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{{Short description|Irish comedy writer and anti-transgender activist (born 1968)}}{{pp-blp|small=yes}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox comedian
| image = Graham Linehan - 2013 (8735745502) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Linehan in 2013
| birth_name = Graham George Linehan
| birth_date = {{birth month and age|1968|05}}
| birth_place = [[Dublin]], Ireland
| medium = [[Television]]
| nationality = Irish
| spouse = {{marriage|Helen Serafinowicz|2004|2020|end=div}}
| children = 2
| relatives =
| education = [[Catholic University School]]
| active = 1991–present
| genre = [[Observational comedy]], [[surreal humour]]
| notable_work = ''[[Father Ted]]'', ''[[Black Books]]'', ''[[The IT Crowd]]''
}}

'''Graham George Linehan''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɪ|n|ə|h|æ|n}}; born May 1968)<ref name="NSinterview">{{Cite news |last=Lewis |first=Helen |date=10 August 2011 |title='My sympathies have always been with the bullied rather than the bully.' |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2011/08/interview-twitter-fact |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101163921/https://www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2011/08/interview-twitter-fact |archive-date=1 January 2023 |access-date=1 January 2023 |work=[[New Statesman]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://caseboard.io/cases/069e86c4-7840-4456-a7e6-e722108c6118|title=Paisley v Linehan|publisher=Caseboard}}</ref> is an Irish comedy writer and [[transphobia|anti-transgender]] activist. He created or co-created the sitcoms ''[[Father Ted]]'' (1995–1998), ''[[Black Books]]'' (2000–2004), and ''[[The IT Crowd]]'' (2006–2013), and has written for shows including ''[[Count Arthur Strong (TV series)|Count Arthur Strong]]'', ''[[Brass Eye]]'' and ''[[The Fast Show]]''. Early in his career, he partnered with the writer [[Arthur Mathews (writer)|Arthur Mathews]]. Linehan has won five [[BAFTA]] awards, including Best Writer, Comedy, for ''The IT Crowd'' in 2014.

After an episode of ''The IT Crowd'' was criticised as transphobic, Linehan became involved in anti-transgender activism. He argues that [[transgender activism]] endangers women, and has likened the use of [[puberty blocker]]s to [[Nazi eugenics]]. Linehan says his views have lost him work and ended his marriage.