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Murray was born in Stewkley, Buckinghamshire.His father was a lieutenant colonel in 131 (Parachute) Regiment, Royal Engineers [2] and worked for British Rail. [3] A descendant of the novelist William Makepeace Thackeray, [4] [5] Murray's grandfather was the former British ambassador Sir Ralph Murray, [6] from the Scottish aristocracy and married into the Kuenberg family, Counts of the Holy ...
Al Murray's Happy Hour is a television chat show presented by comedian Al Murray and produced by Avalon TV. The first series aired in early 2007 and contained stand-up, guest interviews and live music. The episodes ended with Murray performing a Queen song with the musical guest.
In multiple episodes of the series, Guv directly repeats direct lines from Al Murray's stand-up shows. In the Christmas Special, Guv repeats the 'When a child is born' routine from one of Murray's tours. ITV later commissioned a game show called 'Fact Hunt'. The show was based on the fictional quiz show mentioned repeatedly throughout 'Time ...
Murray first debuted as the character in his burgundy blazer and striped blue tie in the Nineties
Fact Hunt (2005) is a comedic TV quiz show which originally aired late at night on various ITV regions. [1] It was hosted by Al Murray in character as the Pub Landlord, [2] the character he has long played in stand-up routines and in the sitcom Time Gentlemen Please.
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Al Murray as the Pub Landlord. Character comedy is a genre in which a stand-up comedian performs as a character they have created. Examples include Al Murray's crotchety Pub Landlord and Rich Hall's musician "uncle" Otis Lee Crenshaw; both of these won the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
2/5 Comedy about a real-life attempt to steal the crown jewels from Charles II is somehow tame, obvious and baffling at the same time