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
Comedy Bang! Bang! Comedy Bang! Bang! Comedy Bang! Bang! (formerly Comedy Death-Ray Radio) is a weekly comedy audio podcast, which originally began airing as a radio show on May 1, 2009. It is hosted by writer and comedian Scott Aukerman, best known for his work on the 1990s HBO sketch comedy program "Mr. Show with Bob and David", creating and hosting the "Comedy Bang! Bang!" TV series, as well as for co-founding the weekly "Comedy Death-Ray" stage show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Hollywood. "Comedy Death-Ray Radio" was formerly broadcast from Southern California's Indie 103 studios, but since the summer of