News about Graham Linehan

Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield (left, with JK Rowling) was investigated by the party in a transphobia row after she liked a tweet by Father Ted writer Graham Linehan as he responded to Suzy Eddie Izzard about the treatment of trans people in Nazi Germany. Ms Duffield was cleared of the allegations in January, but she has previously spoken of feeling isolated from other Labour party members for her views regardless of being 'exonerated' in the probe. But she may yet have an ally in shadow justice secretary Shabana Mahmood (right), who says she shares Rowling's view that biological sex is 'real and is immutable'. Mahmood's comments have prompted Rowling to call for an apology to Duffield (inset).

JK Rowling today slammed transgender support group Mermaids for 'total, shameless lies' and said its 'fingerprints are all over the catastrophe of child transition'. The Harry Potter author criticised comments made by the group's chief executive Lauren Stoner yesterday that it does not advocate for any medical pathway. Responding to a video of the Sky News interview, Rowling tweeted: 'Absolute, total, shameless lies. Your ex-CEO referred children to the Tavistock gender clinic.

The writer and campaigner said the organisations were among those who should be 'held accountable' for encouraging what he called 'the myth of the trans child'. Linehan, 55, also accused the BBC of 'pushing this ideology' on young children with CBBC programmes covering teenagers' gender transition treatment. And he claimed his controversial views almost got him barred from entering Australia, where he is currently travelling on a speaking tour.

The creator of TV's Father Ted who believes those who support the gender transition of youngsters are child abusers has hailed a review into NHS transgender treatment. Fans of Graham Linehan said he was vindicated by the Cass Review's conclusion that medical treatment in children's gender care had been based on weak evidence. The review's final report said children have been let down by a lack of research and evidence on the use of puberty blockers and hormones amid a hugely toxic debate. The Irish comedy writer has become a vocal critic of trans ideology and activism in recent years, claiming it is harming children and eroding women's rights . Linehan was even banned by Twitter in 2020 for saying 'men aren't women' and his views have seen him shunned as he lost his TV career and marriage to wife Helen. Today, fans claimed the comedian had finally been vindicated after facing abuse for years and being 'cancelled'. And 55-year-old Linehan tweeted: 'I'm proud if I had any part in enabling a wider understanding of what the process of grooming involves. The internet allowed the trans movement to engage in it at an unprecedented scale. I must also thank social worker Lisa M for opening my eyes to the extent of it.'

JK Rowling, a girl with a tumultuous mood, fought back in the face of this Orwellian nightmare, but put on the fight against God and vision, despite a small price on her own. She has spoken out where others haven't, and she has used her voice to embolden still more. We would not be able to have any kind of honest discussion about these topics without JK's column. She is, in every sense, a trailblazer. Her appearance was made even more admirable because she didn't have to do any of it. Insulated by her (well-earned) wealth and fame, she may have hopped straight into least resistance, lounging on some superyacht somewhere, secure in the knowledge that none of these topics were likely to have an effect on her or her family.

On the eve of its inception, a comedian whose performances in Scotland were cancelled due to his outspoken views mocked Humza Yousaf's hate crime legislation. The 'unworkable' legislation, according to Graham Linehan, co-creator of hit TV sitcom Father Ted, would be 'humiliating' for the First Minister and see him condemned to the 'dustbin of history.' Linehan, who was banned from tweeting 'Men aren't women,' argues that trans ideology and activism are eroding women's rights and hurting children. Linehan was once contacted by police officers who went door twice on behalf of trans rights campaigners.

Following a women's rights march in Belfast last year, the comedian and activist gathered with his campaign group in Robinson's Bar in Belfast, Northern Ireland's capital. According to the Belfast Telegraph, Linehan, 55, is now suing the bar's owners and 22 others for "legally protected beliefs in biological sex." (Pictured from left: The Robinson's Bar in Belfast, Graham Linehan)

Anna Maxwell Martin, 46, of Glasgow, wrapped up against the cold in a pink Ganni puffer jacket, an almost identical representation of Julia Maxwell's costume on BBC's Motherland. Julia's trademark frown disappeared this week as mother-of-two Anna and her partner, Ferdy Unger-Hamilton, wore a shearling jacket by Axel Arigato and a baseball cap. The couple, who have been dating since 2022, strolled North London with Anna's rescue terrier, Bobby.

The allegations against her had been denied by the party's National Executive Committee, and nothing she had done had broken any Labour party law,' the MP said. The Sunday Times announced in November that Labour had launched an investigation after Ms Duffield liked a tweet by comedy writer Graham Linehan. Father Ted and The IT Crowd creator's sardonic post responded to Izzard's claim that as a trans woman, she may have been "killed by the Nazis." The Irish comedian had replied, "Yes, the Nazis, who had mainly ridiculed straight white guys with blonde (sic) hair."

