Graham Linehan

The Saturday interview: Graham Linehan

This week Graham Linehan found himself at the centre of a 'heated row' on Radio 4's Today programme. And he didn't like it. Not one little bit.

Graham Linehan puts Ladykillers on stage

Classic film comedy The Ladykillers is to be brought to the stage in an adaptation by Father Ted and The IT Crowd creator Graham Linehan.

Video: Ladykillers 'homage' takes to the stage

Classic film comedy The Ladykillers is to be brought to the stage in an adaptation by Father Ted and The IT Crowd creator Graham Linehan.

One of the stars, Peter Capaldi, told BBC Breakfast it pays homage to the 1955 film but he says Linehan's re-worked script is a more edgier take on the original production.

Linehan said the action would be kept within the house and there was room within the play to have more fun with the characters.

The Ladykillers will run at the Liverpool Playhouse from 3-19 November, transferring to the Gielgud Theatre in London one week later.

Graham Linehan's TV heroes

Weird, unpleasant, vulgar and discordant it may be, but Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! featuring US comedians Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim provokes uncontrollable laughter.

Bin Laden and The IT Crowd: Anatomy of a Twitter hoax

Rumours that circulated on Twitter that there was evidence that Osama Bin Laden was a fan of The IT Crowd sitcom were an elaborate new media hoax. Here comedian Graham Linehan explains how he organised the ruse.

'The IT Crowd' shutting down?

Speaking to Chortle, writer Graham Linehan has said his Channel 4 "geek-com" The IT Crowd will probably end after its fifth series, due later this year.

Me and Osama: How to start a rumour on Twitter

Last week, I spread a story on Twitter that in some of the videos seized from his compound during the Navy SEALS raid, Osama Bin Laden was watching my sitcom 'The IT Crowd'. I did it to illustrate the lightning speed at which a rumour can circulate and mutate on Twitter

The Armstrong & Miller Show felt more consistently funny than before. Maybe their 300 writers, including Graham Linehan and The League of Gentlemen's Jeremy Dyson, are exerting more quality control this year.

Sadly, they're still peddling those grunting cavemen and youth-speak RAF officers, in strict adherence to the post-Little Britain law that every sketch show must contain recurring characters well beyond their natural use.

Otherwise, it was an agreeable mix of more-hit-than-miss sketches, bolstered as always by having two confident comic performers at the helm. Despite a lack of truly inspired material, it's usually good for a chuckle or three.

The IT Crowd - Series 4, Episodes 5 and 6 review

While perhaps not as good as Graham Linehan's other comedy Father Ted, the programme has usually been amusing and entertaining, with interesting characters and good stories. The last two episodes of the fourth season, however, weren't really anything special.

The IT Crowd 4.6 review

A limp end to what's been a disappointing fourth series. One big problem I had with this episode (which extends to this show in general these days), is how predictable Graham Linehan's joke-writing has become. It's sad, but I really want to 'Ctrl Alt Delete' this episode, and the majority of this series, from my memory.