Al Murray On The Invention Of The Pub Landlord

Actor, writer and character comedian Al Murray joins Rob to talk about his new tour ‘Al Murray The Pub Landlord.’ Al tells Rob how the concept of The Pub Landlord came about, the extent to which the character is based on himself, and his experiences of working closely with Harry Hill.
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[@johnman559]

Do please stop interrupting your guests.

[@TheMagicCardTraderUK]

@@johnman559 inorite. Al was trying to relate something about Weekending and then Rob's like "I WAS IN WEEKENDING! OR WAS I? I THINK I WAS. I WAS ALSO IN EUROTRASH! OR WAS I?" Conversation thread completely derailed. 🙄

[@timothygraham4304]

@@johnman559 It's called a conversation. It's not a job interview. Do you you tell people when it's their turn to talk?

[@SteveDFM]

I'm losing my mind. At 11:09 in the podcast on Spotify, Rob tells a joke and Al laughs over the punchline "I am SOMETHING", and Rob says "if you don't know that one look it up". If anyone can tell me that word I missed I'd greatly appreciate it. If you want to tell me to "get a life" that's also fair.

[@johnman559]

@@timothygraham4304 I think you're 'projecting' Timmy😃

[@trevorwilliams2320]

I made the mistake of sitting in the front row of a Pub Landlord gig. He asked my profession, "radiotherapist" I replied. He asked whether I got paid for treating people with cancer. "Yes" I replied. He then called me "a parasitic cunt". I sat there speachless, the person on our table (undergoing chemotherapy) cried with laughter. Comedy really is a therapy.

[@MrDaiseymay]

Saw his show once, the last time we had a world financial depression. A young chap in the front row, told Al he was a Bank Clerk. For the rest of the show, he'd suddenly go mad and balled , ''What did YOU do with all the Efffffing MONEY DAVE '' where all the Effing MONEEEE ???

[@moaningpheromones]

Of course it doesn't matter what people do, he's got to make it funny. If you really are a radiotherapist, why can't you be bothered typing speechless correctly? I don't even have a job and I type properly.

[@santorini8423]

⁠@@moaningpheromonesyou would refuse him giving you radiotherapy then.

[@pjl8119]

Radiotherapist? Is that like an agony aunt? What station? Kiss FM. Radio 2? And that people is why I'm not a comedian.

[@malloid]

Saw Al Murray at The White Rose comedy club in London circa 2002. I remember he went round the audience asking what people did for a living. Whenever he heard the word "computers" he went off on a rant about them. Then he came to me and he asked me what I did for a living. I told him I was a journalist (which was true), then he asked me what I wrote about. When I said "computers" the whole place exploded with laughter and he proceeded to tear me a new one. A top night that I'll never forget.

[@coffeeguy6673]

Al Murray, brilliant stand up and love the Pub Landlord character, I was never confused !!

[@philpants44]

Still. It's been a year...

[@JohnSmithShields]

It was more curiosity

[@stuarthalsted3624]

Magma 😂

[@headintclouds3657]

There are some comedians that you you’d just love to be mates with and Rob and Al are both of them. Brilliant talents but also interesting, fun and with razor sharp wit. Never a dull moment…

[@santorini8423]

Nail on the head fella

[@royal7800]

Al Murray is absolutely BRILLIANT! Definitely one of the best comedians out there, plus a great writer and armchair historian. Thanks Rob and Al! (:

[@DavidOakesMusic]

He's from the Ali G and Borat school of playing a character who pretends to have a certain viewpoint in order to show up people who actually DO have that viewpoint.

[@philpants44]

@@DavidOakesMusic annoyingly alot of people don't actually understand that. And confuse the actors with the characters.

[@rikardottosson1272]

Degree in modern history from Oxford as far as I can tell. Decent

[@frankshailes3205]

His programmes about spy films and TV shows are great too. Loving and very insightful.

[@davidmatthews3131]

more Oxbridge than armchair.

[@davidpearson6785]

Mr Rob Brydon , you sir are just a national treasure , and always such brilliant guests!

[@dmgroberts5471]

I love how self aware Rob is of the fact that he's interviewing someone. "Can I just say 'or is it a bit of both?' Then I can't be wrong, can I?"

