Chic Murray

Blu-ray: Gregory's Girl

Bill Forsyth's peerless romantic comedy returns.

Chic Murray: the true king of Scottish comedy

Chic Murray wasn't just the greatest Scottish comedian - Billy Connolly would back me up on that - he's above Hancock, Morecambe and Wise, or the procession of lame English comics who were shirricked mercilessly on Friday nights in the second house at the Glasgow Empire.

Dave Anderson interview

Dave Anderson, star of Fringe play Chic Murray: A Funny Place For A Window, couldn't quite believe his eyes when he took to the stage of Multistorey at the start of the Fringe, he was under a canopy but the audience were sitting in the open, their umbrellas up as the rain came down.

Chic Murray's daughter slams eight-year wait for statue

Chic Murray's daughter Annabelle Meredith has slammed the eight-year wait for a statue of her late dad to be unveiled.

Let's have two minutes of laughter for Chic Murray

History is a very serious thing, but sometimes it can be a bit po-faced. There must have been humour back in Scotland's day, but it's not very often recorded. So this Sunday's column is going to break the mould by marking not just a momentous day in modern Scottish cultural history but also by trying to make you laugh.

Chic Murray, a funny place for a window, review

Once upon a time, TV folk would have thought this kind of thing deadly dull and stagey. Why would anyone want to watch a play at home and miss out on the atmosphere of the theatre? Yet the hugely successful broadcasting of live theatre to cinemas shows the public likes drama on the big screen, so why not the small?

In Glasgow, this tasty showcase for new theatre work - where lunch is included in the ticket price - has staged more than 500 plays in 15 years. Six recent productions have been filmed in situ for broadcast, starting with a music-filled tribute to comic Chic Murray, the surreal Scottish patter merchant who died in 1985.

Chic Murray remembered as BBC to screen special show

Chic Murray was known as "the guvnor" by Billy Connolly and the iconic funnyman inspired a host of great comedians.

Fringe 10x10: ten theatre shows

Our build-up to the Edinburgh Fringe starts here! As always we'll take a look at ten shows in each of ten semi-arbitrary categories to preview what you might expect to see this festival. First up, ten comedy-related shows - in no particular order - that you may overlook as they are in the theatre section of the programme....

Chic Murray: A Funny Place for a Window - review

An entertaining and thought-provoking piece to enjoy over lunch.