What Have I Done?

What Have I Done? snaps, crackles and pops with wit, bravado and glorious Ben-ness. A triumph -- Stephen Fry
Funny and fascinating, it’s a story of triumph and disaster and is the closest you’ll get to understanding where great comedy comes from -- David Mitchell
Gripping, funny, breathtakingly honest and endlessly entertaining -- Richard Curtis
A gloriously dizzying ride through Ben Elton’s long and (still) very successful career, taking in the highs, the lows, the accolades and the slights. Bloody marvellous -- Jo Brand
A big life chronicled by truly the Upstart Crow of our generation -- Dawn French
Ben Elton is one of the greatest comedy talents of all time, ever, in any era -- Marina Hyde
Tragedy, comedy and honesty make this book possibly the best autobiography you'll ever read -- Brian May
What has he done? Written a brilliant memoir, that’s all. Funny, touching, dazzling -- Gyles Brandreth
Ben writes smooth and fast - reading this book was like being on a surfboard attached to a rollercoaster being pulled along by a dolphin. -- Sir Lenny Henry
Provocative, hilarious, compassionate, dodgy politically, acerbic yet full of love, the real Ben leaps from every wonderfully written page -- Andrew Lloyd Webber
As wildly honest, funny and smart as the man himself -- Kenneth Branagh
Ben tells his life story with the same genius wit of his legendary stand-up, hilarious novels and iconic television series -- David Walliams
Uproariously serious with trenchant bursts of truth, fury and incendiary fun -- Neil Kinnock
Ben has given joy to countless millions. This is a wonderful book. Every creative young person should read it -- Harry Enfield
This is a rich helping of sheer pleasure, overflowing with wit, intelligence and phenomenal anecdotes from one of Britain’s greatest ever talents -- Victoria Coren Mitchell
It’s a miracle Ben Elton managed to fit such an incredibly full life into one volume, but that’s testament to the fact that he is one of the most creative, inventive and prolific writers of the last 50 years. This book and his life are a triumph! -- Amanda Ross * Between the Covers *
Beautifully written and a great insight into the prolific Ben Elton’s work and life - passionate, humorous, insightful and honest. You won’t put it down. -- Twiggy