Andrew Hunter Murray

Andrew Hunter Murray is a British writer, journalist, podcaster and comedian.

Murray in 2015

Early life

Murray was "a sickening student at school; I was very assiduous, I always did my homework". When he was very young, he wanted to be an author.[1]

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 podcasts No Such Thing as a Fish in which him and three other QI Elves - Anna Ptaszynski, James Harkin and Dan Schreiber - share their favourite facts from the week. His favourite topics to research are leeches, parachuting animals, sausages, (club) moss, funiculars and his least favourite topic is grapes.

He also works for Private Eye and hosts the podcast Page 94.

His debut novel, The Last Day, a dystopian thriller set in a future where the Earth has stopped spinning, was published in February 2020.[2] Film and TV rights for the novel have been sold to Stone Village Television.[3]

Murray is a member of the Jane Austen-themed improvisational comedy troupe, Austentatious.[4]

References
  1. "Behind the Gills Episode 4". YouTube.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.


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