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Al Murray

Al Murray

  • 56 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

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TV preview - Comedians: Home Alone

Following E4's Remote Comedy From The Paddock the BBC launches with their own self-shot lockdown rapidfire sketch show. And on the basis of the first episodes - not that this is a competition - the BBC has the edge.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th May 2020

Al Murray on WWII-coronavirus parallels

We speak to Al Murray and historian James Holland - who together present the weekly World War Two podcast, We Have Ways of Making You Talk - and start by asking what parallels could be drawn between what the world went through during the war and our current coronavirus reality.

Matt Frei, Channel 4, 8th May 2020

A comedian walks into a coronavirus crisis...

For the nation's stand-up comics, jokes about Covid-19 are being delivered through gritted teeth -- for an industry that was the first gig economy, the total shutdown of most comedy venues means the nation's gagsters are short of cash and short of an audience.

Stephen Armstrong, The Sunday Times, 22nd March 2020

12 Days of Christmas Specials 6: Harry Hill's Sleigh Ride

This special is a particularly joyful episode -from the continuing fantasies about sild. 'Hmmm lovely sild...' to what surely must be the definitive version of Bing and Bowie's Little Drummer Boy, performed by Harry and Burt Kwouk themselves.

Rhianna Evans, The Comedy Blog, 19th December 2019

Al Murray on not wanting to retire the Pub Landlord

Al Murray has said he would not retire his Pub Landlord alter-ego because he would "get in a right tangle" if he had to be himself on stage.

Hereford Times, 21st November 2019

Comedies shortlisted for BBC Audio Awards 2020

Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off, Mark Steel's In Town, Phil Ellis Is Trying, Phil Wang: Wangsplaining and Suggs: Love Letters To London are amongst the nominees in the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2020.

British Comedy Guide, 19th November 2019

Al Murray: my nephew needs a miracle

My nephew Finley is six. He is, I think, like a lot of six-year-old boys, he likes trains and tanks and planes, he's into playing football and swimming, and he's almost completely beguiled by video games. So far so normal. He is, however, unlucky enough to be one of the 12 children each year to suffer from juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia (JMML).

Al Murray, The Times, 15th November 2019

Al Murray on the sensitivity of conservatives

There is a pervasive idea in society right now that people on the left are overtly sensitive, something which has seen them labelled 'snowflakes' by people on the right. But is this an accurate portrayal of the landscape? Comedian Al Murray doesn't think so. At the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019, Murray told JOE that for all of their talk, it is conservatives that are just as bad at taking a joke as those on the left.

Wayne Farry, JOE, 12th August 2019

Al Murray on Fat Cops

Comedians Al Murray and Tim Vine put their stand-up routines to the side to try their hand at another passion for this year's Fringe.

Murray Robertson, The List, 6th August 2019

Comedians talk about The Cabaret Bar

We speak to some comedians to get their top memories from the legendary Edinburgh venue.

Brian Donaldson, The List, 2nd August 2019

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