Pitching his creed to a roomful of comic stars, the pontiff pronounced that it is good to laugh at God. In which case, he may enjoy these
November 2023
Tough Crowd by Graham Linehan review – all joking aside
How a self-defeating obsession derailed the career of one of Britain’s most successful comedy writers
July 2023
The Q&A
Pauline McLynn: ‘I disgraced myself in the Japanese ambassador’s home in Dublin’
The actor and novelist on lying for a living, her crush on Harry Styles and knitting three tea cosies a week
April 2023
On my radar
On my radar: Ardal O’Hanlon’s cultural highlights
The Father Ted actor on laughing out loud at Jamie Demetriou, an architectural pilgrimage to Pennsylvania and where to find Dublin’s fanciest artichoke
December 2022
Flashback
‘Should we get Dougal in the bath?’: Ardal O’Hanlon and Pauline McLynn look back at Father Ted
The actors revisit a surreal scene from the beloved sitcom
July 2022
Sunday with Ardal O’Hanlon: ‘I often don’t get out of my tennis gear’
The comedian tells Roz Lewis about his love of crosswords, newspapers, vegetables and Better Call Sau
June 2022
The Q&A
Ardal O’Hanlon: ‘If I could bring something extinct back to life, what would I choose? My libido’
The actor, comedian and writer on not laughing for two years, going to the wrong funeral and his pot belly
August 2020
'That's mad, Ted': stamps launched for Father Ted's 25th anniversary
Stamps feature phrases from award-winning comedy set on fictional Craggy Island
April 2020
Brief letters
Get out of a pickle and into chutney
Brief letters: Making chutney | Lockdown marmalade | Father Jack and Trump | Mathematical fright | Morse code clapping
November 2019
Ardal O'Hanlon review – shrugging off the ghost of Father Dougal
In an endearing but gentle show, the comedian tries to leave his Father Ted alter ego behind
October 2019
Ardal O'Hanlon: 'Comedy never used to be a career – it was for slackers with ukuleles'
The star of Father Ted and Death in Paradise on his ‘unstable’ personality, his revealing new standup show – and the terrifying bomb scare he endured as a child
July 2019
Only when we laugh: now even dad jokes can be funny
Rebecca Nicholson
Father Ted star Brendan Grace dies aged 68
March 2019
Bronco McLoughlin obituary
Stunt performer who appeared in films including The Mission, Total Recall and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
June 2018
From Father Ted to Only Fools and Horses: the rise of the sitcom musical
Father Ted to become pope in stage musical
April 2018
From Fun Bobby to Flaked: why sitcoms are sobering up
Writers such as Sharon Horgan discuss why the ‘lovable drunk’ trope is a thing of the past, as complex comedy heroes are cleaning up
March 2018
From the Guardian archive
Archive: Father Ted star Dermot Morgan dies - March 1998
2 March 1998: years of grind and stress verging on mania caught up with the Irish actor who collapsed during a dinner party
February 2018
Shortcuts
When real-life protest imitates art – from Three Billboards to Father Ted
A triptych-style protest inspired by the Oscar favourite Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is only the latest example of demonstrators taking inspiration from cultural landmarks
August 2017
‘Watching TV is the only wholesome family time we have most days’
Watching a show with my teenage sons is a happy retreat from reality, away from arguments, exams and the friction of daily life
