Television writer Graham Linehan speaks to Andrew Doyle at the Battle of Ideas festival

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[@CatrionaRuadh]

Thank you, Graham for your principled stance, which has cost you so much! And thank you Andrew Doyle! Now we want the Father Ted musical!

[@paulmoneill]

Not if Jimmy Mulville and Hat Trick Productions has anything to do with it

[@mmc1086]

Seeing Graham get the applause he deserves made my heart leap xox

[@lsmith6036]

He has been proven right in this by what has happened on Galashiels

[@msbecks7004]

Graham L is a superstar 👏👏👏 thank you for having him on Andrew

[@jimnolan830]

A principled man in unhinged times.

[@nascar0509]

I believe that Douglas Murray said something to the effect that we are pretending that everything that we knew to be true until yesterday has no longer true.

[@helenjackson3490]

What a great loss to comedy that the amazing Graham Lineham has been cancelled, the woke world is completely mad and has no sense of humour.

[@littlemascara6385]

No loss, he will be back soon and better than ever!

[@Messier45_Pleiades]

I find the word cis offensive too. I will never use it.

[@nascar0509]

As it is a pejorative smear born out of pathological envy and resentment just like the feminist movement all the way back to its roots a hundred and fifty years ago, we have been lied to for generations on that subject alone. Take a look at The Fiamengo File 2.0 it is truly eye opening.

[@BazallWorks]

Gammon scared of the dictionary

[@thebatman4279]

@@BazallWorks Ok Groomer.

[@lsmith6036]

I agree, cis is only ever used a term of hyperbolic dismissive offence.

[@latchmere100]

@@BazallWorks turd more your colour.

[@lisagahan6512]

Wow Graham thank God you are speaking out. Your right about Graham Norton, I too are disappointed by his comments

[@Jenny-nz8fb]

Graham has so much integrity. If only other public figures had a tiny fraction this woke crap would be over!

[@pjnora2809]

What a great man Graham is. May everything work out best for him. 🙏

[@loafersheffield]

Mr. Linehan, to his great credit imo, showed great humility in apologising to Count Dankula.

[@lsmith6036]

Linehan is great, dankula is not

[@mogznwaz]

@@lsmith6036 Dankula was targeted by police and mobs and had his life ruined over a fecking Nazi pug joke - you need to grow up

[@adventussaxonum448]

@@lsmith6036 He may be a great writer, but he was still wrong, which he has now corrected gracefully. As for comparing him with Dankula, our free speech rights shouldn't rely on others' subjective opinions of our talents.

[@drzoidberg19855]

@@lsmith6036 and you're some stooge on the internet whose opinion means nothing. Jog on, pleb.

[@kieran777]

So he finally apologised,maybe if he and other comedians had stood up with dankula we might not be in the mess we are now ,but he did say sorry so that’s aright then.

[@murraymclean5177]

The IT Crowd was too good. 👍🏻

[@raypurchase801]

The trouble with Arsenal is, they always try to walk it in.

[@robanderson473]

A great writer of comedy indeed and it's disappointing Graham Norton is being so precious and slagging off John Cleese and Graham Linehan. If not for Linehan, Graham Norton would be just another face in the crowd.

[@mogznwaz]

Graham’s apology to Count Dankula was a nice gesture

[@stephwalsh9158]

Thank you and great talk! I have been so let down by Graham Nortons silence. And for him saying there is no such thing as cancel culture JUST BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE CANCELLED 🤣🤣 Oh the irony of it all

[@gregmccartney5780]

Andrew is such a good interviewer. Gets the most from his interviewees.

[@LargeChap]

Brave man, he has my total respect. There are very few who are willing to stand against the dominant orthodoxy and woke religion.

[@ellie698]

This musical sounds fecking AWESOME!!! I want to see this!!!

[@matafuko]

It's not that Graham Norton "doesn't know" what's happened to Graham Linehan - it's that he thinks he deserves it - which is even worse.

[@hmsealey3243]

"A holocaust is only a holocaust when the victims are considered human. Otherwise it's a justified cull." When you can convince yourself certain people "deserve it" then you can smile and feel righteous as they're removed in cattle-trucks.

[@catherinerobilliard7662]

I’ve imagined “Father Ted the Musical” so much, I now have my own storyline, songs and lyrics in my head. Best bit is Mrs Doyle singing “My heart will go on, go on, go on” Please get de-cancelled soon Graham, this can’t go on, go on, go on!

[@jerikogenie]

😂😂😂😂😂☕☕☕☕☕

[@riverdonoghue9992]

And what you would you say to a cup? Feck off cup. Best line ever.

