‘Father Ted’ creator Graham Linehan has been given the all clear, just a day after revealing his battle with testicular cancer.
The comedy writer – who penned the sitcom about a trio of priests with Arthur Mathews – has revealed he doesn’t need to undergo a course of chemotherapy after having an operation to remove the cancerous testicle.
He wrote on Twitter: "Well, holy s**t. I just saw my oncologist. Everything’s clear. No chemo! Can’t believe it! NO CHEMO! Have been organising my life around the idea that the next three months were just *gone*! (sic)"
On Wednesday (27.06.18), Graham told his fans that he had been diagnosed with the illness and that is why he had to pull out of his Australian tour.
He tweeted: "I got a bit of bad news recently. A little touch of the old cancer. Luckily, ball cancer is one of the best ones to have (sorry, ladies!) and they got rid of it all pretty quickly, along with a ball. Bye, ball! I’ll never forget the good times! Next up is a course of chemo to make sure it doesn’t come back. Not looking forward to that, obviously, but it’s better than dying.
"Apologies to everyone who bought tickets to my Australian event. I’m hoping to make it back next year … So that’s the story. I’m hoping I’ll just continue to be the happy-go-lucky, beloved twitter personality you all know, but if there are moments of quiet from me, don’t worry, I’m just dealing with it. (sic)"
Linehan’s other TV credits include creating Channel 4 sitcom ‘The IT Crowd’ and working on episodes of ‘Big Train’, ‘Black Books’ and ‘Count Arthur Strong’.
Graham Linehan given cancer all clear
