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posted a year ago by Satan2016 (26217)
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Trans activists try to cancel Richard Ayoade and Jonathan Ross for complimenting Graham Linehan's new book - saying The IT Crowd star is now 'in the bin'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12517239/trans-activists-cancel-richard-ayoade-jonathan-ross-graham-linehans-book.html

The pair's 'crime' – according to the campaigners – was to review a book written by controversial comedy writer Graham Linehan.

Mr Linehan is long-time target of activists, who shut down his planned appearance at this year's Edinburgh Fringe festival. He performed elsewhere in the city.

Last night, he announced he had written a book about his experiences of going from the widely-celebrated writer of Father Ted and The IT Crowd to being cancelled.

The front cover of 'Tough Crowd' features two quotes from Mr Ayoade and Mr Ross.

Mr Ayoade, who shot to fame playing Maurice Mosse on The IT Crowd, said: 'His brilliance in prose is equal to his brilliance as a scriptwriter.'

Mr Ross's featured remark said: 'A must-read book – funny and utterly compelling.'

Trans activists slating Mr Ayoade is a 'culture war' twist that perhaps no one could have seen coming.

He is married to Lydia Fox, who is the sister of controversial actor-turned-aspiring politician Laurence Fox.

Mr Ayoade was said to have been furious with Mr Fox when the latter was a guest panellist on Question Time in 2020 and said 'woke' people are 'fundamentally racist'.

[–] Satan2016 (26217) a year ago

Tough Crowd: How I Made and Lost a Career in Comedy – 12 Oct
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tough-Crowd-Made-Career-Comedy/dp/1785633066

'A must-read. Funny and utterly compelling' Jonathan Ross The Bafta-garlanded creator of Father Ted and The IT Crowd tells of his rise and painful fall. Part comedy-writing masterclass, part diary of a gender wars 'cancellation'. 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.

[–] Ace_Spade (9659) 2 months ago

Good for Ayoade, Ross, and Linehan. Kowtowing to the culture creeps is never a good idea.

There is an underlying irony for me regarding Linehand's cancellation. I consider April, Douglas Reynholm's short-term girlfriend on The IT Crowd, to be an extremely sympathetic portrait of a trans-woman. The pain conveyed by the actress when she runs up against the obstacle of her trans-ness is really well done, and it got me thinking more deeply about the damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don't situation a lot of trans people probably find themselves in while dating. When do you tell the person you're attracted to about your situation?

In short: some of the strongest empathy anchors to the trans community that I have are thanks to Graham Linehan.