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What Have I Done?
by Ben Elton
€ 21.25
ISBN: 9781035059959
For the first - and only - time, in this one-of-a-kind autobiography, Ben tackles this question head-on in the frank, forthright, and hilarious manner we've become accustomed to in his work. He meanders and marches through his long and varied career, from drunken nights at the Fringe with Rik Mayall to record-breaking marathon runs at the Hammersmith Odeon; delves into his archives to reveal the true stories behind smash hits The Young Ones, Blackadder, and We Will Rock You; and reflects on his pioneering routines hosting Saturday Live, which birthed a revolution in stand-up comedy.
Alongside unique insights into his ground-breaking work, Ben talks honestly and hilariously about his personal and professional relationships with two generations of brilliant friends, contemporaries, and occasional foes. The cast of characters is a feast: Emma Thompson, French and Saunders, Fry and Laurie, Rowan Atkinson, Ade Edmondson, David Mitchell, Queen, The Beatles, Brian May, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Neil Kinnock all feature on these pages.
But Ben's life has been just as challenging, rewarding, and funny off-screen as it has been on, so it's no surprise that he recounts tales of losing his virginity aged fifteen to a woman more than twice his age; spending a year living alone in a caravan at sixteen; falling for a bass-playing babe in Australia, thus changing his life overnight. Then there was the time George Harrison tried to get him to drink his own pee. A night in a Las Vegas strip club with Queen. Robert De Niro stealing his food. Avoiding dinner with Thatch. Incurring the displeasure of Tina Turner. Saving Stephen Fry's life. Escaping Simon Cowell. Paying Rod Stewart's dinner bill. Being publicly shamed by Ronnie Barker. Making up with Joe Strummer. Fighting with Vivienne Westwood at Posh and Beck's. A drunken week at Russell Crowe's house (what he can remember of it). Sleepovers at Elton's. Turning down Kylie. And getting kidnapped by Shrek.
And that's not the half of it. After forty-five years in public life, and sixty-five alive, Ben has a lot of stories to tell - and a very clear idea of who Ben Elton really is...
480 pages.
Available from 09/10/25.
Usually despatched in 2-5 working days.
Date of Publication: 09/10/2025
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