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Al Murray
Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn May 10, 1968 (57 years)
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 though he hasn't been asked any of them".
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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 though he hasn't been asked any of them".
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Known For
Filmography
| 2023 | Al Murray: Why Does Everyone Hate the British Empire? (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2023 | Oti Mabuse’s Breakfast Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive · as Self - Comedian And Writer |
| 2022 | Katie Piper's Breakfast Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2021 | Al Murray: Why Do The Brits Win Every War? (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2021 | The Chris and Rosie Ramsey Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | Between the Covers (2020) (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist |
| 2020 | Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Steph's Packed Lunch (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | The London Studios: Home of the Stars · as Self |
| 2018 | Al Murray: Why Does Everyone Hate the English? (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 2018 | Tick Fucking Tock (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian & Entrepreneur |
| 2018 | West:Word (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Richard Osman's House of Games (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2017 | James Martin's Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Paul Hollywood's Big Continental Road Trip (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Insert Name Here (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2015 | Taskmaster (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Genesis: Together and Apart · as Self |
| 2014 | Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide · as Self |
| 2012 | Sunday Brunch (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | A Night with the Stars · as Self |
| 2011 | The Chase: Celebrity Special (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (TV Series) · as Self - Participant |
| 2011 | Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets · as Self |
| 2011 | Thronecast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Daybreak (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | My Funniest Year (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 2009 | Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Bookaboo (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian |
| 2008 | Celebrity Juice (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | British Film Forever (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Have I Got a Bit More News for You (TV Series) · as Himself - Presenter |
| 2007 | The Grumpy Guide To (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | An Audience with Take That: Live! · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Something for the Weekend (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The F Word (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Mock the Week (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Derren Brown: The Gathering · as Self |
| 2005 | Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 · as Self |
| 2005 | Edinburgh & Beyond (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2004 | Al Murray's Road to Berlin (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 2004 | The Xtra Factor (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Gadget Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Hell's Kitchen (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | QI (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Time Commanders (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | This Week (2003) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Daily Politics (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Top Gear (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Today with Des and Mel (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Just for Laughs · as Self |
| 2002 | Dick & Dom in da Bungalow (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Lorraine (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | Saturday Kitchen (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian |
| 2000 | The Wright Stuff (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Panellist |
| 1999 | The 100 Greatest TV Moments · as Self |
| 1998 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 1996 | Good News Week (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The Frank Skinner Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Jools' Annual Hootenanny (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Soccer AM (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1990 | The Word (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Stars in Their Eyes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | The Crystal Maze (TV Series) · as Self - Adventurer |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Countdown (TV Series) · as Self - Dictionary Corner |
| 1978 | An Audience With (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - The Pub Landlord (segment "whither Ye Olde English Pub") |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | Panorama (TV Series) · as Self |