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Al Murray

Al Murray

Actor · Born 1968-05-10 · Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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Biography

Alastair James Hay Murray (born 10 May 1968) is an English comedian. After graduating from the University of Oxford, Murray's comedy career began by working with Harry Hill for BBC Radio 4. He regularly performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, before launching his "Pub Landlord" persona. This led to the Sky One sitcom Time Gentlemen Please and the chat show Al Murray's Happy Hour for ITV. In 2003, Murray was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy, and in 2007 he was voted the 16th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. He continues to perform as a stand-up and is a regular on British TV and radio. Murray's principal character in performance is an English publican with conservative values and an animosity towards Germans and the French; he challenges audience members to name any country before producing some plausible instance of Britain bettering it. The character has a great love of the British 1970s rock band Queen, often getting musician(s) on his show to perform one of Queen's tunes in their own style. He has described his persona as a "know-all know-nothing blowhard who knows the answer to every question even thoug…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Top Gear (2002) — Self
  2. QI (2003) — Self
  3. Taskmaster (2015) — Self
  4. Mock the Week (2005) — Self
  5. Have I Got News for You (1990) — Self - Host
  6. Horrible Histories (2009)
  7. The Bill (1984)
  8. Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002) — Self
  9. The One Show (2006) — Self
  10. Celebrity Juice (2008) — Self
  11. Harry Hill's TV Burp (2002)
  12. Richard Osman's House of Games (2017) — Self
  13. Gadget Man (2012)
  14. The F Word (2005) — Self
  15. Have I Got a Bit More News for You — Himself - Presenter
  16. Time Gentlemen Please (2000) — The Pub Landlord
  17. Hell's Kitchen (2004) — Self
  18. Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (2014) — Self
  19. Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) — Bottom
  20. Soccer Aid (2006)
  21. The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)
  22. Soccer AM (1995) — Self
  23. Dick and Dom in da Bungalow (2002) — Self
  24. Al Murray, The Pub Landlord - My Gaff, My Rules (2003) — The Pub Landlord
  25. Paul Hollywood's Big Continental Road Trip (2017) — Self
  26. Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011) — Self - Participant
  27. The Word (1990)
  28. The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall (2006) — Self
  29. Al Murray, The Pub Landlord - Giving It Both Barrels (2006) — The Pub Landlord
  30. Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets (2012) — Self
  31. The Apprentice: You're Fired! (2006)
  32. Insert Name Here (2016) — Self - Panelist
  33. Al Murray's Happy Hour (2007) — The Pub Landlord
  34. The Frank Skinner Show (1995) — Self
  35. Harry Hill (1997) — Alan Hill
  36. OK! TV (2011)
  37. An Audience with... (1978) — The Pub Landlord
  38. Al Murray, The Pub Landlord - Beautiful British Tour (2009) — The Pub Landlord
  39. Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: "...And A Glass of White Wine for the Lady!" (2004) — The Pub Landlord
  40. Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: Barrel of Fun Live (2010) — Pub Landlord