[@jerikogenie]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕

[@emmiebl6605]

‘That would be an ecumenical matter’

[@VaucluseVanguard]

Graham Linehan a hugely creative, funny, original thinker. Always wonderful to hear from him.

[@ellehann]

Graham Linehan, a hero of our times and a giant among men. I salute you.

[@aehartley5065]

He is quite tall....

[@Scarlett_999]

Thank u Graham and Andrew for speaking about this, out loud!

[@fraserreal8496]

The world NEEDS The Father Ted Musical!!!!!!!😍

[@TheSapphire51]

For anyone interested "Cynical Theories" by Pluckrose and Lindsay is a great read and gives a clear history of how and where this bullying ideology developed.

[@louiseparker1915]

Well done again Graham. Will be writing to my MP.

[@offshoretomorrow3346]

Hero Of The Resistance ⭐

[@tomgarb6302]

Maybe Graham should write a book about this. Sounds like a great idea. I'd buy it. Assuming he wouldn't have any issues with publishers

[@spookycat8556]

I would read it.

[@sidfletcher4955]

Brilliant. Both of you are excellent.👍

[@suvoir]

Brilliant! Gb news is becoming the leading debate channel. Well done. Shame Colin was let go though

[@garym6315]

The problem with Twitter is that it is filled with teenagers who haven't grown up yet and have zero life experience, twenty-somethings who grew up on Twitter and think it is everything, and adults who see the tweets from these others and think that's what the majority thinks because they are so vocal (not realising they are just immature ignorant kids). It's a mistake to waste your time on there arguing against them, as it is akin to going to a school playground and shouting your logic at the kids inside. There's a group of them against one of you and they will resort to immature insults and simply shouting you down.

[@alanacatherine3385]

The trouble with twitter is they always try to walk it in

[@fraserreal8496]

Graham is a brilliant communicator!

[@lindamckenzie1537]

Graham Linehan is a genuine hero.

[@BenFleury]

Arise Sir Graham Linehan!!

[@kevsimmo11]

Brilliant ...Just Brilliant

[@joanr3189]

We want Father Ted the Musical!

[@raypurchase801]

But without Graham Norton.

[@nidge3272]

@@raypurchase801 no with him

[@raypurchase801]

@@nidge3272 Graham Norton is on-side with the people who cancelled Graham Linehan.

[@nidge3272]

@@raypurchase801 yes Norton is c##t sorry I miss read your comment

[@raypurchase801]

@@nidge3272 Strange - I click on Replies and yours disappears.

[@joanr3189]

Go, Graham! You make us laugh, and nobody gets hurt😂

[@RinpochesRose]

Free Father Ted Musical !

[@socialite1283]

Is there a separate channel that just has all of GBN's Gender Critical videos? I'd subscribe to that channel.

[@jonjon738]

Great interview but how can you be out of time after 20 minutes. - should have gone on for an hour.

[@pauldiezel4584]

The real definition of bravery and integrity is to do what's right even when you risk losing a lot.

[@d.jparer5184]

Get Graham linehan on headliners!

[@darev6780]

Give the Woke their own internet an let them cancel each other out of existence

[@stablefairy9437]

so good to get Graham on this broadcast. am sure it was uplifting for him to get such a good reception. I have recently discovered his channel and it is great he is getting a chance to speak out.

[@kevinmcbrush100]

Norton you Should be a shamed of your self

[@nicolariley128]

I would like to see father Ted set to music

[@seaniek9175]

It might be for the wrong reasons but surely its always a good thing to cancel a musical. Leave Fr Ted alone. Like faulty towers , its perfect as it is.

[@lsmith6036]

If I was linehan I would have taken the 250;k offer, or negotiated 500, but I may watch it if it came local. But linehan and father Ted are great, and of course hat trick are wrong to be so Orwellian. Even if I congratulate hat trick for making so much great stuff.

[@billmartins5545]

Thanks Graham, for everything you do! For people interested in gender critical, check out Peak Trans, Isle of Ex (Exulansic), You're kidding right, Cluniac, A Slightly Twisted Female, Magdalene Berns, The Boyce of Reason.

[@maximisatwat]

Wow, still on the 'take pops at Trump' train - even after everything that's happened. Cancel Culture is okay as long as we are doing it to people that aren't me

[@michaelstanwick9690]

Why is this venue and Free Speech Nation not offered as an unbroken presentation?

[@berniefynn6623]

Boycott those who cancel and ultra support those who have been cancelled.put those who support this cancel culture and give in to their employees ,out of business.

[@janekennaway8008]

Audience lives Graham

[@janekennaway8008]

loves

[@beatonthedonis]

How can you have a battle of ideas when everybody agrees with each other?

[@hollyylloh515]

Stay positive with Sherpa 😇💖🐕🇬🇧

[@mickaparrish]

top man 👍 every word he says is true and RIGHT.

