Andrew Hunter Murray

Andrew Hunter Murray (born 1987)[1] is an English writer, podcaster and comedian.

Andrew Hunter Murray
Born1987 (aged 35–36)
Other namesDrew, Lightning
EducationEnglish literature, Keble College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Author, podcaster, actor, comedian
Employer(s)Private Eye, Austentatious, QI
TelevisionNo 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]

References
  1. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. "Andrew Hunter Murray". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Murray, Andrew Hunter. The Sanctuary. Retrieved 1 May 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  6. 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.
  7. "Richard Osman's House of Games, Series 4, Episode 76". BBC Two. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
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