Graham Linehan
- 56 years old
- Irish
- Writer and director
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IT Crowd: the controversial episode that killed series
While some fans look back fondly on the show's best episodes, the ugly transphobia at the heart of "The Speech" has tainted its legacy in the eyes of many.
Emily Clute, Screen Rant, 19th April 2021Graham Linehan to discuss free speech in Parliament
Graham Linehan has been invited to give evidence in Parliament on "freedom of expression online" after being permanently banned from Twitter for "hateful conduct". The disgraced comedy writer and anti-trans campaigner is set to give oral evidence to the Communications and Digital Committee on Tuesday (9 March).
Emma Powys Maurice, Pink News, 4th March 2021Linehan claims talk on cancel culture was cancelled
The Father Ted creator, who has repeatedly attracted controversy for posting transphobic comments online, was earlier this month asked to speak at the University of Oxford's Union on the topic: "This house would cancel cancel culture" which the Union posed was "the boycott of the 21st century". However, Linehan's original invitation was reportedly rescinded last Wednesday (16 December), with the Union claiming that the event could not go ahead due to "logistical difficulties", but that they "very much hope to accommodate him in the future".
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 21st December 2020Oxford Union invites Graham Linehan to debate
Graham Linehan's invitation to speak at the Oxford Union debate society highlights the "ongoing culture of transphobia" at University of Oxford, LGBT+ students say, with the comedy writer being invited to talk about cancel culture.
Emma Powys Maurice, Pink News, 18th December 2020Graham Linehan returns to Twitter as fake trans guy
Graham Linehan, who was removed from Twitter for hateful conduct, returned to the platform by pretending to be a trans person.
Lily Wakefield, Pink News, 1st December 2020Linehan won't work with C4 unless they show IT Crowd ep
Graham Linehan says that he won't work with Channel 4 again until they "reinstate" a transphobic episode of The IT Crowd. The Irish writer, who also created Father Ted and Black Books, wrote the season three episode "The Speech", which is currently unable to stream on Channel 4's website.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 9th October 2020Armstrong & Miller 'stand in solidarity' with Rowling
Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller, previously a comedy double-act, were among more than 50 public figures and anti-trans campaigners who signed the letter published in The Sunday Times, which condemns the "insidious, authoritarian and misogynistic" opposition to JK Rowling on social media. Other people in the world of comedy who signed the letter include Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews, Griff Rhys Jones, Craig Brown, Francis Wheen, Jimmy Mulville, Frances Barber and James Dreyfus.
Nick Duffy, Pink News, 28th September 2020Graham Linehan: "I'll be proven right"
He's the creator of some of our most treasured sitcoms, but he's also now 'the most hated man on the internet'. Has it all been worth it?
Guy Kelly, The Telegraph, 11th July 2020Graham Linehan suspended from Twitter
Last week, the Father Ted co-creator briefly lost his blue tick verification after several of his tweets accusing an LGBTQ+ group of grooming were reported; however, he later regained his verification and a Twitter spokesperson said he had been unverified in error. But now, Linehan's @glinner account appears to have been suspended entirely.
Emma Kelly, Metro, 27th June 2020Graham Linehan ban reaction: Twitter, where 2 + 2 = 5
Do you - like the overwhelming majority of people - believe that men aren't women, that biological sex is real? Well then, you better keep it to yourself, on Twitter anyway.
Spiked, 27th June 2020