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'Alastair Murray' (born May 10 1968), better known by his stage name, 'Al Murray', is an English comedian best known for his stand-up persona, 'the Pub Landlord', a stereotypical xenophobic public house licensee, and indeed earlier in his career he performed in pubs as though it were genuinely his 'gaff'.
Murray has toured with other comedians (including Harry Hill, Jim Tavaré and Frank Skinner) and in other personae. He won the Perrier Award in 1999, after being nominated in 1996, 1997 and 1998.[1] He started out with an act that involved sound-effect impressions, including of guns and animals; a combination that prompted an equal number of plaudits for vocal skill and complaints of tastelessness. In 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.[2] A quiz show, ''Fact Hunt'' presented by Murray as the Pub Landlord and based on the fictional quiz machine of the same name from ''Time Gentlemen Please'' was shown on late-night ITV in 2005.[3]
He was also the presenter of ''Al Murray's Road to Berlin'' on the Discovery Channel. This was a series about the last phase of World War II, taking him from the beaches of Normandy, through Arnhem and up the Rhine, ending in Berlin. In the series he drove around in a restored Willys Jeep, and interviewed survivors from both sides of the war. In the episode about operation Market Garden he parachuted, together with veterans, from a plane, to commemorate the battle.[4][5]
In 2004, he appeared as a contestant in the first series of ''Hell's Kitchen'', Gordon Ramsay's cookery based reality show on ITV1, and in 2005 appeared as a contestant on ''Comic Relief does Fame Academy'' on BBC1.[6] From January 2006, Murray filled in for Tim Lovejoy on Virgin Radio, and broadcast his final show on February 1, 2007.[7] His chat show ''Al Murray's Happy Hour'' aired from January 13, 2007 on ITV1.[8]
The Pub Landlord is a British nationalist with a dislike for anything un-British, and with a particular dislike of Americans and the French; he will challenge the audience to name any country in the world before producing some plausible instance of England bettering it. Catchphrases include "...beautiful British name!", "Time-waster!", "You DISGUST me!", "Where would we be without rules? That's right: France! and where would we be with too many rules? That's right: Germany!" and "Is your dad proud of you, son?". The character first appeared in 1994 when Murray was the tour support act for Harry Hill (Murray cut his TV teeth on Hill's TV show playing his 'big brother Alan': "If it's too hard, I can't understand it!"), and subsequently featured in a short film, ''Pub Fiction'' (1995). Murray's theatre show with the pub landlord character ''My Gaff, My Rules'' was short-listed for an Olivier Award in 2002,[9] and he has also appeared in character as the central focus of the television series ''Time Gentlemen Please'', as well as a number of other television appearances, including the ''An Audience with...'' strand. Subsequent theatre tours, ''...A Glass of White Wine for the Lady'' (another catchphrase) and ''Giving it Both Barrels'' also ran to critical acclaim.
When asked about the sitcom during live shows, in character as the Pub Landlord, Murray claims to be unhappy with the television series, a joke some have taken literally.
