Grant Unto Him Eternal Rest his body works differently from other people". The executives were bemused by an incomplete story where one of the main characters was dead, but commissioned the series soon after receiving the full script. In retrospect, Linehan and Mathews noticed that the plot was very similar to that of the "Fawlty Towers" episode "The Kipper and the Corpse". Despite being fans of the show, they only noticed the parallels afterwards, and would likely have abandoned the episode if they had seen them earlier. Kevin Sharkey, who plays the black Donegal priest, was a friend of the writers', and was brought in
CMT Comedy Stage CMT Comedy Stage CMT Comedy Stage is a stand-up comedy series hosted by Melissa Peterman (from TV's "Reba"). The series aired on the CMT network in 2007. The first episode premiered on CMT on February 2nd, 2007. The last episode to air at this time is speculated to be the series finale. This episode was the eighth episode and aired on May 11, 2007. The program was taped over four nights at the historic Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, TN. Originally, CMT only ordered 4 episodes of this series. At the end of the 4 episode run, CMT then ordered an