James Cridland
I didn’t know much about Ben Elton, other than the gobby man on Channel 4, and apparently a writer of The Young Ones (a show which is best enjoyed in the memory rather than watching it again). He comes across as earnest and serious, some massive chips on his shoulder, but then has reason to. One chapter subheading is “Why does everyone hate me?”, but I am not convinced he ever works it out. I didn’t warm to him on reading, but learn a lot about him, and that is much of the point of an autobiography I suppose.
I didn’t know much about Ben Elton, other than the gobby man on Channel 4, and apparently a writer of The Young Ones (a show which is best enjoyed in the memory rather than watching it again). He comes across as earnest and serious, some massive chips on his shoulder, but then has reason to. One chapter subheading is “Why does everyone hate me?”, but I am not convinced he ever works it out. I didn’t warm to him on reading, but learn a lot about him, and that is much of the point of an autobiography I suppose.