Alternative comedy and sketch comedy, consisted of Manchester University and Royal Central School graduates Ade Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Dawn French, and Jennifer Saunders, who began to aim their talents at television. As "The Comic Strip Presents", the group made over 40 television films for both Channel 4 and BBC. Ben Elton, who had by then become the Comedy Store's next MC, was invited by Rik Mayall to join him as co-writer of BBC2's TV hit sitcom "The Young Ones". However, it was as MC of Channel 4's new comedy show "Saturday Live" that Elton found fame in his own right.
Andrew S. Wilder Andrew S. Wilder Andrew S. Wilder was born in New York City, New York. He is an American television writer, producer. He has written and co-produced several episodes of the TV show "Criminal Minds". He is the writer and director of the film "The Orphan King". In 1996 USC Film School awarded Andrew the Jack Nickelson Award for excellence in screen writing. He wrote 6 feature scripts for the major studios before turning to television writing. Andrew was a writer for the 44 episodes during the first two seasons of Criminal Minds, and a writer/producer of 44 episodes in seasons