TV Review: Count Arthur Strong, BBC2
Update 14/9/13 – Good to see the first series of Count Arthur Strong getting a quick Saturday night repeat run at 7.30pm from tonight. It could be the perfect feet-up, cup-of-tea Dad's Army-type slot...
View ArticleNews: Roger Lloyd Pack Obituary
Saddened to hear of the death of Roger Lloyd Pack from pancreatic cancer at the age of 69. He was a sitcom regular who will probably - and unfairly - be best remembered in years to come for standing...
View ArticleNews: Graham Linehan Joins Big Comedy Conference
Beyond The Joke can exclusively reveal that comedy writer Graham Linehan will be taking part in the forthcoming Big Comedy Conference as one of the headline speakers on Saturday, November 29. The...
View ArticleNews: Writer Steps Up Complaints About Axing of The Walshes
Writer Graham Linehan has become increasingly vociferous on Twitter today following the news that his sitcom The Walshes has been axed. The sitcom, created by sketch group Diet of Worms in...
View ArticleNews: Graham Linehan & Adam Buxton Team Up on Space Sitcom
Graham Linehan and Adam Buxton are working together on a new sitcom called The Cloud set in space.According to the Radio Times the comedy, being developed for Channel 4, is set on a 'data hub' floating...
View ArticleNews: Graham and Helen Linehan Hit Out At Irish Abortion Law
Comedy writer Graham Linehan and his wife Helen Linehan have condemned the law that makes abortion illegal in Ireland. They were speaking in a video as part of an Amnesty International Campaign calling...
View ArticleNews: Diet of Worms For Radio 4
Diet of Worms, the Irish sketch group behind BBC4 comedy The Walshes, is making a pilot for Radio 4. Kült is about a group of five lowly but loveable Irish employees of a massive global furniture...
View ArticleNews: Transmission Date Confirmed For New Count Arthur Strong Series
BBC1 has confirmed the transmission date for the new series of sitcom Count Arthur Strong.It will return to BBC1 on May 19 at 8.30pm. .The seven-part series is once again written by Steve Delaney,...
View ArticleTV: Motherland, BBC2
The pilot of Motherland went out last year and was one of the best pilots I've seen in recent memory. But then that's no surprise.Tags: Sharon Horgangraham linehan
View ArticleNews: Comedy Writer Graham Linehan Has Had Cancer Treatment
Comedy writer Graham Linehan has revealed that he has been having treatment for testicular cancer.In a series of tweets he updated his followers on the situation."I got a bit of bad news recently. A...
View ArticleNews: Graham Linehan Gets Cancer All Clear
Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has revealed that he is now clear of cancer.Yesterday he tweeted that having had a testicle removed he was now about to embark on a course of chemotherapy. But...
View ArticleNews: Police Become Involved In Graham Linehan Twitter 'Transphobia' Row
Writer Graham Linehan has been given a verbal warning by police following a complaint from a transgender activist.According to reports West Yorkshire Police told the Father Ted co-creator to cease...
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