[@josephasghar]

Proud to say I was watching Al Murray when he was playing to 15 people in pubs. Girlfriend at the time didn’t get the humour and we broke up soon afterwards. Happy days…

[@stevecrawley3348]

Love Al Murray and The Pub Landlord. One of my favourite bits of his is when he list all the dates and how the UK has beaten every country at war. He is an amazing stand up and such an intelligent man.

[@danjames4086]

I saw Rob's show recently, not knowing what to expect. It was superb; his onteraction with the audience was amazing. Just good natured ribbing, no nastiness.

[@willtarr253]

Fantastic comedian and very humble bloke. I'm loving this series Rob, as a fellow welshman I'm proud to have you as one of ours!

[@james6901]

Welsh no identity....Scots could teach you a lot about identity.From an Englishman.

[@jonathanphillips5514]

We both dislike you so finally something we agree on.

[@TesterAnimal1]

@@james6901 The Welsh are the closest to the ancient, pre-Roman Britons, the original Celtic inhabitants. The Roman occupation pushed the Brithonic culture west. After 410, the Saxons replaced the Romans… Then there were some Danes occupying half the island and mixing genes, and a few hundred years after that a load of frenchified vikings… So let’s not try to be too uppity about English identity.

[@onlyme219]

I'm not Welsh, that said I get and agree with you, be proud of your country, and yes what a fantastic and very humble bloke

[@onlyme219]

@@james6901 I'm English, and I find your comment an embarrassment 'From an Englishman' Welsh have plenty of 'identity' You seem just sad and lonely and thrashing out for a fight that isn't there.

[@derin111]

Pub Landlord works so well because so many of us can relate to knowing a bloke like him. 😃

[@himoffthequakeroatbox4320]

If you live in Mansfield he's your MP.

[@hughmarcus1]

You’re not wrong 😆​@@himoffthequakeroatbox4320

[@Anonnymouse53]

Al Murray is fantastic, he's so good that you can go to his show, get drunk and cheer for the pub landlord.... Then go again the next day and cheer for Al Murray's caricature of the pub landlord.

[@stevemorris3710]

Al Murray is such a precious gift, truly a fine entertainer. Also, great interview by Steve Coogan who seems to have finally moved on from the 'AHA' stuff.

[@nbell63]

yep, another lovely chat. and, without taking anything away, I've always enjoyed Al Murray talking process, so for me, this was really a treat - cheers, Mr B!

[@datgrrl5698]

Cheers for uploading, Al's IG was quality during the past two years of madness... watching Al make the drums is brilliant and the long hair and beard was bloody antiestablishment and spot on

[@RUBBER_BULLET]

I've been binge watching the old TV Burps, every episode there is at least one gag that would cause a meltdown today.

[@leemason5953]

Al is a legend and I've worked with a doctor for the last 20 odd yrs that was at med school with Harry. Good interview rob👍

[@n4thb4dc0]

would love to see more of Al Murray, see him at the Hackney Empire earlier this year, he was fantastic

[@bazcuda]

I used to love "Weekending". Really funny.

[@wessexdruid7598]

I remember David Jason on it as a young man. It was of an era... Good times.

[@darinsingleton3553]

The back and forth on this one was exceptional. A sheer delight. Well done & thank you.

[@TheChristKnight7]

I am so happy to have enjoyed this! I am equally a fan of his comedy AND his drumming offerings with the Great British Drum Company! He is simply The Man! Much love from the States ❤️ 🤘

[@LennyJohnson5]

I completely agree with Al’s theory on newspaper accuracy; if there’s ever a story you actually know the true facts of, you’ll ALWAYS pick up at least two ridiculous inaccuracies, and that leads to the obvious conclusion that every story has the same amount of mistakes… 🤷‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@herseem]

Yeah, and if you've ever been the subject of a hatchet job, as I have (in the Independent), or involved in a story that was reported in a way that deliberately corrupted facts to clearly portray a particular perspective, it makes you wonder what IS true.

[@astronomenov99]

@@herseem yep, me too. I was rescued by the Coastguard once. A city newspaper stringer asked me a couple of questions. Next day, a sensational version appeared in the city paper. 95% fabricated.

[@kimbirch1202]

Surely you don't mean that the Sun and Daily Mail have been lying for years ?

[@michaeleastham3868]

Sort of like how this interview proves that the majority of comedians aren't actually funny.

