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Radio Times review
Christmas needn't be all doom and gloom, you know: try to see the funny side of it with this collection of amusing clips and comedians' anecdotes. The age-old staples of festive observational comedy are thoroughly dealt with, from office parties and last-minute shopping to cooking the turkey and feeling sick on Boxing Day.
Jane Horrocks narrates, with Christmas bonuses also heading into the bank accounts of Al Murray, Linda Robson, Adil Ray, Eamonn Holmes and, offering some hope of frosty freshness, Dame Edna Everage.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 21st December 2014The best live comedy over Christmas and New Year
Previews of Seann Walsh, Al Murray and Russell Howard.
James Kettle, The Guardian, 20th December 2014Live comedy DVDs roundup
Featuring Lee Mack, Richard Herring, Al Murray, Jon Richardson, Jim Davidson and Harry Hill.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 16th December 2014Review - Al Murray: One Man, One Guvnor
Refreshing, ingenious and downright silly, Al Murray's the Pub Landlord may have been in business for over two decades but he's as quick witted as ever. A refreshing evolution of the character in a show that's fresh, funny and fighting fit.
Donna Kelly, The Public Reviews, 16th November 2014Review: Al Murray, The Pub Landlord
Al Murray's affectionate, double-edged satire feels as fresh as ever.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 5th November 2014Al Murray talks 20 years at the lager top
"I do take the stand-up very seriously, but I have run into this thing of, 'You play the Pub Landlord, he's a bloody idiot, how could you possibly be clever?' "It always amuses me that people get stuck there."
Faith Eckersall, Bournemouth Echo, 1st November 2014Review: Al Murray - One Man, One Guvnor
A full-throttle first half saw Al Murray rattle through the front few rows - with a couple of latecomers earning a highly amusing scolding - in a soaring and swerving set which lined up the themes for the remainder of the show.
Ciaran Jones, Wales Online, 31st October 2014Al Murray mocks Nick Clegg over conference speech
Al Murray rounds on the deputy prime minister after getting mention in keynote speech at the Liberal Democrat conference in Glasgow.
Nicholas Watt, The Guardian, 8th October 2014Comedians urge Essex smokers to swap fags for gags
Public Health England is encouraging smokers in Essex to swap their fags for gags to help them quit for good this October. Top British comedians including Paddy McGuinness, Al Murray, Simon Brodkin (aka Lee Nelson) and Andi Osho will this year bring a touch of the British sense of humour to help quitters through this difficult and daunting challenge.
Harlow Star, 8th September 2014Al Murray interview
"I'll carry on for another twenty years and be the pensioner Pub Landlord".
Nadia Brooks, The Sun, 3rd September 2014