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.
Wang Ben-hu Wang Ben-hu Wang Jui-cheng (; 6 December 1953 – 16 February 2017), known by his pen name Wang Ben-hu () was a Taiwanese writer and television presenter. Born in Tainan County, Wang began his writing career in the 1980s, during the Taiwanese literature movement. He worked closely with director Ho Ping, and eventually five of Wang's short stories became films. Ho's first film, "The Digger" was the work of Wang, as was his second, "The Suona Player", for which Ho was awarded a Golden Horse in 1988. Wang's "Autumn Tempest", "That Vital Organ" and "The Daughter-in-Law" were directed by Huang