Andrew Hunter Murray
English writer, podcaster and comedian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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
Murray went to school at King's College School in Wimbledon.
Career
Murray is a writer and researcher for the BBC panel show QI, as a member of the team known as the "QI Elves". He co-hosts the spin-off podcast series No Such Thing as a Fish in which he and three other QI Elves – Anna Ptaszynski, James Harkin and Dan Schreiber – share their favourite facts from the week. Murray wrote and co-presented the podcast's spinoff television series No Such Thing as the News. He currently hosts "Drop Us a Line" as part of the Club Fish podcast.
Murray works for Ian Hislop as a writer for Private Eye magazine 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 the Jane Austen-themed improvisational comedy troupe Austentatious.[6]
In February 2021, Murray appeared as a contestant on episodes 76–80 of the fourth series of BBC Two's Richard Osman's House of Games.[7]
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