About

Known credits:
43
Birthday:
1968-05-10
Place of birth:
Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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Al Murray

Overview

Alastair James Hay Murray (born 10 May 1968) is an English comedian.

After graduating from the University of Oxford, Murray's comedy career began by working with Harry Hill for BBC Radio 4. He regularly performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, before launching his "Pub Landlord" persona. This led to the Sky One sitcom Time Gentlemen Please and the chat show Al Murray's Happy Hour for ITV.

In 2003, Murray was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy, and in 2007 he was voted the 16th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. He continues to perform as a stand-up and is a regular on British TV and radio.

Murray's principal character in performance is an English publican with conservative values and an animosity towards Germans and the French; he challenges audience members to name any country before producing some plausible instance of Britain bettering it. The character has a great love of the British 1970s rock band Queen, often getting musician(s) on his show to perform one of Queen's tunes in their own style. He has described his persona as a "know-all know-nothing blowhard who knows the answer to every question even though he hasn't been asked any of them".

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Known for

Acting
2023 Al Murray: Why Does Everyone Hate the British Empire? Actor Himself N/A
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2021 Al Murray: Why Do The Brits Win Every War? Actor Himself N/A
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2020 Inside the Spitfire Factory Actor Narrator N/A
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2019 Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz Actor Host N/A
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2018 The London Studios: Home of the Stars Actor Self N/A
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2018 Al Murray: Why Does Everyone Hate the English? Actor Self - Presenter 70
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2016 Shakespeare Live! From the RSC Actor Bottom 59
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2014 Al Murray's Great British Spy Movies Actor Himself N/A
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2014 Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: One Man, One Guvnor Actor The Pub Landlord 58
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2014 Al Murray's Great British War Movies Actor Himself 59
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2012 Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: The Only Way Is Epic Actor The Pub Landlord 58
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2012 Whatever Happened to Harry Hill? Actor Alan Hill N/A
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2012 Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets Actor Self 58
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2011 A Night with the Stars Actor Self 59
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2011 Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties Actor Self 59
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2010 Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: Barrel of Fun Live Actor Pub Landlord 58
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2009 Al Murray, The Pub Landlord - Beautiful British Tour Actor The Pub Landlord 58
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2009 Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder Actor Various Characters N/A
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2007 Al Murray, The Pub Landlord - Live At The Palladium Actor Self N/A
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2007 Another Audience with Al Murray Actor N/A
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2007 Al Murray's Happy Hour Actor The Pub Landlord 69
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2006 The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall Actor Self 59
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2006 Al Murray, The Pub Landlord - Giving It Both Barrels Actor The Pub Landlord 58
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2005 An Audience with Al Murray Actor The Pub Landlord N/A
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2004 Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: "...And A Glass of White Wine for the Lady!" Actor The Pub Landlord 58
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2004 Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: "...And A Glass Of White Wine For The Lady!" Actor The Pub Landlord N/A
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2003 Al Murray, The Pub Landlord - My Gaff, My Rules Actor The Pub Landlord 58
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2003 Comic Relief Does Fame Academy Actor N/A
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2002 Live Floor Show Actor N/A
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2000 Time Gentlemen Please Actor The Pub Landlord 69
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1997 Harry Hill Actor Alan Hill 69
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Harry Hill's Fruit Fancies Actor Various N/A
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Writing
2019 Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz Writing Writer N/A
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2012 Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: The Only Way Is Epic Writing Writer 58
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2010 Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: Barrel of Fun Live Writing Writer 58
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2007 Al Murray, The Pub Landlord - Live At The Palladium Writing Writer N/A
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2006 Al Murray, The Pub Landlord - Giving It Both Barrels Writing Writer 58
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2005 An Audience with Al Murray Writing Writer N/A
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2004 Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: "...And A Glass of White Wine for the Lady!" Writing Writer 58
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2004 Al Murray, The Pub Landlord: "...And A Glass Of White Wine For The Lady!" Writing Writer N/A
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2003 Al Murray, The Pub Landlord - My Gaff, My Rules Writing Writer 58
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Production
2003 Al Murray, The Pub Landlord - My Gaff, My Rules Production Executive Producer 58
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Sound
1996 Fisted Sound Music N/A
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