Melvyn, that's delightful

Remember when Barbara Cartland presented a South Bank Show award to the creators of Channel 4 sitcom classic, Father Ted? Graham Linehan does. In his always entertaining blog, Why, That's Delightful Linehan, who co-wrote the show with Arthur Mathews, ruminates on people who try to take comedy too seriously, and others who don't value it enough. "About 200 years ago, we received a South Bank Show award for Father Ted, which was presented to us by an aging and confused Barbara Cartland. I remember turning to see Melvyn Bragg chuckling behind his hand as she mispronounced the title of the show. It was all very amusing, but I present it here because it is a perfect metaphor for what I'm talking about: 'Here's your award but, ha, ha, fuck her and fuck you!'"