He's not drunk. He's playing a character, an opinionated pub landlord. The beer he drinks is non-alcoholic. He has a degree in History - he's a very educated man! His accent is a London working class accent.
@@uingaeoc3905 not arguing with you here, as I don't know much about it, but I have seen a lot of bands drinking on stage, and I don't see why the rule would apply to one, but not the other.
He adopts a cockney accent ! He is not drunk, he is acting like an old fashion British pub landlord, they always had strong views on everything, he is extremely knowledgeable and clever !
Al isn't actually pissed, this is the character "the pub landlord" basically it's a piss take on all publicans they have an opinion on everything. As well as drinking too much in general. Basically all is acting in this role Al has actually made some other programs on a more serious note. He has excellent knowledge of world history and makes programmes and written books on history
The guy in the audience (Steve) is a concert pianist. Al Murray spends the first half hour of the show getting to know the people in the first couple of rows and what they do for a living. He then references them throughout the rest of the show.
Yes, seen him 'live' a few times and he remembers at least a dozen + names and various details while chatting to people, which he recalls and uses all through the show...
Al Murray, a totally different person when he's not the 'pub landlord'. You'd probably walk right by him in the street as he grows his hair out and sometimes sports a beard in between his tours. The shaved head is all part of the act. A great reaction from you both, you had me in stitches.
Re: 'Bless his/her heart'. We sometimes say that in the UK as well. A variation we use is 'cotton socks'. As in, 'She's not the brightest star in the sky, bless her cotton socks!' 😁
Brits love to take the piss (Mickey) out of each other. Its actually a sign of affection. Look up Reginald D Hunter take on it as a brilliant American comedian talking about his UK friends. It sometimes doesn't work with Americans as they take it too factually. But when it does, it's lovely.
Al Murray's accent is a London accent, probably South East. In reality, he is very well spoken and his accent is part of his act. Murray was born in Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, the only son of a lieutenant colonel in 131 (Parachute) Regiment, Royal Engineers.[2] A descendant of the novelist William Makepeace Thackeray,[3][4] his grandfather was the former British ambassador Sir Ralph Murray,[5] was from Scottish aristocracy and married into the Kuenberg family, Imperial Counts[citation needed] of the Holy Roman Empire. His patrilineal great-great-grandfather, George Murray, was Bishop of Rochester,[6] while Sir Edward Leigh MP is his third cousin. (Wikipedia) He was educated at Oxford University and has a degree in Modern History. What he is actually doing is making fun of the British. His Pub Landlord" persona which he describes as a "know-all know-nothing blowhard who knows the answer to every question even though he hasn't been asked any of them.
To be a good comedian you have to be intelligent - in fact most good comedians are very intelligent. They have to be to have the quick minds to have the rhetoric, and also remember enough to keep speaking for over an hour in some cases. Some comedians have photographic memories.
My Dad used to drive Al Murray around. He's very middle classed and polite. This is an act... A bit cockney and mildly drunk because his gimmick is a pub landlord after all.
Some jokes that you seemed to miss, were a couple of the slightly "ruder" ones. "It doesn't matter who comes first when you're on your own, does it lads?" followed by the shaking of the hand, and the comment of "It's been a year", referencing men finishing first in the bedroom and masturbation. "Period, period Neil, that's an example of a word that means different things to you and I, innit Squire, eh? Because you're a Yank, and I'm British, yeah, eh, eh." Referencing the fact that in the UK, the word period is used predominately as shorthand for menstrual periods. We will also use it in "time periods" and similar ways, but we don't use it as punctuation. The dot to signify the end of a sentence is called a Full Stop. "That's right, Period, to the American woman the word period probably means something like full stop dunnit? Much the same thing for American geezers, eh Neil, hmm, hmm?" joking about the fact that a woman being on her period often means no sex for their partner. *innit (isn't it) *dunnit (doesn't it) You should check out Al Murray on Taskmaster.
You had it right; 'Yore 'beautiful people' is the Brit equivalent of 'Bless yore heart". Even both have yore in which is probably an ancient term of abuse.
@@Isleofskye It's not a joke about space or who got to the moon first. Its a joke about masturbation. 07:35 It takes the audience a little while to realise the joke, hence the delayed clapping. And also the reason why he shakes his wrist and says "It's been a year" as one of the other comments in this thread mentions
Al isn't the character he portrays in his shows. He attended a private boarding school and is an Oxford graduate. He hails from a family of Scottish landowners and European minor nobility. His father was a Luit Colonel and his grandfather a knighted diplomat. That his stage presence is convincing as an East end London pub landlord simply exemplifies how good an actor and comic he is.
