Arthur Mathews

Arthur Mathews (born c1959) is an Irish writer who, often with writing partner Graham Linehan, has either written - or contributed to - a number of popular British comedies.

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1959 - Graham Linehan - British comedies

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As a partnership, the two have quietly been inserting their combination of overt daftness and gently unsettling queerness into all manner of places only the most dedicated viewer would detect.

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He has contributed to many sketch shows, including Harry Enfield and Chums, The All New Alexei Sayle Show and, notably, the Ted & Ralph segments of The Fast Show.

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Harry Enfield and Chums - The All New Alexei Sayle Show - The Fast Show

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However, it was with Father Ted (3 series, 1995-1998) that Linehan & Mathews (as the pair are often referred to) made their biggest splash on the public imagination.

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Father Ted - 1995 - 1998

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Both Linehan and Mathews worked on the first series of sketch show Big Train but only Mathews had a hand in the, less fondly remembered, second series.

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Nevertheless, Mathews has continued to provide material for many of the shows respected by hard core, thirty-something, comedy junkies, particularly Brass Eye and Jam.

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Brass Eye - Jam

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The pair made a rare appearance in the hugely accomplished sitcom I'm Alan Partridge as two Irish men considering Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) for a contract. Typically, they went away with a strong urge to employ somebody else (Partridge: ?Sunday Bloody Sunday?. What a great song. It really encapsulates the frustration of a Sunday, doesn?t it? You wake up in the morning, you?ve got

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Sitcom - I'm Alan Partridge - Alan Partridge - Steve Coogan

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to read all the Sunday papers, the kids are running round, you?ve got to mow the lawn, wash the car, and you think "Sunday, bloody Sunday!".

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In the absence of a picture, Mathews is the fairer haired of the two in the scene mentioned. Those looking for another point of distinction between the two should note that Mathews contributed to only one episode of the first two series of Black Books, whereas Linehan had a hand in six.

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In late 2003, the writing duo were named one of the 50 Funniest acts In Britain by The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1101525,00.html

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50 Funniest - The Guardian

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