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 Roberts (writer) Hands with the Devil" (1959) and "Midnight Lace" (1960); and in 1957, they shared an Academy Award nomination for their scriptwork on "Man of a Thousand Faces" (1957). Roberts and Ivan Goff were also executive producers for the weekly television series "Mannix" and "Nero Wolfe". Ben Roberts (writer) Benjamin Eisenberg Roberts (March 23, 1916 – May 12, 1984) was a film and television writer, producer and one of the creators of the "Charlie's Angels" and "Time Express" television series'. In 1958 he was nominated for an Academy Award for writing the Lon Chaney biopic "Man of a Thousand Faces". He