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.
Mike Sussman (TV series writer/producer) Mike Sussman (TV series writer/producer) Mike Sussman (born June 22, 1967) is an American television writer and producer. He is best known as a writer and producer of the "Star Trek" franchise and as the Co-Creator and Executive Producer of the TNT one-hour drama "Perception", starring Emmy Award-winner Eric McCormack as a crime-solving neurologist. " Sussman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but as a child he moved with his family first to New Jersey and finally to Sarasota, Florida. He was a fan of "Star Trek" from an early age, and was involved in letter writing campaigns to local television