More Al Murray? Ok. sure. "Nations of the world" is another of his best...and it's on RU-vid. "Countries we've conquered" is another good one where he also shows off his incredible knowledge of history too. (He has a degree in History from Oxford University)
He is playing a character 'The Pub Landlord' a stereotypical over patriotic self opinionated man, that has died in four consecutive pub fires (for tax purposes) 😃. He is actually a very well-spoken and intelligent Oxford history graduate and nothing like his stage character.
He had a TV programme called TIME GENTLEMEN PLEASE where he plays the pub landlord...as on stage. Try to watch it. Al was born in STEWKLEY, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE in England. He is a very intelligent history buff. " As ugly as a stump " I love that. I'm going to use that from now on.
Al Murray has a degree in history from Oxford University. He does not speak in real life like he does when he does the pub landlord. I also think the beer is non alcoholic.
When he starts his shows, he talks to the audience about 6 or 8 people remembers their names and jobs, and incorporates them in to the show, hence the guy he spoke to was a musician.
Most reactors miss the line, doesn’t matter who come first when you’re on your own, or do not understand its sexual,context. His line after, it’s been a year is the giveaway. Al Murray is a very well educated man studying history at Oxford. He certainly would not have been drunk on stage. He portrays here a typical pub landlord from London.
Al Murry is one of the, if not the top, history academics from Oxford University. He speaks several languages. His accent is ~ East London,ish, among other things he has a profound knowledge WWII history. Whatever you see on stage, including his persona, is an act through and through. If you ever get a chance to see him live, I highly recommend it. His wit and comic talents are unbounded; so long as you understand British satirical humour. BTW, I notice your title is MidWest Americans. As it happens my daughter lives and works in Kansas. Just sayin'. Thanks for the post.
i love the way a lot of American's reacting to this act not just these loverly ladies think that beers is the worst form of sin and that one mouthful will reduce you to a bumbling acholic!
He's an Oxford-educated well-spoken guy playing the character of a working-class, Southern pub landlord who believe in British exceptionalism etc. There's plenty of people like the character he's playing in England.
I love watching Americans react to this video,some of you realise it's just his British humour and some take it personally but it's only an act,he's a very well educated historian from London and a very funny man,I've watched the reaction to this video lots of times and laugh at the reaction as well as AL every time,at the start of Al's Pub Landlord show he interacts with the front row of the audience and gets name and occupations from them and uses that info throughout his act,obviously the guy Steve he is talking to told him he is a musician,hence the God Save The Queen reference
What makes it more awesome is all of it is off the cuff...anyone he picked out could of been from anywhere in the world...just happens to been American..and then has to route around in his head for his American facts/jokes/history etc he has stored and comes up with this utter gem ...he's a very smart guy got to admire it tbh
Newton 'invented' (dicovered) gravity in 1666. He's sober and a Oxford University history graduate. He specialises in military history programmes on t.v. Bless their hearts...
Why do they say bless your cotton socks? 'Bless their cotton socks' It comes not from the cotton material, but from George Edward Lynch Cotton. In 1858 as Bishop of Calcutta, Mr Cotton created schools for Eurasian children. As part of his philanthropy, he ordered dozens of pairs of socks to be sent over for the children, blessing them on arrival
The stereotype of a British pub landlord is a brash, ignorant know it all with a heart of gold. That's what he's playing to. As for being drunk, well no. He's topping up his drink whilst not actually drinking much of it. Also his accent is deliberately thick & very Southern.
He's playing a character a Pub Landlord, he's actually got a degree in History, he's very clever. I'd recommend his take on How the Financial system works. Brilliant 👏
Al Murray is a wonderfully complex performer. This character he plays, The Pub Landlord, is a stereotypical English pub/bar owner, who is very nationalist, misogynistic, homophobic, very rightwing/conservative. So while here he has some very funny material on how Britain is better than the US, he's also mocking people in Britain who genuinely think like that. The high point of that was when he stood for parliament in 2015. In character he stood for the Free United Kingdom Party (FUKP) running directly against Nigel Farage of the ultra conservative/nationalist UKIP. One of his slogans was, most politicans offer you the moon on a stick, I offer you a British moon on a British stick.
