Ben Elton is an atheist. Elton studied at Stillness Junior School and Godalming Grammar School in Surrey, South Warwickshire College in Stratford-upon-Avon and the University of Manchester. His first television appearance was a stand-up performance on the BBC1 youth and music programme, The "Oxford Road Show". His first TV success, at 23, came as co-writer of the television sitcom, "The Young Ones", in which he occasionally appeared. In 1983/84 he wrote and appeared in Granada Television's sketch show "Alfresco", which was also notable for early appearances by Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson and Robbie Coltrane. In 1985, Elton produced his first
Wang Ben-hu Wang Ben-hu Wang Jui-cheng (; 6 December 1953 – 16 February 2017), known by his pen name Wang Ben-hu () was a Taiwanese writer and television presenter. Born in Tainan County, Wang began his writing career in the 1980s, during the Taiwanese literature movement. He worked closely with director Ho Ping, and eventually five of Wang's short stories became films. Ho's first film, "The Digger" was the work of Wang, as was his second, "The Suona Player", for which Ho was awarded a Golden Horse in 1988. Wang's "Autumn Tempest", "That Vital Organ" and "The Daughter-in-Law" were directed by Huang