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Can the Duke of Beaufort ever forget Prince Harry's teenage attendance at a birthday party at Badminton House, when he randomly hurled a girl into the swimming pool? He then proceeded to pick up another one, another girl, and eventually another girl, and then another, and finally a teen, and finally a teen, and then a third one, and then a girl, and then a third, and finally a lorry was he was escalating bags of coal onto the back of a vehicle before eventually going back to pick up another one.' 'Luckily, my father's butler was on hand and grabbing him by the scruff of the neck and yanking him away.' Harry, I think the pool war was a little amusing. Not so much the drenched girls. In Brighton, father Ted Linehan honors Eddie Izzard's inability to be elected Labour's next parliamentary candidate. 'Eddie's non-biodegradable rubber boobs will outlive us all, but they will certainly outlive his political career,' he says, adding, "not only amusing, but one of the best stand-ups the UK has ever had." However, he allowed his fetish to take over his brain like one of those zombie ants ruled by a fungus.' Has Graham lost his sense of humour after his career went up in flames when he made an enemy of the trans lobby? Michelle Mone's tumultuous tycoon's comparison to Prince Andrew's death on Newsnight, the latter's former host Emily Maitlis insists it's a very funny line isn't it.' It's so much simpler to say "lying to the press" than "lying to the public" on whose behalf those questions about the shamelessly missing millions of people were asked.'

Rosie Duffield, 52, could be barred from defending her Canterbury seat after the group launched an investigation into Eddie Izzard's tweet about the comedian and Labour future leader. Ms Duffield 'liked' a sardonic post by Father Ted and The IT Crowd creator Graham Linehan, which he remarked in reaction to Izzard's words that he surely would have been 'killed by the Nazis' as a trans woman.' "Yes, the Nazis, I'm sure, because straight white guys with blonde (sic) hair are generally ridiculed," the Irish comic said.' However, supporters of Duffield suggested that the probe was politically motivated because she was a rare transgender sceptic in the Labour Party. She is also a deputy chairwoman of the all-party parliamentary group on anti-Semitism (APPG). Although she is being prosecuted, she will not be included on the ballot's list of potential candidates in Canterbury.

More than 80% advocacy organizations and public figures have banded together to call for an end to the dissemination of gender identity in culture. According to them, doctors must never prescribe drugs to young people going through puberty, and schools should never encourage students to'socially change' by encouraging them to change names, pronouns, and uniforms. The initiative for Biological Truth seeks to advance women's rights by safeguarding single-sex spaces such as toilets and hospital wards, as well as prohibiting transgender athletes from participating in female sports. No one should be punished for saying that humans cannot change sex, according to them, while government agencies such as the NHS and police should avoid using 'ideological symbols' such as the rainbow flag.

According to a source, EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Sixteen weeks after his Coronation, King Charles has radically reframed his late mother's notion of the 'Family Company,' including Senior Princes, Working Royals, Non-Working Royals, and Others. According to reports, the Others are Andrew, Harry, and Meghan, with Andrew getting preferential treatment over the Sussexes. He was allowed to attend Edward at the one-year memorial service at St George's Chapel in Windsor, but Harry, who was on the same day, refused to obtain permission to pay his respects at her tomb.

After branding David Tennant as a "abusive groomer" on social media, Father Ted's designer has said he was dismissed by his TV agent. In July, Graham Linehan chastised Doctor Who actor Tennant for wearing a T-shirt that read: "Leave trans kids alone you complete freaks." Mr Linehan, 55, who also referred to Tennant as "disgusting," "ignorant," and "reckless," said the London-based firm Independent Talent dropped him. During a debate at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester yesterday afternoon, he discussed the change, saying, "Is the UK a safe space for free expression?" Mr Linehan had said, "I guess the other thing that happened to me was that I lost my TV agent because I mocked David Tennant." I only found this out later because I checked out the list of People Independent Talent represented on the website, and David Tennant was at the top of the charts. And since he's making less money than me right now, he had to leave,' he's just making more money than me.'

Graham Linehan, a Bafta award-winning writer, has lauded TV presenters Richard Ayoade and Jonathan Ross for their 'bravery' in promoting his latest book about being 'cancelled' after criticizing the trans rights movement. Tough Crowd: How I Made and Lost a Career In Comedy, a father Ted creator who also wrote TV sitcoms The IT Crowd and Black Books, has written a new book titled Tough Crowd: How I Made And Lost A Career In Comedy, which includes positive comments from Ayoade and Ross on the front page. Both comedians received backlash online for their essays, with IT Crowd actor Ayoade describing the book as a "extraordinary and chilling representation of cancel culture," according to chat show host Ross, it was a 'compelling and unflinchingly honest' memoir.

Richard Ayoade (left) and Jonathan Ross, two comedians, joined a rapidly expanding list of beloved entertainment celebrities trans activists today, with one of them attempting to cancel (lower inset). According to the campaigners, the two comrades'crime was to review a book by another comedian writer, Graham Linehan, who is another celebrity who is undocumented. Mr Linehan (right) is a long-time victim of the activists who cancelled a proposed appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe before appearing elsewhere. He penned Father Ted and The IT Crowd, which Mr Ayoade starred in (top inset).

