Graham Linehan
- 56 years old
- Irish
- Writer and director
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Father Ted's creator was cancelled for his views on trans issues and lost it all - now, in an exclusive interview, he reveals who he blames.
Camilla Tominey, The Telegraph, 2nd October 2023Extract: Graham Lineham condems Harry Potter stars for turning on JK Rowling in trans row
"The world should remember Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint as arrogant, ungrateful cowards for turning on J.K. Rowling".
Graham Linehan, Daily Mail, 1st October 2023Graham Linehan attacks cancel culture at Conservative conference fringe event
Comedy writer Graham Linehan has told a free speech event at the Conservative Party conference he was "the most cancelled person in this room".
BBC, 1st October 2023Graham Linehan: comedy genius whose trans views cost him everything
The Father Ted writer's tweet about gender ideology launched him into an obsession that damaged his career and destroyed his marriage. That might have been me, says Hadley Freeman.
Hadley Freeman, The Sunday Times, 23rd September 2023The monstering of Richard Ayoade shows no one is safe from the culture war
He has been branded a 'transphobe' purely for praising Graham Linehan's new book.
Angie Speaks, Spiked, 16th September 2023Graham Linehan praises Ayoade and Ross for 'bravery' in support of new memoir on cancel culture
Father Ted creator, 55, who also wrote Black Books and The IT Crowd, has written a new book which features positive reviews from the pair.
The Telegraph, 16th September 2023Why Richard Ayoade is too clever to be cancelled
A Graham Linehan book blurb has made the painfully shy comic an unlikely hate figure for trans activists. Have they picked the wrong target?
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 15th September 2023Richard Ayoade criticised for supporting Graham Linehan and 'brilliance' of new book
Richard Ayoade has been criticised for praising a new book by "anti-trans" campaigner Graham Linehan.
Emily Chudy, Pink News, 14th September 2023Graham Linehan at Comedy Unleashed review: not a cohesive live set
It was only the eighth stand-up gig by the Father Ted co-creator and trans rights movement critic... and it showed.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 13th September 2023Graham Linehan writes memoir Tough Crowd about his cancelled career
Graham Linehan is publishing Tough Crowd, a memoir about how he became one of the most acclaimed comedy writers of his generation but has since turned pariah because of his views on transgender issues.
British Comedy Guide, 13th September 2023