Andrew Hunter Murray
Andrew Hunter Murray | |
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Murray in 2015 | |
| Born | 1987 (age 38–39) |
| Education | Keble College, Oxford |
| Occupations | Author, podcaster, actor, comedian |
| Employer(s) | Private Eye, Austentatious, QI |
| Notable work | Novels: "The Last Day", "The Sanctuary", "A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering" Radio: The Naked Week [BBC Radio] |
| Television | No Such Thing as the News |
Andrew Hunter Murray (born 1987)[1] is a British writer, podcaster and comedian.
Early life
Murray went to school at King's College School in Wimbledon. He then read English Literature at Keble College, Oxford.
Career
Murray was a writer and researcher for the BBC panel show QI up until he left the show in 2024, 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 No Such Thing As A Fish podcast. Since 2023, Murray has been the host of the BBC Radio 4 satirical comedy podcast "The Naked Week[2][3]", based on the week's news.
Murray works as a writer for Private Eye magazine and hosts the magazine's podcast, Page 94.[4]
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.[5] Film and TV rights for the novel have been sold to Stone Village Television.[6] His second book, The Sanctuary, was published in May 2022.[7] His third novel A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering was published in 2024.
Murray is a member of the Jane Austen-themed improvisational comedy troupe Austentatious.[8]
References
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "The Naked Week - Radio 4 Comedy". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - The Naked Week". BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ "Andrew Hunter Murray". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (28 June 2019). "Stone Village picks up rights to Andrew Hunter Murray's 'The Last Day' book". Deadline. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ Murray, Andrew Hunter. The Sanctuary. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ Longman, Will (19 October 2017). "Andrew Hunter Murray interview - How to improvise a comedy based on Jane Austen's work". LondonTheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
External links
- Andrew Hunter Murray on Chortle.
- Andy Murray on IMDb.