Ben Elton Explains The Young Ones

All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun and Tom SalinskyBen Elton explains The Young Ones. Released 27 November 2025.Ben Elton is one of the most significant voices in the British comedy landscape and has been for over forty years. We spoke to him largely because of The Young Ones but his list of TV writing credits is incredible and that’s before you get into his stand-up, novels, plays and other work besides.Ben’s recommendation for us to watch is The Liver Birds.Ben’s charity of choice is Scope. Donate here: https://donate.scope.org.ukBuy What Have I Done by Ben Elton from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3LHFzZdNext time we’ll be watching Victoria Wood As Seen On TV, season one episode five and season two episode one.Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us.The podcasthttps://substack.com/@allbritishcomedyMailing list: http://eepurl.com/[email protected]://allbritishcomedy.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplainedhttps://www.instagram.com/britishcomedypodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@britishcomedypodhttps://bsky.app/profile/allbritishcomedy.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@britishcomedypodhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/allbritishcomedyAbigoliah Schamaunhttps://abigoliah.comhttps://www.youtube.com/Abigoliahhttps://www.instagram.com/abigoliahhttps://www.tiktok.com/@abigoliahTom Salinskyhttps://tomsalinsky.co.ukhttps://www.facebook.com/tomsalinskyhttps://www.instagram.com/tomsalinskyhttps://www.tiktok.com/@tomsalinsky1972https://bsky.app/profile/tomsalinsky.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@tomsalinskyAll British Comedy Explained is produced by The Spontaneity Shop. If you enjoy this podcast, why not check out The Guilty Feminist with Deborah Frances-White, Tom’s other podcast Best Pick all about movies, or Abigoliah’s other podcast Neurodivergent Moments.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.