Ricky Gervais.

[Luis Anaconda]

It's almost as odd as Graham Linehan having both produced the benign excellence that is Father Ted AND proving to be a genuinely ghastly human being who inflicts Count Arthur Strong on an unsuspecting populace.

I think we may have to concede that sometimes people hit a sweet spot and can't repeat the feat.

Linehan also did Big Train, the first series of Black Books and The IT Crowd, amongst other good stuff. Really don’t get the whole Count Arthur Strong thing though

[Burney]

Linehan also did Big Train, the first series of Black Books and The IT Crowd, amongst other good stuff. Really don’t get the whole Count Arthur Strong thing though

Indeed. Liked Big Train and the IT Crowd. He's still a prick, though.