Ben Elton Quotes
This calls for a very special blend of psychology and extreme violence.
Elton, Ben, Rik Mayall, and Lise Mayer. "Bomb." The Young Ones, BBC, 1982.
In the wake of the Tonkin Gulf incident, the United States bombed and destroyed North Vietnam naval installations:
Benjamin Charles Elton is a British comedian, television writer, actor, author, playwright, television producer, screenwriter, film director, lyricist, stage director, and television director. He was a part of London's alternative comedy movement of the 1980s and became a writer on the sitcoms The Young Ones and Blackadder, as well as continuing as a stand-up comedian on stage and television. His style in the 1980s was left-wing political satire. Since then he has published 17 novels and written the musicals The Beautiful Game (2000), We Will Rock You (2002), Tonight's the Night (2003), and Love Never Dies (2010), the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. His novels cover the dystopian, comedy, and crime genres.
