In his prime when he was host of Saturday Live and The Man From Auntie I went to see him live. He did the famous "double seat" routine and it was like the Rolling Stones going into Brown Sugar, the audience went mental. He really was hugely popular at that time.
Some of his books were alright but they started to get a bitter, resentful tone when he realised he was out of favour. There's a bit in Inconceiveable when he goes on a rant about the popularity of authors like Irvine Welsh, it just made him look like a loudmouth malcontent, unable to celebrate anyone else's talent or success.
Some of his books were alright but they started to get a bitter, resentful tone when he realised he was out of favour. There's a bit in Inconceiveable when he goes on a rant about the popularity of authors like Irvine Welsh, it just made him look like a loudmouth malcontent, unable to celebrate anyone else's talent or success.
Was that Ben Elton as narrator having the rant-or was he putting the words into a character's mouth?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eubSLL9v68
Some of his books were alright but they started to get a bitter, resentful tone when he realised he was out of favour. There's a bit in Inconceiveable when he goes on a rant about the popularity of authors like Irvine Welsh, it just made him look like a loudmouth malcontent, unable to celebrate anyone else's talent or success.
Was that Ben Elton as narrator having the rant-or was he putting the words into a character's mouth?