Ben Elton: Laughing At The 80s
- TV documentary
- Channel 4
- 2011
- 1 episode
Ben Elton takes viewers on a romp through the decade in which he first found fame: the 1980s. Features Ben Elton, Rik Mayall, Lenny Henry, Harry Enfield, Victoria Wood and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2011
- Channels
- Channel 4
- Episodes
- 1
- Creators
- Howard Davidson, Deborah Sargeant and Beren Money
- Features
- Ben Elton, Rik Mayall, Lenny Henry, Harry Enfield, Victoria Wood, Jimmy Tarbuck, Clive Anderson, Stephen Fry and more
- Director
- Richard Dean
- Producers
- Lindsay Jex, Richard Dean and Clive Tulloh
- Companies
Ben Elton: Laughing At The 80s is a two-hour romp through the very best comedy of the 1980s. Ben tells the tale of the decade in which he first came to public attention and provides new insight and revelations on a story that he was at the heart of.
He meets with Rik Mayall, Lenny Henry, Harry Enfield, Victoria Wood and Jimmy Tarbuck, reminiscing and reflecting on the greatest comedy moments in recent history.
There are further interviews with other comedy stars of the time, including Clive Anderson, Stephen Fry, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, Ade Edmondson, Jo Brand and Nigel Planer.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 28th December 2011 at 11:40pm on Channel 4
- Episode length
- 120 minutes
- All previous repeats
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- Sunday 22nd January 2012 at 11:40pm on C4