Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie is a 1990 BBC production. The title is a play on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. with Auntie being a nickname for the BBC. The first series aired in 1990 and the second series in 1994. In 1998 Ben returned to the BBC for The Ben Elton Show.
The Man From Auntie is mostly Ben talking a mile a minute, they cut away to a short sketch every few minutes. I though I recognized the occasional other actor but I wasn't sure from what, the names in the credits weren't familiar.
Ben is a long time stand up comic and TV show writer. His best stuff might be The Young Ones or Blackadder, it's a tough call.
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