Graham Linehan once had all the makings of an international treasure. The 57-year-old Irish writer is the creator of Father Ted, The IT Crowd and Black Books. On top of this, he had a hand in writing episodes of Little Britain, Motherland and Count Arthur Strong. His work has shaped many of the in-jokes and references that have become shorthand in the British and Irish vernacular today, from “down with that sort of thing” to calling football a “ludicrous display”. He has been the recipient of...