Graham Linehan, a father, has been barred by police from attending the Conservative Party conference due to his alleged anti-trans policy views. After being refused entry to the conference in Manchester next month, the Irish sitcom writer blasted the Tory party, resulting in an embarrassing U-turn as chairman Greg Hands stepped in to ensure he could attend. Mr Linehan, 55, hasn't been told the reasons for the denial, but West Yorkshire Police sent him an alert in 2018 after an altercation with a transgender protester on X, formerly known as Twitter. I was turned down on Greater Manchester Police's orders,' he said. I've made a Freedom of Information request to find out what they have about me and why I was refused.'

John Boyne (left) of Ireland (right) seems to have buried the hatchet with anti-gender activist Graham Linehan (right) and applauded the former's efforts to assist women and children, gay people, and lesbians. On X, formerly known as Twitter, the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas author wrote a long letter of apology in which he reminisces about their past indiscretions. It comes after the trans lobby blasted former Moloko singer Róisn Murphy for speaking out against puberty blockers on her private Facebook page this week. Boyne, 52, a prolific writer who is also gay, found himself on the same team as Linehan in attacking Ms Murphy, although several of her gigs have been cancelled after she posted a grovelling apology online. Boyne expressed regret for a 2019 article in The Irish Times, in which he was dismissive of Graham Linehan's role in the trans debate.

A Jewish comedian who appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe has claimed that a large agent behind some 'well known' acts subjected him to a violent anti-Semitic attack in a theater. Bennett Arron, a BAFTA nominated comedian who has been likened to a 'Welsh Seinfeld', has revealed that he had been verbally assaulted by the unidentified agent in front of his family after a preview of his new show 'Loser.'

Anna Piper Scott (pictured top) made her Fringe debut this year (pictured inset) and said she and other trans performers have less coverage and that getting reviewers to attend shows has been difficult. Miss Scott, who was planning her Edinburgh debut, said she didn't get responses back from many management companies or line-up shows when she first planned her Edinburgh run. 'We've had trouble getting responses from some of the management firms or other shows,' the Melbourne-based comedian said.' And, although I'm highly admired back in Australia, it's still much easier to get to these gigs than they should be. It's impossible not to believe that at some point it must have something to do with me being trans.'

UTLEY: Lorna Rose Treen's pundit was like this (and, no, you shouldn't need to be concerned about any danger of wetting your pants): 'I started dating a zookeeper, but it turned out that he was a cheetah.' This year's champion loses on every count, according to my book. Yes, I can see it in a clunking way, but the mention of the zookeeper's occupation sets up the pun in the punchline. Well, perhaps I'm being unfair on Lorna Rose. I admit that I wasn't in the audience at her Edinburgh show, which received some rave reviews, but I do know that an awful lot comes from timing and delivery.

Kate Forbes (inset), who lost out to Humza Yousaf in the SNP leadership race and was chastised for her views on gay rights and abortion, said that jokes, "with the currency of offence," must be shielded. "I think it's a really bad time to be a comedian," she said on The Telegraph: Your appearances, as well as your art all depend on causing offence. And some of it is offending. 'I think it's strange that Graham Linehan has had such a rough time.' This whole thing is fascinating. They are not happy until they are shattered.' In the interview, the devout Christian said that Linehan was "not inciting violence," but that police had sent the comedian a harassment warning for publishing information about a trans woman's life, family, and address as part of his anti-trans campaign in 2018. In 2020, he was also banned from posting hateful material on Twitter.

After being targeted a lot for his position on the transgender issue, Graham Linehan, 55, says he feels like he has become a character in Father Ted. Linehan, 55, was supposed to appear in Edinburgh last week, but Leith Arches had to cancel his performance. After a second venue had been pulled out, he finally performed outside the Scottish parliament on Thursday. "It's some irony in being a sitcom writer and then spending 48 hours where you feel you're living through an episode by yourself," the author said.

Following two venues' cancellation of a Edinburgh Fringe show due to his gender-critical views, Mr Linehan broke down last night as he promised to defiant trans activists' during a defiant street performance. Frankie Boyle joked about Katie Price's sick child, raping, and murdering Holly Willoughby, but he has always been welcomed at the Fringe. They've renamed the festival 'Edinburgh Cringe,' and have promised to stop attending it. Linehan, who said last year he'lost everything' due to his transgender views, has been suspended for the reasons that women are forbidden from owning a penis and "anyone who believes this is an extremist." After Leith Arches in Edinburgh cancelled his performance due to his views on transgender rights, he attracted a large audience to his Comedy Unleashed show outside the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood last night in a show of defiance. Linehan had been "cancelled for reasons that the majority of the population has" according to Audience member Angela. 'If there are demonstrations, I think we'll keep going.' We're all used to this sort of nonsense from children. I think it's really about supporting free speech in general because if we cancel comedy, where do we go next?' Brendan O'Neill, a writer for The Spectator, said in The Spectator that Frankie Boyle, a 'notorious cracker of misogynistic gags,' has 'the red carpet was rolled out for her,' while Graham Linehan, whose chief aim is to know what a woman is, has been ruthlessly cancelled,'.