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.
Robert Cohen (writer) Robert Cohen (writer) Robert "Rob" Cohen is a Canadian comedy writer and director. He was raised in Calgary, Alberta and has written for "The Simpsons", "The Wonder Years", "The Ben Stiller Show", "The Big Bang Theory", and many other shows. Robert's writing career has covered every form of TV, from sketch to multi-camera, single-camera and animation. He has also written for many high-profile awards shows and specials, including multiple times for the Academy Awards and Emmy Awards. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on "The Ben Stiller Show". He and frequent collaborator Dana Gould co-created the 1998