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Unintelligent Design

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A rare opportunity to poke around inside the heads of Father Ted creators Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews and find out who they admire and where they draw their inspiration from. Every comedy writer has been influenced in some way by what came before, and they are certainly no different. By revealing what makes up their own comedy DNA, they show what inspired them to create Father Ted and the rest of the Craggy Islanders. There are clips from some comedy classics that you would expect - such as Fawlty Towers, Only Fools and Horses, Seinfeld and The Simpsons - as well as weird stuff from the real world which inspired some of their favourite characters. They discuss the comedians and stand-ups, the priests, politicians and Irish beauty pageants which have directly influenced their comedy world, as well as their obsession with the feature film

English
  • Originally Aired January 1, 2011
  • Runtime 25 minutes
  • Special Position Airs after season 3
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-14
  • Network Channel 4
  • Special Category Cast Interviews
  • Special is Critical to Show's Story No
  • Created August 23, 2012 by
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Name Type Role
Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews Guest Star