Graham Linehan
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I had a musical based on Father Ted that would have made millions. And they just took it from me, refused to make it if my name is associated with it.
I had a musical based on Father Ted that would have made millions. And they just took it from me, refused to make it if my name is associated with it.
You see, I don't want to, you know, take over, but maybe we should get rid of, I should leave the rest of it, because there's so much.
You see, I don't want to, you know, take over, but maybe we should get rid of, I should leave the rest of it, because there's so much.
You see, I don't want to, you know, take over, but maybe we should get rid of, I should leave the rest of it, because there's so much.
I think it's, I don't know.
I think it's, I don't know.
I think it's, I don't know.
There's probably not even five good sitcom writers. No, there probably isn't.
There's probably not even five good sitcom writers. No, there probably isn't.
There's probably not even five good sitcom writers. No, there probably isn't.
The other was one called The IT Crowd, which was set, was about IT, an IT department. Because we wrote it in around 2005 and I noticed the internet becoming a thing. And I was always told, well, I went to an early Danny Simon course. He was one of the writers on Bilko and a lot of things that Woody Allen worked on. Neil Simon's brother, you know.
The other was one called The IT Crowd, which was set, was about IT, an IT department. Because we wrote it in around 2005 and I noticed the internet becoming a thing. And I was always told, well, I went to an early Danny Simon course. He was one of the writers on Bilko and a lot of things that Woody Allen worked on. Neil Simon's brother, you know.
The other was one called The IT Crowd, which was set, was about IT, an IT department. Because we wrote it in around 2005 and I noticed the internet becoming a thing. And I was always told, well, I went to an early Danny Simon course. He was one of the writers on Bilko and a lot of things that Woody Allen worked on. Neil Simon's brother, you know.
And he said a sitcom should always be about social change. So if you see something coming around the corner, write about it.
And he said a sitcom should always be about social change. So if you see something coming around the corner, write about it.
And he said a sitcom should always be about social change. So if you see something coming around the corner, write about it.
Yes, the one example he gave was Mary Tyler Marshall. Right, yeah, another great example. Although he used the phrase women's livers, which was very funny. He's this old guy by the way.
Yes, the one example he gave was Mary Tyler Marshall. Right, yeah, another great example. Although he used the phrase women's livers, which was very funny. He's this old guy by the way.
Yes, the one example he gave was Mary Tyler Marshall. Right, yeah, another great example. Although he used the phrase women's livers, which was very funny. He's this old guy by the way.