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.
Doug MacLeod (TV writer) Doug MacLeod (TV writer) Doug MacLeod (born 13 October 1959) is a writer of books, television and theatre from Melbourne, Australia. Doug was a working writer for ABC Radio's comedy department in the 1980s, before spending two years as head writer of Network Ten's "The Comedy Company". He was a writer on the sketch comedy programs "Fast Forward" and "Full Frontal". He has been the script editor of "Kath & Kim" since the series commenced on the ABC. As a break from sketch comedy he co-wrote five episodes of "SeaChange" with Andrew Knight. He currently co-writes the animated children's series