[@johnmorris7815]

Absolutely right, I’m a pilot and aviation seems to be a subject that news media can talk absolute rubbish about and get away with it, the conclusion is always the thought that if I where a Doctor, accountant, lawyer or bricklayer they must be saying the same thing?

[@charliekane135]

I'm so glad I found this series. These are great chats.

[@Polsnulspace]

As a Bloody Jock, I still view Time Gentlemen Please as one of my all time favourite sitcoms. Totally underrated as a show. I still binge watch both series every couple months. I'm on S2 at the moment and never get sick of it. Brilliant stuff!

[@newreast3904]

Can't describe how happy i am that i found out, about a week ago actually, what ''Ungawa!'' is. top show! top!

[@Polsnulspace]

@@newreast3904 Free Crisps! Free Crisps! ;) :D

[@newreast3904]

@@Polsnulspace twat 'im Leslie!!! where to start? ''my crisps, my beatifull crisps''? or ''-jesus christ! -where?...owwww..''? or better'' -no, pops is using the term gay in its traditional way.- i can assure you i am not''. hahha or mum's ''stop it...i'm doin it on me own. iiiiiiinnnnnnn-sssstinc'!'' i feel blessed to have bumped into tpl and tgp in this life... Al...if i was a bird ''that would be the man i'm goin' to murray!brrrrrt''

[@markchapin750]

Same here, wonderful show. So odd.... a pub whose only regulars are a sexual deviant, a serial killer, a man who may be immortal, and a giant and his girlfriend.

[@newreast3904]

@@markchapin750 don't forget the tigah!

[@0wls2k]

That was bloody great

[@maxbeale8186]

Two of my all time favourite comedians

[@rhythmsaint73]

Fantastic both of you are stellar

[@layalabi1667]

Brilliant!!!!! Thank you!!

[@TheHamadahg]

Best British comedian. Very smart and humble guy.

[@J5X7]

He's hardly humble.

[@philpants44]

@@J5X7 seems pretty humble here

[@TheTenerifeVibe]

Just binged on about 10 of these, absolutely brilliant. Good knowledge of all the guests, well done to the researchers.

[@herseem]

Another brilliant interview. I used to love weekending, it really should be on again. It was a fantastic bonding moment between my Dad and myself because we both have the same sense of humour.

[@excismos8056]

I used to like the "Next Weeks News" part!

[@edmervlewis660]

Please get Harry Hill!

[@lorettamoulpied5293]

Glad to see the pub landlord back, he's a youtube sansation.

[@handlesarefeckinstupid]

His character and act precedes his appearance on youtube.

[@lorettamoulpied5293]

@@handlesarefeckinstupid Yes I know he had a tv series as the pub landlord too.

[@nadas9395]

Spending my Sunday morning watching all these interviews with amazingly funny people is perfect

[@prendersmack1643]

Love Al Murray! One of the most brutal comedians out there - you really do have be ready to be offended lol

[@hardtranceformers7895]

Really pleased to come across this. Great chat. Subscribed!

[@onlyme219]

Loved Al Murray's landlord sitcom, most can be found on youtube that's where I found and watched them, a true British classic. Side note: Rob this channel is a pleasure to watch, keep doing what you do :)

[@philpants44]

I only found that by chance! Didn't even know it was a thing. Was so glad when i got into it. Its just like watching my local pub but on TV lol

[@NoxiousRob]

It was great, co-written by Richard Herring, who played the bean-faced postman.

[@MrTwiglet]

@@NoxiousRob Stewart Lee helped out for some episodes too.

[@frankshailes3205]

Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz (shown on Quest) was great fun, too

[@onlyme219]

@@MrTwiglet give it to me straight like pear cider, that's made from 100 percent pears

[@graemeyetts3465]

Great Guys both of them. I remember seeing Al Murrays Pub Landlord for about £4 a ticket,on a mixed bill around 1997 ish. Very good; within a year he was £20 in the West End, also very funny. Liked him too when he was a DJ on Planet Rock.

[@alisigdeniz9286]

I see Rob Brydon do his Comedy/Singing show just before lockdown. Was outstanding. Would love to see Pub Landlord.

[@alexharper7699]

Went to see him recently at Southport comedy show, been a fan for years. A great night out.

[@universalrandomizer405]

Bill Burr and Al.Murray in a joint performance Imagine them contradicting each other... I'd take any day Al Murray and Clarkson, one tormented by common sense, the other one by the size of his genius

[@cappuccinodriverno1]

Al Murray told me to "like and subscribe" so I did. Great interview thank you

[@DBZ483]

Al Murray the Legend!!!

