‘Father Ted’ creator to give a few lessons in laughter

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has been signed up to help mould future television greats in the first TV comedy course of its kind.

‘Father Ted’ creator to give a few lessons in laughter

The course is being rolled out by Channel 4 and the National Film and Television School in the UK to find the makers of the next Mrs Brown’s Boys or Fawlty Towers.

The writer behind Father Ted and The IT Crowd is one of a group of mentors drafted in by the station to pass on the art of creating a sitcom.

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