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Arthur Mathews is an Irish comedy writer and actor who, often with writing partners such as Graham Linehan, Paul Woodfull and Matt Berry, has either written or contributed to television comedies, such as Father Ted, Big Train, and Toast of London and Harry Enfield and Chums.
Arthur Mathews was born in 1959 in County Meath, Ireland. He is a writer and actor, known for Father Ted (1995), Toast of London (2012) and Val Falvey TD (2009).
- Writer, Actor, Producer
- Arthur Mathews
- Where Are You Now and What Can You See?
- What Are You Currently Reading?
- Who Is Your Favourite Author and Why Do You Admire her/him?
- Describe The Room Where You Usually Write…
- Which Fictional Character Most Resembles You?
- Who Is Your Hero/Heroine from Outside Literature?
I’m in my kitchen. Looking up from my laptop, I see an exposed brick wall with framed drawings and paintings on it. (It’s a bit like a pizza restaurant).
I’ve just finished Champagne Football: John Delaney and the Betrayal of Irish Football and I’m now on to Shooting and Cutting: A Survivor’s Guide to Film-making and Other Diseasesby Stephen Bradley. After watching a very fine documentary on Bobby Kennedy, I spent the past month or two reading two excellent books on Kennedy’s 1968 campaign for the D...
I was very influenced by Bruce McCall, whose book Zany Afternoons is a compilation of his work in The New Yorker, Nation Lampoonand so on. A very funny writer and illustrator. Recently, Craig Brown’s books on Princess Margaret and The Beatles have both been tremendous fun.
Kitchen – as described above. It is very bright and looks out on a garden. I do quite a lot of painting here too. (Although I’m expecting to move to a garden studio soon. We’ve joined the nationwide craze for garden studios.)
I’ve never come across anyone like me in fiction (or indeed, the real world). This is neither good nor bad.
Probably because I’ve been immersed in him, Bobby Kennedy. (When I was younger, Morrissey). In comedy, John Cleese. The Cummings Files: Confidential – Thoughts, Ideas, Actions by Dominic Cummings, by Arthur Mathews, is out now (Faber, £9.99)
May 25, 2024 · The Father Ted co-creator talks about cancel culture, facing rejection for new comedy ideas and why his latest project is delving into the turbulent life of a Free State politician who ordered the...
Writer, Actor. While inevitably best known as the co-writer of the seminal 'Irish' sitcom Father Ted (Channel 4, 1995-8), Arthur Mathews' varied career has also included acting, producing and writing novels and plays.
Aug 17, 2024 · His Friends and Enemies - author Arthur Matthews. Some people used the murder as an excuse to accuse a person whom they didn’t like or had some grudge against, but who was highly unlikely to...
Mathews found a love of writing and honed his craft before earning his first television credits in 1994 on a series of comedy shows: "The Day Today," "The All New Alexei Sayle Show," and "Paris."
