "Oxford Road Show". His first TV success, at 23, came as co-writer of the television sitcom, "The Young Ones", in which he occasionally appeared. In 1983/84 he wrote and appeared in Granada Television's sketch show "Alfresco", which was also notable for early appearances by Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson and Robbie Coltrane. In 1985, Elton produced his first
Tim Burns (writer) Tim Burns (writer) Tim Burns is a Canadian writer and producer for Canadian and American television; more popularly known as the show runner/executive producer of the Teletoon-Disney Channel shared, supernatural comedy-drama series, "My Babysitter's a Vampire" and for writing its TV pilot film. He was also supervising writer of the third season of "Crank Yankers" and was a composer on "The Sunny Side Up Show". Tim Burns began his writing career writing an episode of "The Jim Henson Hour" in 1989, two years later he created the sketch comedy "The Idiot Box" with Alex Winter and Tom Stern. He portrayed