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Graham Linehan has now departed the UK for America where he’s developing a brand new sitcom. What better time to share our fascinating conversation — where Graham reveals a side not often seen, the gentle creative navigating an unrecognisable life.
Graham Linehan is the one of the greatest comic talents of his generation. With Arthur Mathews he created the timeless sit-com Father Ted and classic sketch show Big Train, going on to solo stardom with The IT Crowd. Co-creator of Black Books, and Motherland he has won five BAFTAs and has also written a best-selling memoir Tough Crowd. He publishes the definitive Substack cataloguing the resistance to gender ideology: The Glinner Update.
Graham holds the dubious honour of suffering the first and most comprehensive artistic cancellation visited upon those who dare to speak out on the issue of sex-based rights. He has never wavered in his commitment and never gone quiet on the issue to try and claw back his reputation.
This exclusive interview ranges over his practice as a writer, the impact of cancellation on his creativity and his life, and what it’s like to lose everything except your talent.
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