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Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

Ben Elton

Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

Global

Society & Culture

4.63.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

He's one of the most influential writers that has shaped the last 30 years of British Comedy. This week, James sits down with writer, comedian, author, playwright and director, Ben Elton. Together they discuss how he began writing from the age of 12 and how his formative years lead him on to his first major job as a sitcom writer on The Young Ones, the inspiration behind one of his biggest and most successful shows to date, We Will Rock You, and how he feels about his return to stand up comedy, after 15 years. Full Disclosure is an in depth interview series chatting to the world's most fascinating people, hosted by James O'Brien. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts and connect with James on Twitter: @mrjamesob

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0:36.1

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of Full Disclosure with me, James O'Brien.

0:40.3

And featuring a guest this week, I can't wait to talk to, but it's hard to know how to introduce you, Ben Elton,

0:46.4

because for people of a certain age, you remain, you know, the proverbial household name.

0:51.4

But then there's this sort of curious, self-imposed purda when you cease to be a stand-up

0:57.4

and were instead an author.

0:58.7

So many people will be familiar with your canon of novels and some of the West End shows that you've done as well.

1:05.5

But I don't know. Are you still famous?

1:09.3

I'm still certainly famous amongst, you know, older people.

1:12.5

I'm much, much less famous than old.

1:16.0

You know, there was a time when I, in Britain, you know,

1:18.6

and in sort of Australia and I was proper famous.

1:22.2

I mean, I hosted the Brits in 97 and 98.

1:25.3

I know.

1:26.0

For 10 or 15 years, yeah, I mean, literally, yeah, everybody knew I was.

1:29.5

Because in those days, it was when I started, it was only three channels.

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