Murray is from Stewkley in England. He attended Bedford School and is a graduate of St Edmund Hall, Oxford University, where he studied history. There he performed in the elite comedy group, the Oxford Revue.[10] He is a direct descendant of William Makepeace Thackeray.[11] He played drums in an alternative metal band called Geyser with Simon Oakes and Adam Wolters. Murray's grandfather was Sir Ralph Murray a diplomat, working at the Political
Warfare Establishment propaganda unit.[11]
★ My Gaff, My Rules
★ ...And a Glass of White Wine for the Lady
★ Giving it Both Barrels
1. Perrier Comedy Awards
2. The A-Z of laughter
3. Pints mean prizes
4. Landlord pulls in stars
5. Putting the Al in altitude
6. 60 SECONDS: Al Murray
7. Al Murray: Time Gentlemen Please
8. When Harry met Murray
9. 2001-2002 26th Laurence Olivier Awards
10. Al Murray
11. Al Murray's Biography
12. Al Murray's Biography
★ The Pub Landlord (official site)
★ ''Happy Hour'' at itv.com
★ VirginRadio.co.uk - ''The Al Murray Show''
★ Murray's profile at VirginRadio.co.uk
★ Biography on Chortle.co.uk
★ www.tvrecordings.com Free tickets to the recording of Al's shows
★
Murray has toured with other comedians (including Harry Hill, Jim Tavaré and Frank Skinner) and in other personae. He won the Perrier Award in 1999, after being nominated in 1996, 1997 and 1998.[1] He started out with an act that involved sound-effect impressions, including of guns and animals; a combination that prompted an equal number of plaudits for vocal skill and complaints of tastelessness. In 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.[2] A quiz show, ''Fact Hunt'' presented by Murray as the Pub Landlord and based on the fictional quiz machine of the same name from ''Time Gentlemen Please'' was shown on late-night ITV in 2005.[3]
He was also the presenter of ''Al Murray's Road to Berlin'' on the Discovery Channel. This was a series about the last phase of World War II, taking him from the beaches of Normandy, through Arnhem and up the Rhine, ending in Berlin. In the series he drove around in a restored Willys Jeep, and interviewed survivors from both sides of the war. In the episode about operation Market Garden he parachuted, together with veterans, from a plane, to commemorate the battle.[4][5]
In 2004, he appeared as a contestant in the first series of ''Hell's Kitchen'', Gordon Ramsay's cookery based reality show on ITV1, and in 2005 appeared as a contestant on ''Comic Relief does Fame Academy'' on BBC1.[6] From January 2006, Murray filled in for Tim Lovejoy on Virgin Radio, and broadcast his final show on February 1, 2007.[7] His chat show ''Al Murray's Happy Hour'' aired from January 13, 2007 on ITV1.[8]
| Contents |
| The Pub Landlord |
| Background |
| Release List |
| References |
| External links |
The Pub Landlord
The Pub Landlord is a British nationalist with a dislike for anything un-British, and with a particular dislike of Americans and the French; he will challenge the audience to name any country in the world before producing some plausible instance of England bettering it. Catchphrases include "...beautiful British name!", "Time-waster!", "You DISGUST me!", "Where would we be without rules? That's right: France! and where would we be with too many rules? That's right: Germany!" and "Is your dad proud of you, son?". The character first appeared in 1994 when Murray was the tour support act for Harry Hill (Murray cut his TV teeth on Hill's TV show playing his 'big brother Alan': "If it's too hard, I can't understand it!"), and subsequently featured in a short film, ''Pub Fiction'' (1995). Murray's theatre show with the pub landlord character ''My Gaff, My Rules'' was short-listed for an Olivier Award in 2002,[9] and he has also appeared in character as the central focus of the television series ''Time Gentlemen Please'', as well as a number of other television appearances, including the ''An Audience with...'' strand. Subsequent theatre tours, ''...A Glass of White Wine for the Lady'' (another catchphrase) and ''Giving it Both Barrels'' also ran to critical acclaim.
When asked about the sitcom during live shows, in character as the Pub Landlord, Murray claims to be unhappy with the television series, a joke some have taken literally.
Background
Murray is from Stewkley in England. He attended Bedford School and is a graduate of St Edmund Hall, Oxford University, where he studied history. There he performed in the elite comedy group, the Oxford Revue.[10] He is a direct descendant of William Makepeace Thackeray.[11] He played drums in an alternative metal band called Geyser with Simon Oakes and Adam Wolters. Murray's grandfather was Sir Ralph Murray a diplomat, working at the Political
Warfare Establishment propaganda unit.[11]
Release List
★ My Gaff, My Rules
★ ...And a Glass of White Wine for the Lady
★ Giving it Both Barrels
References
1. Perrier Comedy Awards
2. The A-Z of laughter
3. Pints mean prizes
4. Landlord pulls in stars
5. Putting the Al in altitude
6. 60 SECONDS: Al Murray
7. Al Murray: Time Gentlemen Please
8. When Harry met Murray
9. 2001-2002 26th Laurence Olivier Awards
10. Al Murray
11. Al Murray's Biography
12. Al Murray's Biography
External links
★ The Pub Landlord (official site)
★ ''Happy Hour'' at itv.com
★ VirginRadio.co.uk - ''The Al Murray Show''
★ Murray's profile at VirginRadio.co.uk
★ Biography on Chortle.co.uk
★ www.tvrecordings.com Free tickets to the recording of Al's shows
★
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