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Ben Elton: ‘Any time period would make a good Blackadder with the right jokes’

The comedian and author on his new musical about Twiggy, remembering Rik Mayall, and why he’d like to have a word with Julian Fellowes

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023

Twiggy: I did not plan to get into modelling

The model said she has spent her life doing things she did not expect to.

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023

Twiggy says she never planned to become a model: ‘I must be mad’

The Sixties fashion icon says she has done many ‘things that I didn’t plan to do’

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023

Row as Ben Elton uses BBC to label Sunak ‘narcissistic sociopath’

Row over use of comedians on political show, as Tories complain following Joe Lycett outburst nine months ago

The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2023

Ben Elton skewers 'narcissistic sociopath' Rishi Sunak in extraordinary TV rant

The Blackadder writer and stand-up comedian said he was "depressed" and accused Mr Sunak of being "dripping with vanity" after the PM gave a disappointing "word salad" interview

Daily Mirror · Jun 25, 2023

We Will Rock You review – Ben Elton stars as royally ridiculous Queen musical returns

Rousing songs but threadbare plot as Earth has been conquered, renamed iPlanet and – inexplicably – can only be saved by a band of rock’n’rollers

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023

We Will Rock You at the London Coliseum: we will rob you, more like

A lazy, exploitative piece of work

Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2023

Bafta watching US writers’ strikes closely, says boss on TV awards red carpet

The ceremony is taking place in London on Sunday.

The Independent UK · May 14, 2023

Royal Mail issuing Blackadder stamps to mark 40 years since classic sitcom first aired

The set comprises 12 stamps featuring a range of designs from the show's four series

Wales Online · May 12, 2023

Queen’s Roger Taylor: “I can’t take Taylor Hawkins out of my phone”

Roger also addressed rumours that his son, Rufus Taylor will be the new drummer in Foo Fighters

MusicRadar · Apr 25, 2023