This tune was even more famous since becoming the music of Casanova ’s ‘ Songs of Love ’. In the late 1980s, Mathews, Paul Woodfull and Kieran Woodfull formed The Joshua Trio, a U2 tribute band. Father Ted was a huge success and so was the theme music. Before The Joshua Trio played at gigs, Mathews would occasionally come on-stage as Father Ted and tell jokes involving his great friend, Father Dougal McGuire.

Informations Very well known in UK and Ireland, the Father Ted theme is the tune that made The Divine Comedy famous!

Mathews created the Father Ted character for his short-lived stand-up routine.

Linehan and Mathews first met while working at Hot Press. The trio began writing comedy sketches to accompany their act.