Andrew Hunter Murray(born 1987)[1]is an English writer, podcaster and comedian.
Andrew Hunter Murray | |
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 Murray in 2015 | |
| Born | 1987 (age 37–38) |
| Education | Keble College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Author, podcaster, actor, comedian |
| Employer(s) | Private Eye,Austentatious,QI |
| Television | No Such Thing as the News |
Early life
editMurray went to school atKing's College Schoolin Wimbledon.
Career
editMurray is a writer and researcher for theBBCpanel showQI,as a member of the team known as the "QIElves ". He co-hosts the spin-off podcast seriesNo Such Thing as a Fishin which he and three other QI Elves –Anna Ptaszynski,James HarkinandDan Schreiber– share their favourite facts from the week. Murray wrote and co-presented the podcast's spinoff television seriesNo Such Thing as the News.He currently hosts "Drop Us a Line" as part of theNo Such Thing As A Fishpodcast.
Murray works forIan Hislopas a writer forPrivate Eyemagazine and hosts the magazine's podcast,Page 94.[2]
Murray's debut novel,The Last Day,a dystopian thriller set in a future where the Earth has stopped spinning, was published in February 2020.[3]Film and TV rights for the novel have been sold to Stone Village Television.[4]His second book,The Sanctuary,was published in May 2022.[5]
Murray is a member of theJane Austen-themedimprovisational comedytroupeAustentatious.[6]
In February 2021, Murray appeared as a contestant on episodes 76–80 of the fourth series ofBBC Two'sRichard Osman's House of Games.[7]
References
edit- ^"Index entry".FreeBMD.ONS.Retrieved4 July2023.
- ^"Andrew Hunter Murray".PenguinRandomhouse.Retrieved30 April2022.
- ^Di Filippo, Paul (10 February 2020)."There's no shortage of novels about what happens when the Earth stops spinning. 'The Last Day' may set a new standard".The Washington Post.Retrieved5 March2020.
- ^N'Duka, Amanda (28 June 2019)."Stone Village picks up rights to Andrew Hunter Murray's 'The Last Day' book".Deadline.Penske Business Media.Retrieved5 March2020.
- ^Murray, Andrew Hunter.The Sanctuary.Retrieved1 May2022.
- ^Longman, Will (19 October 2017)."Andrew Hunter Murray interview - How to improvise a comedy based on Jane Austen's work".LondonTheatre.co.uk.Retrieved14 April2020.
- ^"Richard Osman's House of Games, Series 4, Episode 76".BBC Two.Retrieved12 February2021.
External links
edit- Andrew Hunter Murrayon Chortle.
- Andy Murrayon IMDb.
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