Monday 20th January, 7.30pm (doors open 6.45pm)
Lola’s Bar, Lower Ground Floor, The Hippodrome, Main Entrance, London WC2H 7JH
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. With only a few notable exceptions, the entertainment industry turned their back on him and he was treated as someone who had lost his mind or ‘disappeared down the rabbit hole’ of the trans debate.
But Graham fought on and his dogged campaigning, alongside many others who also paid a high price for their willingness to speak the truth, has begun to turn the tide of gender ideology.
He is now heading to the USA to work on a sitcom project with Andrew Doyle, so join us to give him a special FSU send-off.
There will, of course, be plenty of time for audience Q and A.
There will be a book-signing and social after the formal part of the evening.
£10 for FSU members.
£15 for members of the public.
Buy a copy of Graham’s book, Tough Crowd: How I Made and Lost a Career in Comedy, at checkout for just £15 to pick up on the night.
Online tickets for non-members
If you can’t make it to London, you can join online for £5. (FSU members can join free of charge, using the link provided in FSU emails).
SPECIAL DINING OFFER
The Hippodrome invites you to enjoy a meal before or after the event at one of its restaurants. Show your confirmation email to staff to receive a 25% discount at Chop Chop or the Heliot Steakhouse. Both are rated ‘exceptional’ on Opentable, with Heliot considered one of London’s very best steakhouses and Chop Chop by Four Seasons already hailed as one of the West End’s best Chinese restaurants only a year after launch. Please book here for Chop Chop or here for Heliot then show your confirmation email when you arrive at the restaurant. (Offer eligible only on Monday 20th January 2025.)
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