Press clippings Page 36
Pub landlord reveals his literary side
Al Murray, the bar-room comic, is making a documentary about his ancestor William Makepeace Thackeray.
Ian Burrell, The Independent, 29th October 2010Al Murray to present new BBC4 show on German culture
New two-part show will sidestep Nazism and focus on German art and architecture.
Spoonfed, 26th October 2010Al Murray's first gig - introducing Harry Hill in 1994
To mark Al Murray's big London show next week at Hammersmith Apollo, his new book out and a DVD, the real Al Murray spoke to London is Funny about his Pub Landlord character's debut outing (never confused).
London Is Funny, 30th September 2010The BBC's successful Grumpy Old franchise - in which various aged or ageing TV pundits are encouraged to grouse on about a given topic - rolls on with this new programme focusing on the supposedly cheerful experience of mandatory education. Expect wry classroom anecdotage from the likes of Al Murray, Shappi Khorsandi, Ronni Ancona and Mark Radcliffe.
Pete Naughton, The Telegraph, 5th September 2010The BBC's successful Grumpy Old franchise - in which various aged or ageing TV pundits are encouraged to grouse on about a given topic - rolls on with this new programme focusing on the supposedly cheerful experience of mandatory education. Expect wry classroom anecdotage from the likes of Al Murray, Shappi Khorsandi, Ronni Ancona and Mark Radcliffe.
Pete Naughton, The Telegraph, 4th September 2010Witter: Al Murray
The world's fastest interview - 140 characters per answer. The 41-year-old Pub Landlord comedian on politics and Pamela Anderson.
Mark Edmonds, The Sunday Times, 9th May 2010Frank Skinner's TV appearances have been sporadic since he gave up his ITV1 chat show in 2005. This is the first full TV series of his comeback, a kind of comedy Question Time, with Skinner and two guest comedians discussing a topical issue before a "highly opinionated" studio audience. Something along the lines of Fantasy Football League, then, but reflecting Skinner's growing interest in politics. Each show will be recorded only shortly before transmission, but we can reveal that this first edition will feature comics Miranda Hart and Al Murray.
Gerard O'Donovan, The Telegraph, 16th April 2010Russell Howard has got his Good News over on BBC3; now it's the turn of craggy-faced legend Frank Skinner to riff off the week's headlines. To shake up the theme, each show is filmed in a different part of the country, with two different comedians in tow. For tonight's promising series opener, Skinner is in London with Al Murray and Miranda Hart.
Metro, 16th April 2010Al Murray interview
Al Murray, 41, started his stand-up career in the 1990s, eventually finding success with his xenophobic Pub Landlord.
Andrew Williams, Metro, 12th April 2010He might be a friend of Ricky Gervais and a radio panel game regular, but Robin Ince isn't your average stand-up. He also runs a comedy institution called The Book Club, which involves him reading aloud from random second-hand tomes, and is a vocal atheist who curates gigs themed around science, Darwin and rationalism. This is a TV version of his festive variety show 9 Lessons and Carols for Godless People, which combines gags from Dara O'Briain, Al Murray, Shappi Khorsandi and Chris Addison with music, plus more intellectual fare from scientists and writers - the movement's daddy, Richard Dawkins, among them. Stimulating stuff.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 23rd January 2010