British comedy great Ben Elton says Donald Trump is 'unsatirisable'

British legendary comedian and writer Ben Elton has pushed back against the notion that Donald Trump is "a gift to comedy," arguing that the current U.S. president is "unsatirizable."

Elton, 65, rose to fame in the 1980s for playing a key role in London’s alternative comedy movement. He then went on to write scripts for some of the most popular sitcoms of the time, including "The Young Ones" and "Blackadder."

A noted political satirist, Elton is about to embark on another stand-up comedy tour in Australia, entitled "Authentic Stupidity," in which the comedian will explore some of the big issues of our time. While Trump provides daily fodder for late-night hosts like Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers, Elton says he's finding it increasingly difficult to see the funny side.

"He's in it, he's in a position no one could imagine he'd be in," he told ABC News Breakfast. "Frankly, I think there's nothing to say from a comedic point of view. I think Trump is unsatirizable because he's hiding in plain sight, he admits who he is. He doesn't say 'I'm a bully' or anything like that, but he's basically quite happy to behave like one. He's like Boris Johnson in the U.K. There's really nothing you can say because they kind of embrace their awfulness."

Elton said that with so much uncertainty in the world, he sees comedians as "another emergency service." "We all feel very uncertain at the moment. The world is clearly going to hell on a lot of levels. Laughing together is a very good example of what we have in common. When there's so much division in the world, I think I'm proud to be a comedian."

Elton has a long-standing connection with Australia. His wife, Sophie Gare, is Australian. He holds dual citizenship and owns a home in Fremantle, Western Australia. While reluctant to explicitly state which political figures he supports in Australia, Elton has been a supporter of left-wing political views and is a major donor to the UK Labour Party.

"I believe very much in the value of community," he said. "I think we should all contribute. I think rich people like me should contribute more, and that's how I vote. I think when we forget community and just celebrate the individual, which is very much the Trumpian way, I think community is more than able to solve its own problems. So, my voting and my politics is always about uniting people, not celebrating the great mythical strongman who's going to fix everything. I think we all know how that ends, and it doesn't end well."

Elton is well-known for co-writing the iconic television series "Blackadder" with Richard Curtis, which starred Rowan Atkinson in the lead role. The show aired for four seasons between 1983 and 1989, with Elton joining the show in the second season.

In an interview with ABC News Breakfast, he ruled out the possibility of making a fifth season. "I don't think there'll be any more 'Blackadder.' I don't think there's any appetite for it. We're still friends. I had dinner with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie a couple of weeks ago when I was in London. Rowan was there as well. I think we're still friends, possibly because we don't make 'Blackadder' anymore."

Elton said he felt the show ended perfectly with the critically acclaimed final episode of "Blackadder Goes Forth," which was set during World War I. The ending depicted the main characters going over the trenches and almost certainly facing death. "We ended in 1989 with them all going over the top, and that seems to have embedded itself in the culture, which we're very proud of. 'Blackadder' was a product of its time, and we're all proud of it."

Elton's "Authentic Stupidity" tour will begin in Perth on March 13 and 14, and the comedian will also perform in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Canberra, Thirroul, Newcastle, Brisbane, and the Gold Coast.