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.
Ben Richards (writer) novels are "Throwing the House out of the Window" (1996), "Don't Step on the Lines" (1997), "The Silver River" (1999), "A Sweetheart Deal" (2001), "The Mermaid and the Drunks" (2004) and "Confidence" (2006). He also contributed to the New Puritans anthology of 2000. As a screenwriter, Richards has written for the BBC ("Spooks" and "Party Animals"), ITV ("The Fixer") and Channel 4 ("No Angels"). He is the creator and writer of "Outcasts". He has also written for the British/French crime drama television series "The Tunnel". Ben Richards (writer) Ben Richards (born 1964) is an English writer. Before writing novels and