Arthur Mathews
Writing
- Born
- April 30, 1959 (age 67) · 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.[1][2][3] The writing partnership had previously co-written the comedy Paris[4] (one series, 1994), also for Channel 4.
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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
Behind the camera4
- 2019The Road to Brexit Writer
- 2009Wide Open Spaces Writer
- 1999The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right? Writer
- 1996Never Mind the Horrocks Writer
Acting4
- 2011Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted as Self
- 2008Graham Linehan: Funny Business
- 2007TedFest 2007: Two Tribes Go to War as Fr. Tim Shuttlewoode (Voice)
- 1999Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show as Self