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
Ben 10 (2005 TV series) show is now out for the Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. Another sequel series, "", premiered on April 23, 2010 and takes place 3–4 weeks after the finale of "Alien Force". This is the first Ben 10 video game, released in autumn 2007. Following the success of the "Ben 10" animated TV series and films, various "Ben 10" merchandise has been released for general sale. These items include "Ben 10" books, action figures, card games such as Top Trumps, toys, video games - notably "", bedding, and footwear. Ben 10 appears in Cartoon Network's online MMO "FusionFall".