Al Murray is an English comedian, best known for his "Pub Landlord" persona. He has performed stand-up, including at the London Palladium, and starred in Sky One sitcom Time Gentlemen Please, which he also wrote alongside Richard Herring. He also hosted the ITV chat show Al Murray's Happy Hour.
In 2016, Murray appeared in Series 3 of Taskmaster, finishing in third place with 80 points. He was the guest on episodes 34 and 53 of Taskmaster The Podcast.
In 2021, Murray appeared in two special tasks, alongside Series 12 contestant Desiree Burch, which were run as part of an ad campaign for Google's Pixel 6 phones.
Performance[]
| Task | Description | Al Murray |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 1: A pea in a haystack. (4 October 2016) | ||
| 1 | Prize: Most flamboyant clock. | 4 |
| 2 | Get to the microwave in as few steps as possible and open the door before the microwave dings. | 4 |
| 3 | Propel this pea the furthest distance. Your pea must land and remain on the red carpet. | 5 |
| 4 | Make the best snowman. | 3 |
| 5 | Live: Balance your swedes on your Swede. Your Swede must remain standing at all times. Your swedes may only balance on the exterior of your Swede. | 5 |
| Total | 21 | |
| Episode 2: The dong and the gong. (11 October 2016) | ||
| 1 | Prize: Heaviest item that can fit in a shoebox. | 3 |
| 2 | Surprise Alex when he emerges from the shed in one hour. | 4 |
| 3 | Team Puzzle: Release Alex. | 0 |
| 4 | Create the best upside-down self portrait using only the materials supplied. The Taskmaster will judge the picture when it has been rotated 180 degrees. | 5 |
| 5 | Pop the balloons. | 1 |
| 6 | Live: Unravel a whole roll of sticky tape. Put the unraveled sticky tape in your lunchbox. Close your lunchbox. | 5 |
| Total | 18 | |
| Episode 3: Little polythene grief cave. (18 October 2016) | ||
| 1 | Prize: Best battery powered object. | 2 |
| 2 | Fill this eggcup with your own sweat. | DQ |
| 3 | Make the best domino rally. | 1 |
| 4 | Buy a gift for the Taskmaster. | 3 |
| 5 | Create the best flag meal. | 2 |
| 6 | Live: Anchor these balloons using only bread. | 1 |
| Total | 9 | |
| Episode 4: A very nuanced character. (25 October 2016) | ||
| 1 | Prize: Shiniest thing. | 1 |
| 2 | Spread your clothes as far and wide as possible at your own expense. You must discard four items of clothing that you're currently wearing. | 5 |
| 3 | Find out what this gentleman did for a living. You can ask him any question but you must whisper at all times. The gentleman can only nod or shake his head. The gentleman can only lie. | 5 |
| 4 | Team: Make the most special effect. | 3 |
| 5 | Live: Wearing a blindfold, cover yourself in sticky notes. Sticky notes must be applied individually. | 2 |
| Total | 16 | |
| Episode 5: The F.I.P. (1 November 2016) | ||
| 1 | Prize: Photo of the most handsome relative. | 4 |
| 2 | Move the water from bucket A to bucket B. You must not move the buckets. | 5 |
| 3 | Team: Wearing one of these hands on each of your hands at all times, communicate to your teammates the names of these films, books or TV programmes. You may not raise your voice. | 5 |
| 4 | Do something that looks brilliant when sped up or slowed down. | 2 |
| 5 | Live: Place one or more doughnuts on your stick. You have 100 seconds, after which the person with the lowest unique whole number of doughnuts on their stick wins. | 0 |
| Total | 16 | |
| Grand Total | 80 | |
Trivia[]
- Al is one of the few contestants to make a cameo in the show after they appeared. He appeared in the Series 4 episode Hollowing out a baguette., as part of Joe Lycett's attempt at the task "Camouflage yourself", being part of the group of people used to disguise Joe. Additionally, in the same episode, Al's attempt in the "Do something that will look impressive in reverse" task appeared in the introduction of the task "Make a trailer for Taskmaster: The Movie".
- During the earlier series after Series 3, Al would often visit the house during filming to say hello and have a cup of tea with the crew.
- Al is the first contestant to win all pre-recorded tasks within a single episode, doing so in A very nuanced character.
Video[]
Al Murray's Best Moments - Taskmaster - Avalon Comedy
Al Murray Surprises Alex Horne - Taskmaster - Avalon Comedy
