Al Murray
| Al Murray | |
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Murray as "The Pub Landlord" in 2011
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| Born |
10 May 1968 Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, radio |
| Nationality |
 British |
| Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Genres | Parody, Political satire, Surreal humour, Character comedy, Musical comedy, Observational comedy, Blue comedy |
| Subject(s) | British culture, British politics, French culture, Gender stereotypes, Family, Human interaction, World history, Current events |
| Spouse | Katherine Perry (1995–2000) (divorced); Amber Hargreaves (2002–08) (separated) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Notable works and roles |
The Pub Landlord; Al Murray's Happy Hour; Time Gentlemen Please; Multiple Personality Disorder; Fact Hunt; etc |
| Website | www.thepublandlord.com |
Alastair James Hay "Al" Murray (born 10 May 1968), is an English comedian and TV personality well known for his stand-up persona and quick repartee.
His best-known character is "The Pub Landlord", a xenophobic publican. In 2003, Murray was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. In 2007 he was voted the 16th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups.
Murray was born at Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, only son of Lieut-Col. Ingram Bernard Hay Murray (a great-great-great-great-grandson of John, 3rd Duke of Atholl, who married Charlotte, Baroness Strange), by his wife Juliet Anne Thackeray, née Ritchie (a great-great-granddaughter of the celebrated novelist William Makepeace Thackeray). His grandfather, the former British ambassador Sir Ralph Murray, was from Scottish aristocracy and married into the von Kuenburg family, nobility of the Holy Roman Empire. His patrilineal great-great-grandfather, Dr George Murray, was Bishop of Rochester, while Sir Edward Leigh MP is his third cousin. Al Murray is in remainder both to English and Scottish peerage titles, including the barony of Strange and the dukedom of Atholl.
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