[@annoldham3018]

Pub Landlord is very funny. You know somebody who is just like him. That's what makes a character pop.

[@IanWilkinson]

(Excellent)² More please.

[@davepoul8483]

Brilliant....

[@meirionevans5137]

Enjoyed his TED talk too, bootiful british comedian.

[@dmgroberts5471]

AL Murray is everything the Pub Landlord isn't. I mean, it's a character, yes, but few people can embody a persona so at odds to their own without a wry snarkiness leaking in, like they need to wink and let you know "this isn't me." But Al Murray _really_ sells it, to the point that he confuses conservatives.

[@Dezzasheep]

I remember him playing at our uni back in 1997... He was great. My mate was dragged on stage and stood there having to occasionally clink glasses with Al for about 15 minutes.

[@DavidOakesMusic]

Also I agree. Never block trolls. Just mute them. They dont know and they can @ you constantly and you never see it.

[@Tim_Weaver]

Interesting to hear about your involvement in "Week Ending". I used to listen to that show back in the 70s - it came on just before "Stop The Week". I seem to remember a bloke called David Jason was in the cast in those days. I wonder what happened to him?

[@wessexdruid7598]

My first thought, when it was mentioned. We're showing our age...

[@Cchogan]

Awwww! Week Ending! The main voices on that were also the main commercials voices in London and were regulars in the studios I worked in - people like Sally Grace and David Tate. They earned 20x as much doing the voice over circuit, but they loved doing Week Ending. Though Sally used to say they had to explain the jokes to David Tate who never read the news!

[@sidrat2009]

Ahh I listened to the podcast while working. That is a beautiful table.

[@oneyelloweric]

al murry is a clever man and a absolute comedy genius best of British

[@Yewbzee]

Two legends having a chin wag and here's me with my morning coffee eves dropping in on it. It doesn't get better than that. Well maybe if I was sat round the table with them, and for the record I'm not a habitual eves dropper creeping around the place. 🤣

[@philipjones9458]

They are really taking the p---.

[@simonsaysrewind]

Made my day watching this. All hail 🙌 for the ale 🍺

[@MrJayscinema]

I wish these were longer :)

[@Ahmedali-xq3ye]

thank you RB melbourne australia

[@phillipecook3227]

Gosh I'd completely forgotten about Week Ending. Now I even remember the theme music.

[@dnakatomiuk]

Als docs in the world war were he drove around in a army jeep were fantastic really really good, wish he would do more even Jeremy Clarksons really good at docs

[@JonathanReynolds1]

“All hail the Ale 🍺, White Wine 🥂 for the ladies !”

[@DavidOakesMusic]

March - June 2020 - the weather was non stop perfect for some weird reason.

[@handlesarefeckinstupid]

Perfect pandemic weather. Spent most of the first lockdown having BBQs and enjoying the garden.

[@StratsRUs]

I loved that early The Harry Hill Show.

[@tangerinestorm]

Used to love week ending. Should come back.

[@TransoceanicOutreach]

15:34 - Hans Landa from Inglorious Basterds.

[@PaulAJacksonMusic]

Is the full episode available in video form?

[@himoffthequakeroatbox4320]

You might think it's based on Ben Bradley MP, but at the the time Pub Landlord came out the member was either at an expensive private school or making one of his multiple attempts at university which eventually led him to the exalted heights of shelf-stacking.

[@marcusp905]

Very clever comedy!

[@erfgoedgidsveenhuizen]

One of the best character comedians.....how many are there?

[@michaelhawkins7389]

I have never seen Rob Brydon talking in his normal voice that sounds serious that is amazing

[@philipjones9458]

Bad skin though.

[@Jazbusiness]

@@philipjones9458 characteristic though

[@zch2439]

done!

[@edmcguigan3501]

Pub Landlord is so well done that, as a Scot, he triggers me. The perfect distillation of English twattery. I'd definitely only have one at his pub.

[@andrewrobinson2565]

Al is absolutely right about:"One thing wrong, it's all wrong".

[@wideyxyz2271]

This was great. get Mark Williams on!

