‘One of the best TV comedy writers of all time delivers a book which is a must-read for anyone who has ever wondered: a) how to create a hit sit-com and b) how it feels to lose everything. It’s funny, complicated and utterly compelling’ Jonathan Ross
‘One of the most compelling and unflinchingly honest memoirs I’ve read in many years. It’s also the funniest’ Andrew Doyle
‘Graham Linehan has long been one of my favourite writers – and this book shows that his brilliance in prose is the equal to his brilliance as a screenwriter. It unfolds with the urgency of a Sam Fuller film: that of a man who has been through something that few have experienced but has managed to return, undaunted, to tell us the tale’ Richard Ayoade
‘Hilarious, raw and touching. A must-read for anyone who wants to know the backstory behind Father Ted – and why he gave up the life of a luvvie to fight the threats posed by trans ideology to women’s rights and child safeguarding’ Helen Joyce
‘This book is great company, and reminds us that Graham is first and foremost a writer, and a very funny one indeed. It is a not inconsiderable relief, in fact, to see that he has not lost the gift’ Simon Evans
‘A brilliant account of the evolution of a comedy writer, but also an extraordinary and chilling portrayal of cancel culture. I found it unputdownable’ Lissa Evans
‘A funny but dark memoir that goes from Linehan’s childhood in Dublin (nerdy, bullied) to his days as a music journalist, to writing Father Ted and The IT Crowd, to getting involved in the trans argument’ The Herald
‘A beautifully written memoir that is full of good humour and grace, and the best account yet of cancellation. Linehan’s is a story that calls out to be heard. To recommend it is to take a small stand’ Entertainment Focus
‘Because so much of the discussion around Tough Crowd will almost certainly be focused on his politics, I want to start by saying that this is a great book, full stop. In fact, it is one of the most entertaining new books I’ve read in a long time, in any genre’ Spiked
‘Simultaneously eloquent and chatty, Linehan never strays far from his need to entertain. The saddest thing about this memoir is that the very people who should read it, to hear the facts, probably won’t’ Sunday Independent
‘The good news is that Graham Linehan is still funny. Tough Crowd contains a lot of fire and brimstone, but it is very entertaining’ The Critic
‘Linehan’s bracing and, at times, riveting memoir...charts the story of his apparent cancellation, but it also takes a deep dive into his formative years as a writer. The Father Ted chapters are stuffed with great detail and gossip’ Irish Independent
‘Seriously funny. Like Father Ted, Linehan will never stop scheming to escape his exile, and we laugh because it hurts’ The Distance
‘Sure to be the most controversial British TV memoir of the decade’ British TV.com
"Perhaps nothing Linehan has ever written has been as important as this brilliant but often painful memoir. Following in the tradition of Emile Zola’s J’Accuse, Linehan uses his own experience of being denounced as heretic to expose the hysteria that has gripped public discourse. This brave, wise, and funny man could well be vindicated in the years to come." —Leo McKinstry, Daily Express
"Simultaneously eloquent and chatty, Linehan never strays far from his need to entertain. The saddest thing about this memoir is that the very people who should read it, to hear the facts, probably won’t’." —Sunday Independent
"Linehan is an accomplished scriptwriter and he tells a cracking story. You may or may not revere his sitcoms, and you may laud or despise his politics; but if you want to know how a music writer from Dublin ended up as one of the most notable commentators in the gender wars, then you need to hear it from the man himself." —The Spectator
"Linehan’s memories of making Father Ted, where he digs deep into the craft of comedy writing, brim with verve and charm." —The Guardian
"Linehan’s book is genuinely funny and interesting, but it is also an engagement with a frustrated storyteller, telling the reader that he’s been robbed and he’s pretty bloody angry about it. This makes Tough Crowd a less comfortable read than it might be, but this book is not designed to make the reader comfortable." —Edie Wyatt, Journalist Reviewer of The Spectator Australia
Interview: "A funny but dark memoir that goes from Linehan’s childhood in Dublin (nerdy, bullied) to his days as a music journalist, to writing Father Ted and The IT Crowd, to getting involved in the trans argument." —The Herald
"The good news is that Graham Linehan is still funny. Tough Crowd contains a lot of fire and brimstone, but it is very entertaining." —The Critic
