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Arthur Mathews

Writing

2.7 Popularity Apr 30, 1959 (66 years old) Castletown Kilpatrick, Navan, Co Meath, Ireland

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

However, it was with Father Ted (three series, 1995–1998) that he and Graham Linehan made their biggest impression. It debuted on Channel 4...

Biography

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

However, it was with Father Ted (three series, 1995–1998) that he and Graham Linehan made their biggest impression. It debuted on Channel 4.[1][2][3] The writing partnership had previously co-written the comedy Paris[4] (one series, 1994), also for Channel 4.

Both Linehan and Mathews worked on the first series of sketch show Big Train, but Linehan dropped out for the second series. Mathews has also contributed to other British comedies such as Brass Eye, Jam, Black Books and later Toast of London. He later contributed sketches for Kevin Eldon, including the Amish Sex Pistols.[5]

In 1999, Linehan and Mathews created the sixties-set sitcom Hippies, but the six-part series (which starred Simon Pegg and Sally Phillips) was written by Mathews alone.[6]

In late 2003, the two men were named one of the 50 funniest acts to work in television by The Observer.[7]

Filmography 27

2022
2019
2013
2013
2009
Val Falvey, TD TV

Creator

2009
Wide Open Spaces Movie

Writer

2004
I Am Not an Animal TV

as Niall the Rabbit (voice)

2000
Black Books TV

Writer

2000
Jam TV

Writer

1999
Hippies TV

Writer

1999
Hippies TV

Creator

1998
Big Train TV

Writer

1998
Big Train TV

Creator

1997
I'm Alan Partridge TV

as Paul Tool

1997
Brass Eye TV

Additional Writing

1996
1995
Coogan's Run TV

Writer

Personal Details

Known For Writing
Gender Male
Birthday April 30, 1959 (66 years old)
Place of Birth Castletown Kilpatrick, Navan, Co Meath, Ireland
Years Active 1994 - 2022
Popularity 2.7
Career Stats
27 Total Credits
2 Movie Roles
3 TV Roles