In addition to his stand-up work, Ben Elton's television credits include The Young Ones, Black Adder and The Thin Blue Line. He has written three hit West End (London) plays — Gasping, Silly Cow and Popcorn — and all of his five previous novels — Stark, Gridlock, This Other Eden, Popcorn and Blast from the Past — have been major bestsellers.
Ben Elton lives in London with his wife Sophie and their twins, Charlotte and Albert.