British comedian, actor, author, playwright, lyricist and director
He was a part of London’s alternative comedy movement of the 1980s
He was one of the writers behind The Young Ones and Blackadder
He is a stand-up comedian on stage and television
He has also published 17 novels
He has also written the musicals The Beautiful Game, We Will Rock You , Tonight’s the Night and Love Never Dies (the follow-up to Phantom) and Close Up: The Twiggy Musical
He joined the BBC at the age of 21 and became their youngest ever scriptwriter
In 1985, he produced his first solo script for the BBC with his comedy series Happy Families, starring Jennifer Saunders and Adrian Edmondson
In partnership with Richard Curtis he wrote the Blackadder series which was a worldwide hit, winning four BAFTAs and an Emmy.
He had a regular slot on Saturday Live and in 2022 he hosted a revival of Friday Night Live, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Channel 4
He wrote and produced the sitcom The Thin Blue Line
In 2015, he wrote a song for The Wiggles for the Wiggle Town DVD
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