Ben Elton Ben Elton Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May 1959) is an English comedian, author, playwright, actor and director. He was a part of London's alternative comedy movement of the 1980s and became a writer on series such as "The Young Ones" and "Blackadder", as well as continuing as a stand-up comedian on stage and television. His style in the 1980s was left-wing political satire. Since then he has published 15 novels and written the musicals "We Will Rock You" (2002) and "Love Never Dies" (2010), the sequel to "The Phantom of the Opera". His novels cover the dystopian, comedy, and
Simon Moore (writer) and "Gulliver's Travels", which won five primetime Emmys, including Outstanding Miniseries and Outstanding Writing. In 1996 he was awarded The Humanitas Prize for screenwriting. He adapted and directed the stage world premiere of Stephen King’s "Misery" in London’s West End, and his comedy "Up On The Roof" was nominated for three Olivier Awards, including Best Musical. Simon Moore (writer) Simon Moore is a British screenplay writer. He wrote the Emmy Award-winning "Traffik" TV miniseries, which was the basis for the Oscar-winning adaptation written for "Traffic" which grossed over $400m worldwide and won four Oscars. He is also the writer and