Known For
Writing
Born
Apr 30, 1959
Place of Birth
Castletown Kilpatrick, Navan, Co Meath, Ireland
Credits
23 titles
Arthur Mathews
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]
Known For
Filmography
Toast of Tinseltown
Writer
The Road to Brexit
Writer
Toast of London
Writer
Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted
Val Falvey, TD
Creator
Wide Open Spaces
Writer
Comedy Showcase
Writer
I Am Not an Animal
Niall the Rabbit (voice)
The Catherine Tate Show
Writer
Black Books
Writer
Jam
Writer
Hippies
Irish Folk Singer
Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
Self
Big Train
Writer
I'm Alan Partridge
Paul Tool
Brass Eye
Additional Writing
Never Mind the Horrocks
Writer
Coogan's Run
Writer
Father Ted
Father Billy Kerrigan
Harry Enfield and Chums
Additional Writing
The Fast Show
Writer
The Day Today
Additional Writing
Paris
Creator