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Al Murray

Al Murray

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

Press clippings Page 28

Great line-up for Stratford comedy festival

Roisin Conaty and Al Murray The Pub Landlord are heading to Stratford-upon-Avon for the Comedy Hullabaloo at the RSC Courtyard Theatre and Swan Gardens.

Catherine Vonledebur, Coventry Telegraph, 8th April 2014

Al Murray on the origins of The Pub Landlord

"The Pub Landlord started at the Fringe, didn't he?" I asked.

John Fleming, 17th March 2014

Al Murray has a chat about his Pub Landlord character

An interview with Al Murray.

John Fleming, 16th March 2014

Al Murray interview

In a Soho coffee bar comic Al Murray - no longer as The Pub Landlord - gets serious about British wars and Germans.

John Fleming, 15th March 2014

Comedians attempt a record-breaking 83-hour gig

More than 60 comics, including Al Murray, James Acaster and Stuart Goldsmith are attempting to set a new record for the longest ever stand-up gig.

Chortle, 26th February 2014

Al Murray, Pappy's & more join Altitude line-up

Al Murray has been added to the line-up of this year's Altitude Festival, which takes place in Mayrhofen, Austria from March 31 - April 4. Also joining an impressive bill are Pappy's, Fred MacAuly and Rainer Hersch.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th February 2014

Al Murray and David Cameron are distant cousins

Al Murray is related to David Cameron, according to newly released family records. The comedian and British prime minister are distant cousins through 19th century novelist and Vanity Fair writer William Thackeray.

Jamie Harris, Digital Spy, 29th January 2014

Review: Watching War Films With My Dad by Al Murray

Maybe I'm just nosey but it would be great if a publisher could now lob enough wads of cash in his direction to persuade him to write a conventional autobiography. In the meantime though, Watching War Films With My Dad will more than suffice.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th December 2013

Al Murray's 5 greatest war books

With a new book Watching War Films With My Dad on the shelves, the comedian goes from Waterloo to Burma with his favourite ever war books...

Al Murray, Sabotage Times, 22nd November 2013

Al Murray - review

The Pub Landlord doesn't serve up radical new comedy, but Murray is a quick wit who turns his tactlessness on himself.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 5th November 2013

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