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.
Sultan Pepper wrote for the FOX Saturday night sketch comedy show, "Mad TV", for two seasons. The show's writing team, which included Pepper, was nominated for Writers Guild of America Awards in 2004 and 2005. Pepper died in Murrieta, California, on October 20, 2009, at the age of 47. She was survived by her parents, Teresa and Jack Pepper. Sultan Pepper Sultan Pepper (April 22, 1962 – October 20, 2009) was an American comedy writer who worked on the "Ben Stiller Show" and "Mad TV". Pepper won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program for "The Ben