Graham Linehan: Last News

Graham Linehan took to the Scottish Parliament to perform his comedy show after two Edinburgh venues cancelled.

Fans of BBC's Amandaland saw Peter Serafinowicz, the unmistakable voice behind Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, grace the latest episode. However, some viewers might not realise is his 'secret connection' to the show's mastermind.Tonight's episode saw Peter star in the Motherland spinoff series as Johannes. Earlier this year, Lucy Punch, the actress behind Amanda, raved about him, sharing, "Peter (Serafinowicz) is so funny and great at improvising.

The IT Crowd, which Linehan created, wrote and directed, told The Times that he wished Linehan was writing more.He explained: “I haven’t seen him in a few years, I text him every now and again. I have people come up to me and tell me that I’ve changed their life because of this show that I was really a small part in.

The BBC‘s Motherland universe is living on with a spin-off following a post-divorce Amanda.

X (formerly Twitter) in response to a t-shirt he wore in support of the trans community.On the t-shirt, which Tennant wore while promoting the second season of Good Omens, the slogan read: “Leave trans kids alone you absolute freaks.”During a panel at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester on Sunday (October 1), Linehan said the comments led to him being dropped by his TV agency, Independent Talent, who also represent Tennant.Speaking yesterday on the panel of the Tufton St love-in IEA/TaxPayers Alliance event at the Tory party conference Graham Linehan admits he has just been dropped by his TV agent after calling David Tennant a "groomer". pic.twitter.com/wxGZptiS3T— On a clear day (@ICanSeeForever1) October 2, 2023“I guess the other interesting thing that happened to me is I just lost my TV agent because I criticised David Tennant,” Linehan said.“I only found this out later, because I looked at the list of people Independent Talent represented and David Tennant was at the top.

Two of the UK’s top comedy stars, Richard Ayoade and Jonathan Ross, have received backlash on social media after reviewing The IT Crowd writer Graham Linehan’s memoir.

The Chase star Jenny Ryan has slammed 'boring' Graham Linehan's complaints after his Edinburgh Fringe show was cancelled.

Father Ted and The IT Crowd writer Graham Linehan has been cancelled in Edinburgh over his gender-critical views.The arts venue, Leith Arches, said it has cancelled the gig, which was due to take place Thursday (August 17), because it does not “align with our overall values”.In a post shared to Instagram Tuesday (August 15), the venue wrote: “We are an inclusive venue and this does not align with our overall values.”It also added that it was “brought to our attention at the very last minute of the very controversial line up”.A post shared by Leith Arches – Edinburgh Events (@leitharches)A post shared by Leith Arches – Edinburgh Events (@leitharches)“We work very closely with the LGBT+ community, it is a considerable part of our revenue, we believe hosting this one off show would have a negative effect on future bookings.”It concluded that their decision was “not influenced by the pressure of online activists, but by our regular community who use the space on a daily weekly and monthly bisis [sic].”According to the BBC, Linehan responded on Twitter, now called X, writing: “It sure sounds like discrimination on the grounds of my legally protected beliefs.”Linehan has made a number of anti-trans statements on his social media in recent years, and in 2018 was issued with a verbal harassment warning by police after he was involved in an online row with a transgender activist.More recently, he accused Lambrini Girls of “supporting sterilising children” by speaking out for trans rights.Back in 2020 he was banned from Twitter, but has since returned.Last year also saw the cancellation of a ‘Father Ted’ musical over his controversial views, with the writer saying that he’s lost family over arguments that “have consumed his life”.

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has threatened to sue an Edinburgh Fringe venue after it cancelled his show following complaints. The writer, who has been critical of transgender issues, was due to perform at Leith Arches tomorrow.

Lambrini Girls have criticised Graham Linehan for accusing them of “supporting sterilising children” by speaking out for trans rights.The Brighton punk duo have been vocal in their support for trans inclusivity and their recent EP ‘You’re Welcome’ features a song, ‘Terf Wars’, condemning transphobia.Linehan, meanwhile, has become known in recent years for perpetrating anti-trans sentiments, claiming his views have cost him his career and image. In 2018, he was issued with a verbal harassment warning by police after he was involved in an online row with a transgender activist.Lambrini Girls performed at Iggy Pop‘s ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ show at London’s Crystal Palace Park yesterday (July 1), during which they projected trans-inclusive messages onto the video wall behind them, including ‘Trans lives fucking matter’ and ‘Stop dead-naming your kids’.In response to their label, Big Scary Monsters, sharing a photo of the moment, the Father Ted creator replied with an image reading: “Start thinking of an excuse why you supported sterilising children,” tagging the band.Hey @Lambrini_Girls pic.twitter.com/kiqk4JxYjF— Graham Linehan (@Glinner) July 2, 2023The band replied: “A disappointing example of a powerful industry head terrified of authentic self expression.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International After several years in the works, British comedy sensation “Motherland” is getting a U.S. adaptation on ABC. Variety understands ABC is close to signing a pilot order for an American remake of the hit BBC comedy. The show was previously set up at Hulu by Lionsgate, which has world distribution rights, but migrated to ABC — which is arguably a much broader platform — last year. “Motherland” has aired on the BBC for three seasons since 2016. Set in a west London neighbourhood, the show follows a wacky group of mothers (and a father) who couldn’t be more different, but are united by the daily school run and a shared abhorrence for those who take parenting a little too seriously.

Tonight’s BAFTA TV Awards is being hosted by actor and director Richard Ayoade. The 44-year-old has many talents and this isn’t the first time he will be hosting the famous awards show, having first hosted it in 2020.

BBC comedy Motherland has won its first BAFTA for its final series in the Best Scripted Comedy category as the award was presented by new Doctor Who Ncuti Gatwa.

Pope Ted, the musical based on ’90s sitcom Father Ted have reportedly been axed following continued clashes between the programme’s creator, Graham Linehan, and trans-rights activists.In an interview with the BBC’s Stephen Nolan on Match 24 (as reported by Chortle), the writer explained how his career has dissolved and how he’s lost his family over arguments that “have consumed his life”.“My original bet was that the Ted musical was too big to fail,” Linehan said. “I simply thought, if they come after it, then that will be good because then people will see how crazy this is, how absurd and how censorious, how anti-female, how homophobic that this movement is.”Linehan continued to say that producers had “rolled over” to campaigners’ demands and axed the production, despite it having already begun rehearsals.He also added that The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon – who provided the theme tune for the original series and had been working on the production’s score since 2019 – had already written “some of the best music you’ll ever hear”.“We have songs for every character, we have a great story, it was ready to go,’ said Linehan, “and just because a group of people have decided that anybody who speaks up against this ideology is evil, they’ve just kind of rolled over for those people.

The IT Crowd has been pulled from Channel 4’s catch-up service All 4 after it was widely condemned as transphobic.In the season three episode from 2008, titled The Speech, Lucy Montgomery plays a transgender woman, April, who dates the company’s boss, Douglas Reynholm (Matt Berry). When Douglas discovers April is transgender he responds angrily: “It’s not you, it’s me.