[@LurgsHowToGuides]

I always spend ages editing all the subtitles on my videos but not sure it’s worth it. Just watched this with subtitle and I was introduced to Owl Murray 🤣

[@MrUmandMrEr]

It's Harry's big brother, Alan. "If it's too hard...

[@purehyperbole5727]

"I can't understand it."

[@billbonnington7916]

Like Al a lot, never ever got Harry Hill, in the same way as Steve Martin, neither has never managed to break a smile on my face...

[@beatonthedonis]

Al Murray actually looks like the Pub Landlord now.

[@merman1974]

The auto-generated subtitles called him Owl Murray :D

[@JRLNeal]

Another great interview Rob with the wonderful Al Murray. But hang on a minute are you advertising microphones? You and Al both have clip on mics on your shirts, and then some honking great big microphone right in front of your face in the middle of the screen. When the conversation gets a bit boring, and don’t they all after a bit, I’m ending up studying the cables in the way the microphones held up and I’m thinking surely that microphone is too heavy it might fall under the weight. And the microphone manufacturers logo is just slightly out of focus, which is a little bit annoying. Anyway I’m just halfway through the video so I’ll get back to it.

[@TheTruthKiwi]

Thanks for the rant John!

[@JRLNeal]

@@TheTruthKiwi no problem!

[@TheTruthKiwi]

@@JRLNeal All good mate! 😊 I'm up to episode 7 of Al's sitcom on his channel. Didn't even know it existed and it's very funny! There goes my long weekend :p

[@moaningpheromones]

If your mind drifts off too far you might not get it back again. Got to take care.

[@steerpike50]

I too found work was taking up too much of my year , so i retired . sorted.

[@samuelgarrod8327]

Never particularly enjoyed Mr Brydons work but I like this series. 👍

[@user-do1wv3ve1n]

All Hale to the Ale 🍺

[@paulhorgan6152]

I love yer al. I quite like Rob. Mind you he is Welch 🇬🇧🤗🤗🤣🤣🤣

[@nathanwhitington1726]

he's who?

[@paulhorgan6152]

@@nathanwhitington1726 somebody from Wales

[@exessex3522]

@@nathanwhitington1726 I think his mother was Raquel - gave him his start in showbiz.

Right at the end there that expression is called "WTF did he just have a stroke". I know you have this idea about a short punchy podcast but you could edit a 15 minute punchy one and have a long format unedited one as well. Most podcasts are extremely thin but the Brydon he is strong.

[@hawsrulebegin7768]

Does Al do a podcast? If not he should.

[@tonymccake3057]

he does history ones with James Holland ...

[@SpiritOfMontgomery]

@@tonymccake3057 it’s fucking brilliant as well

[@TurbosTantrums]

I was just trying to remember the name of Week Ending the other day. Weird.

[@blue47er]

Lovely conversation, but really: Cup of tea and Glass of water????? Oh, dear, quite shocking. . . .how I missed Al splashing a pint all over the set and Rob Brydon..

[@Pugiron]

Texans hear about the "trials" of travelling all across Britain and laugh.

[@MatthewJohnCrittenden]

Iiiiiinstinct!

[@SirHackaL0t.]

If you block someone on twitter then it’s worth unblocking them immediately. They are no longer following you but it doesn’t show as being blocked.

[@10thdoctor15]

I know what he means - if a newspaper can get one thing wrong, anything else they've printed could be wrong.

[@trampsvest6657]

"How Longs it For ?" -- "A Year" "That's a Long Set" - Opportunity Missed..

[@richmaniow]

Great interview with Al Murray although I've never found the "Pub Landlord" that funny, just one of those things..

[@tommartin7728]

But if you're here, who's getting the badgers ready for the badger parade?

[@peterclark6290]

Get an autogyro and within England you could be home in a few hours. Ultra safe, easy to learn, reliable, fast (so much faster, 5x-20x faster, than land travel) and fun, a portable mountain outlook. Unless you have a lifelong love affair with dangerous motorbikes, i.e. you identify with risk-takers. They are for responsible pilots only.

[@aaronleverton4221]

Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!

[@timmartin2894]

When comedians try to hide behind a guise of a comedy character - no, that's you! It's just you being a funny version of your normal self, and being who you really want to be, because you're not really that happy with yourself...

[@tonymccake3057]

Seen Al Murray a few times, just don't get to your seat late or sit in the front row, especially if you have a 'bullsh+t" day job... you may be sorry...