Graham Linehan considers legal action over cancelled Edinburgh Fringe show

Father Ted co-creator said: 'If they apologise and put the gig on, I’ll say no more about it but otherwise I’ll be looking at legal action.'

Writer Graham Linehan said: “It was a sell-out. But you do get used to this kind of thing after a while."

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has said he will consider legal action if a decision to cancel a comedy show he was scheduled to appear in at the Edinburgh Fringe is not reversed.

On Tuesday evening, Leith Arches announced on Instagram that it was to cancel a Comedy Unleashed show on Thursday evening after learning that Linehan would be the “special guest”.