[@marcwilliams9824]

God is vetting prospective heaven entrants - "So, Graham, you've brought immeasurable joy to the world in the form of three of the finest comedies in the English speaking world. You're in, through you go." God addresses the next prospect, a short blue haired, weirdly bespectacled feminist/TRA, "What joy have you brought to the... Nevermind, down to hell you go."

[@Tina06019]

Thank you, Mr Linehan.

[@froggreen2067]

From fake hands to fake news. For all the Father Ted fans.

[@seasonedbeefs]

You reep what you sow

[@calstonjew]

Trump was great and will be again.

[@spookycat8556]

I want to see the Father Ted Musical and I want to see more comedy from Graham. It’s a tragedy he doesn’t get work now. PS I also loved the female ghostbusters however woke it is considered.

[@SpaceCat9000]

Graham is such a lovely person. I think the way he's been treated is disgusting.

[@marklaing9485]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🍻🍻🍻so,Graham you’re a lesbian now?

[@xoox9798]

met Graham twice, he is an absolute sweetheart. i hope everything works out well for him.

[@L_Martin]

19:52 perfect delivery 🤣

[@kurisensei]

Rather abrupt end

[@AndusDominae]

I don't think you can call him the posterboy of cancel culture. That's one thing I am on board with. He's on stage talking about the great things he's done. It's sad that he's not doing what he loves, but that's not really the same as being cancelled. Tom the bigot you've never heard of, who gets spat at in the street and has people calling up whoever offers him a job to harass them into firing him, HE is cancelled, surely... or is that doxxing? 🤷

[@carlhartwell7978]

The Big Bang Theory would perhaps make more sense...but the little known remake of _London's Burning_ set in NY would have made even more sense.

[@lechenaultia5863]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@ShevaBurton]

💥💜💥

[@cocobean7519]

Apologies but Graham wasn’t so hot on free speech when he & his wife came to Ireland & peddled their agenda for wholesale abortion to Ireland & used his “fame” platform to push & push their anti-life views & he was not open to a different view & didn’t want to hear the pro-life cohort! So it’s all well & good to be free speech....but practise what you preach!

[@StonefieldJim4]

I agree he's been inconsistent on free speech, which, by definition, is a betrayal of free speech. I can't comment on what you're saying because I'm unaware of him actively calling for restrictions on your speech. However, I'm hoping he's matured politically. In that vein, I hope he's taken back his absurd and disgusting (and bizarre) claim that spiked online facilitates racism and fascism.

[@mnih6072]

Absolutely. For him to be honest about abortion would mean he wouldn't be "cool" anymore.

[@L_Martin]

That work predated his realisation about the left and the threat to free speech. People should be allowed to change - or are we just repeating the woke cancel stuff where no one is allowed to change? I hope we give people room to change instead of constantly harping on them for stuff from many years ago.

[@Josh-sj9ig]

How twitter can ruin your life...

[@ben31uk]

👍👍

[@billoetjen]

GL rocks it, as always.

[@Rampart.X]

Graham blocked me on twatter years ago. Far Kim.

[@MrBungle900]

Hahahahaha he blocked me too. I was so disappointed as I’m a huge fan of his work. But he was a right nob on Twitter. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@LovaigMusic]

Steady on, the new Ghostbusters is excellent! ❤

[@L_Martin]

I never actually saw it, but I get the guy's general point. So many shows and remakes I've seen have been woke and they're god-awful. The Little Women remake and Anne With An E on Netflix, 2 examples that come to mind - ugh just dreadful stuff. Completely undermining the originals and forcing modern feminist talking points into the mouths of their female protagonists that those characters NEVER would have said at the time. (I'm a feminsist and it was incredibly annoying, a betrayal of those characters who were radical /in their time!/) It's the a-historical approach and jettisoning of any personality from the originals to make them all cookie cutter woke modern feminism that has just poisoned me on all of it. Dr Who suffered the same fate, Star Wars, etc. All personality gone.

[@garym6315]

The 2016 version?!? Nah, it was crap regardless of the sex of the lead actors.

[@spookycat8556]

I loved it too.❤😂

[@BazallWorks]

Your wife left you

[@Lauram1948]

Why do you think that is your business.

[@StonefieldJim4]

Wow. Why did you say that? Bizarre, faceless cruelty.

[@spookycat8556]

Many marriages and relationships break up. What has that got to do with anything? Strange comment.

[@Steveuploads]

If his work has indeed dried up, there is always work for him working in the West End as Quasimodo

[@ro7740]

Great interview Spotted the lovely Helan and Arty in the audience 👍

[@AngelaRyanXX]

Will 'anti-vaxxers' be vindicated now too, Graham?