EPISODE · Oct 16, 2023 · 7H 46M
Audiobook: Tough Crowd - How I made and lost a career in comedy (Unabridged) by Graham Linehan
from Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment · host Graham Linehan
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720829 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tough Crowd - How I made and lost a career in comedy (Unabridged) Author: Graham Linehan Narrator: Graham Linehan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 16, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Having cut his teeth in music journalism, Graham Linehan became the finest sitcom writer of his generation. He captured the comedy zeitgeist not just as the co-creator of Father Ted but also with The IT Crowd and Black Books, winning five Baftas and a lifetime achievement award. Then his life took an unexpected turn. When he championed an unfashionable cause, TV commissioners no longer returned his emails, showbiz pals lost his number and his marriage collapsed. In an emotionally charged memoir that is by turns hilarious and harrowing, he lets us into the secrets of the writing room and colourfully describes the high-octane atmosphere of a sitcom set. But he also berates an industry where there was no one to stand by his side when he needed help. Bruised but not beaten, he explains why he chose the hill of women and girls' rights to die on - and why, despite the hardship of cancellation, he's not coming down from it any time soon.
What this episode covers
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720829 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tough Crowd - How I made and lost a career in comedy (Unabridged) Author: Graham Linehan Narrator: Graham Linehan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 16, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Having cut his teeth in music journalism, Graham Linehan became the finest sitcom writer of his generation. He captured the comedy zeitgeist not just as the co-creator of Father Ted but also with The IT Crowd and Black Books, winning five Baftas and a lifetime achievement award. Then his life took an unexpected turn. When he championed an unfashionable cause, TV commissioners no longer returned his emails, showbiz pals lost his number and his marriage collapsed. In an emotionally charged memoir that is by turns hilarious and harrowing, he lets us into the secrets of the writing room and colourfully describes the high-octane atmosphere of a sitcom set. But he also berates an industry where there was no one to stand by his side when he needed help. Bruised but not beaten, he explains why he chose the hill of women and girls' rights to die on - and why, despite the hardship of cancellation, he's not coming down from it any time soon.
NOW PLAYING
Audiobook: Tough Crowd - How I made and lost a career in comedy (Unabridged) by Graham Linehan
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Mar 19, 2026 ·34m
Feb 18, 2026 ·11m
Feb 11, 2026 ·45m
Nov 12, 2025 ·35m
Oct 17, 2025 ·40m