Press clippings Page 6
In praise of​ Big Train
A tribute to the underrated 90s sketch-comedy gem.
Rob Keeling, Cult Box, 16th April 2018The complete A to Z of Father Ted
Today marks 20 years since the sad death of Dermot Morgan - beloved to millions of comedy fans as Father Ted
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 28th February 2018When comedy double acts split
David Baddiel, Andy Zaltzman, Richard Herring and other comics on fame, failure and friendship.
Simon Parkin, The Guardian, 27th January 2018How Father Ted's slogan became a symbol of protest
It has been used to speak out against the pope, police brutality and rising student fees. It has spread from Craggy Island, a fictional outpost of Ireland, to Britain. It was present for the unseating of an Icelandic prime minister and travelled across the Atlantic Ocean to Washington, DC for the inauguration of Donald Trump. Last week it was back in London amid a 30,000-strong crowd protesting Mr Trump's planned state visit. If you've been to a demonstration over the past few years, chances are you'll have encountered a sign bearing the curious legend "Down With This Sort of Thing". But what does the slogan stand for?
The Economist, 7th February 2017Father Ted: comedy gold, the frankly incensed and mirth
I hear confessions of Father Ted co-creator Arthur Mathews, Fr Jack, Fr Dougal, Fr Damo, Fr Stone, Fr Ziggy, Eoin McLove and Terry McNamee, plus more secret lives, why some people hated Ted and miscellaneous Tedfoolery.
Martin Doyle, The Irish Times, 26th December 2015Onion on site: Toast Q&A
TVO's newest recruit, Jess Gerber, recently attended the series launch, which featured a Q&A from the show's writers Matt Berry and Arthur Mathews.
Jess Gerber, The Velvet Onion, 17th November 2015Channel 4 orders Men About The House script
Channel 4 has commissioned Arthur Mathews to adapt his Radio 4 pilot Men About The House into a TV sitcom.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd November 2015Terry Mynott and Robert Webb to star in Radio 2 pilot
Robert Webb and Terry Mynott will star in The King's Men, a new Radio 2 sitcom pilot written by Mynott and Arthur Mathews.
British Comedy Guide, 5th October 2015Toast of London, Channel 4, review
I hope we see more of Matt Berry and his co-writer Arthur Mathews's fantasy brand of comedy. Whether that should be with the unlovable but pitiable Toast, I'm not so sure.
Christopher Howse, The Telegraph, 8th December 2014Arthur Mathews developing new bailiffs sitcom
Father Ted co-writer Arthur Mathews is developing a new BBC sitcom about bailiffs.
British Comedy Guide, 28th November 2014