Al Murray
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 though he hasn't been asked any of them". Description above from the Wikipedia article Al Murray, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
All Movies (21)
- The London Studios: Home of the Stars2018 · as Self
- The Mask2017
- Shakespeare Live! From the RSC2016 · as Bottom
- Al Murray's Great British Spy Movies2014 · as Himself
- Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: One Man, One Guvnor2014 · as The Pub Landlord
- Al Murray's Great British War Movies2014 · as Himself
- Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: The Only Way Is Epic2012 · as The Pub Landlord
- Whatever Happened to Harry Hill?2012 · as Alan Hill
- Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets2012 · as Self
- A Night with the Stars2011 · as Self
- Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties2011 · as Self
- Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: Barrel of Fun Live2010 · as Pub Landlord
- Al Murray, The Pub Landlord - Beautiful British Tour2009 · as The Pub Landlord
- Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: Late Lock In2009
- Al Murray, The Pub Landlord - Live At The Palladium2007 · as Self
- Another Audience with Al Murray2007
- The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall2006 · as Self
- Al Murray, The Pub Landlord - Giving It Both Barrels2006 · as The Pub Landlord
- An Audience with Al Murray2005 · as The Pub Landlord
- Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: "...And A Glass of White Wine for the Lady!"2004 · as The Pub Landlord
- Al Murray, The Pub Landlord - My Gaff, My Rules2003 · as The Pub Landlord
All TV Shows (50)
- Spitting Image Presents: The Rest Is Bullshit2025
- Taskmasterclass2024 · as Self
- Al Murray: Why Does Everyone Hate the British Empire?2023 · as Himself
- Al Murray: Why Do The Brits Win Every War?2021 · as Himself
- Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains2021 · as Self - Guest
- Inside the Spitfire Factory2020 · as Narrator
- Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz2019 · as Host
- Six Nations Sin Bin2019 · as Self
- Al Murray: Why Does Everyone Hate the English?2018 · as Self - Presenter
- Richard Osman's House of Games2017 · as Self
- Paul Hollywood's Big Continental Road Trip2017 · as Self
- Insert Name Here2016 · as Self - Panelist
- Taskmaster2015 · as Self
- Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled2014 · as Self
- Gadget Man2012
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip2011 · as Self - Participant
- OK! TV2011
- That Sunday Night Show2011
- Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford2010
- Horrible Histories2009
- Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder2009 · as Various Characters
- Celebrity Juice2008 · as Self
- British Film Forever2007
- Al Murray's Happy Hour2007 · as The Pub Landlord
- The One Show2006 · as Self
- The One Show2006 · as Self - Guest
- Soccer Aid2006
- The Apprentice: You're Fired!2006
- The F Word2005 · as Self
- Top of the Pops Reloaded2005 · as Self
- Mock the Week2005 · as Self
- The Paul O'Grady Show2004
- Hell's Kitchen2004 · as Self
- QI2003 · as Self
- Comic Relief Does Fame Academy2003
- Harry Hill's TV Burp2002
- Top Gear2002 · as Self
- Dick and Dom in da Bungalow2002 · as Self
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway2002 · as Self
- Live Floor Show2002
- Time Gentlemen Please2000 · as The Pub Landlord
- Harry Hill1997 · as Alan Hill
- The Frank Skinner Show1995 · as Self
- Soccer AM1995 · as Self
- Harry Hill's Fruit Fancies1994 · as Various
- Have I Got News for You1990 · as Self - Host
- The Bill1984
- An Audience with...1978 · as The Pub Landlord
- An Audience with...1978 · as Self
- Have I Got a Bit More News for You— · as Himself - Presenter