Screen credits include: Mrs Johnson in Ben Elton’s THE WRIGHT WAY and The Lips in Alan Carr’s THE SINGER TAKES IT ALL. Theatre Credits Include: The Spirit of Pantomime in SNOW WHITE (New Wimbledon) Mama Morton in CHICAGO (UK Tour) Woman 2 in I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE (London Coliseum) Motormouth Maybelle in HAIRSPRAY (UK Tour) Nettie Fowler in CAROUSEL (London Coliseum) Esta in MOBY DICK! (The Union Theatre) Diane & Beautiful music in THE HUMAN COMEDY (The Young Vic) Killer Queen in WE WILL ROCK YOU (original UK Tour & West End) Pearl Pastor in CARMEN JONES (Royal Festival Hall) and Mama Morton in CHICAGO (West End & 10th Anniversary gala). In 2022 she began working as a presenter for QVC, with whom she has since created her own clothing line, BeU by Brenda Edwards. She joined BBC’s Songs of Praise as a presenter in 2021 and presented ITV’s Carols at Christmas in 2021. Brenda is currently a regular panellist on ITV’s Loose Women. As of 2022, she is 6 years free of cancer and uses every opportunity to raise money and awareness for various cancer charities. In 2016 Brenda was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. In 2006, she was presented with the Screen Nation Award for Favourite Reality TV Star. In 2007 Ben Elton was awarded the Special Golden Rose D’Or at The International Television festival in Lucerne Switzerland for his life time contribution to the Television Arts.īrenda’s life changed forever when she became the last woman standing in the semi-finals of the UK’s X Factor in 2005, leaving the audience and judges spellbound week after week. The Royal Television Society Best Comedy Entertainment Show. Cannes Ecrans Prix du Jury 2018 (Three Summers) Prix Polar International Crime Writer Award (Amitiès Mortelles (Past Mortem, French edition).Ĭritics Circle Award Best Musical (The Beautiful Game). WH Smiths People’s Choice Fiction Award (High Society). Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger Award for Crime Fiction (Popcorn). Public and Professional Jury Awards at Reims (Thin Blue Line). The Royal Television Society Writers Award (Man From Auntie).īritish Comedy Award (The Thin Blue Line). Two Olivier Awards (Popcorn and We Will Rock You). Best Comedy Entertainment Show Friday Night Live) Major Awards:įour BAFTA’s (Best Comedy Series The Young Ones and Blackadder 3 and 4. Other directing work includes Silly Cow, The Thin Blue Line (with John Birkin) Blessed, We Will Rock You, Tonight’s The Night and The Beautiful Game, reworked as The Boys In the Photograph. We Will Rock You (2002) Book, Music by Queen. The Beautiful Game (2000) Book and Lyrics, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Gasping (1990) Silly Cow (1991) Popcorn (1997) Blast From the Past (1998) The Upstart Crow (2020) Musicals: The New Review (1985) With Richard Curtis. He hosted the Brits in 19 and The Royal Variety Performance in 2000. In 1990 he co hosted the Nelson Mandela Celebration at Wembley Stadium. His most recent UK tour began in September 2019 to critical acclaim, which he has since taken to Australia and New Zealand followed by a run in London’s West End in December 2021. Stand Up Comedian:īen has been one of the UK’s most successful and influential live acts for over 35 years. Upstart Crow- 3 series (2016-2018) Writer.īen also wrote Mr Bean’s ‘exam’ episode. The Ben Elton Show (1998) Writer Performer. Blackadder Goes Forth (1989) Co writer with Richard Curtis.īen Elton The Man From Auntie (19) Writer/ Performer. Friday Night Live (1988/2022) Comedian/Host. The Young Ones (1982/4) Co Writer with Rik Mayall and Lisa Meyer.Īlfresco (1982/4) Performer and Co Writer with Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie and Emma Thompson.īlackadder 2 (1983) Co Writer with Richard Curtis.īlackadder The Third (1987) Co writer with Richard Curtis. Ben Elton’s novels have also been hugely successful in Australia and New Zealand and are published around the world. Six of the above were UK No 1 Bestsellers. Stark (1989) Gridlock (1991) This Other Eden (1993) Popcorn (1996) Blast From The Past (1998) Inconceivable (1999) Dead Famous (2001) High Society (2002) Past Mortem (2004) The First Casualty (2005) Chart Throb (2006) Blind Faith (2007) Meltdown (2009) Two Brothers (2012) Time and Time again (2014) Identity Crisis (2019) There follows a list of Ben Elton’s principle professional work. He was born in Catford, South East London on May 3rd 1959, the youngest of four Children. He is also a theatre, screen and TV Director, a Stand Up Comedian and a very occasional actor. Ben Elton is a multi award winning novelist, playwright, television writer, screen writer and lyricist.
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