As far as you saying Al is a British version of a American comedian. Al studied at Oxford University the most prestigious university in the world and is very intelligent. If you want to see the British version of the comedian you mentioned. Sorry I can't remember his name. But judging from the thumbnail you showed. You need to check out an Irish comedian ( now sadly passed) by the name of Dave Allen.
He wasn't drunk, it's just a character. He's a historian, not as much money in that so that's where the stereotypical southern pub landlord comes in. History is a passion, comedy is a pay day.
We British take the piss out of anyone ourselves included we've had centuries of practice with the French and they with us. The ultimate love/hate relationship.
Ladies. Al Murray, otherwise known as the Pub Landlord, i.e. manager of a public house, comes from a village in Buckinghamshire about 90 minutes from London. He acts as though he’s been drinking but has an Oxford degree in Modern History. He has done some excellent TV programmes on WWII. He was also a drummer in the band Evangelista.
His stand-up act is based on being a typical older-style Pub Landlord, ladies . . . people known around the UK for being full of knowledge about anything and everything - but not always correct either - (but they always think they are)! --- He's also a very bright man himself with a history degree . . . As to his drinking, it's a part of the act, (Pub Landlord . . . always quoting their facts or figures from behind a bar usually.) - His drinks will likely be watered down somewhat, just to wet his throat here and there just as others do with bottles of water, etc . . . and as he also does a lot of off the cuff stand-up in his shows - so his being plastered wouldn't help him remember so many peoples names during them. Stand-up shows-wise, he's still out there doing his live shows and his small to large tours nearly every year though . . . (I think Steve was a musician as far as I can remember now, who he asked about the notes to God Save The Queen . . .)
Al Murray is closer to Larry The Cable Guy than Ron White. That's not his accent, not his personality and not even real beer. He is still touring, I saw him live in October, but he has also recently published a history book called Command, as well as running a business making drum kits and a charity that builds schools overseas I believe. He's a busy chap.
Brilliant man, his real voice is nothing like his stage persona. He did an excellent series about Germany, and had me in tears, when he visited a family run " butt plug" factory, I kid you not !!!! LOL.
Al Murray is as everyone else has said is playing the part of a Pub Landlord. Someone who would listen to his customers problems! He tours UK every year & can I suggest you have a look at another very funny video. 'Al Murray & Global Finance'.
Have a look out for his chat show, where he ‘interviews’ celebrity guests, in character. Also, Sacha Baron Cohen, as Ali G, does likewise. You can get away with so much more when you are playing a fictional character. 😎🤘
This is 20+ years ago! Oxford educated Al Murray must be very amused that his Pub Landlord (London publican parody) character creation is somehow confounding Americans in 2023. The whole point of the act was that it was against stereotypical British prejudices. That's what the (British) audience is laughing about. Huge dollops of American stereotypes help, of course - but that's not the point!
Let me assist... The Pub Landlord is a character, it may help if you search British comedians online to see if they are straight stand up or are (although there are not many) who are a character comedian on stage. He is not drunk, do I assume if you see someone with a drink in their hand, which could be their first, they are obviously drunk? His accent is from London which is in the South East of England just a small part of Great Britain & the United Kingdom ! It's perfectly understandable you have never heard of him as the U.S. is very insular plus please supply your evidence as to your statement that the British don't like having the piss taken out of them as piss taking generally us a core tenant if British humour, would love to hear or see it.
Th fort time I saw Al Murray not being this 'Pub Landlord' character it was quite a shock! He is well spoken, calm and very intelligent. As others have said he is very highly educated. This is a character he puts on, gently mocking our rather boozy type of patriotism.
These two american kids should first have got some infpo on Al Murray. IT IS HIS ACT TO ACT LIKE THAT WITH A GLASS IN HIS HAND. Jack Benny( You may not know him) was an Ameriucan comedian and part iof his act was to have a cigar in his hand.
Edit: reposting this without URLs because I think YT auto-filters comments that have them or something. 🤷♂️ I don't know if Al is actually drunk, or gets drunk, during these performances, but it's part of this character/persona he often portrays, The Pub Landlord. He actually had his own sitcom for a while, where he played a pub landlord. I quite liked it, but I don't think that many other people did as I think it only lasted 1 or 2 seasons. It was called "Time Gentleman Please", & IMO is worth checking out. Earthquakes - fun fact: yes we do, they're usually just small enough that we don't notice them. I've only felt 1 (somewhere around 2000-2002, I forget exactly when), which IIRC was about a 4.something somewhere near Birmingham, I think. I'm quite a long way from there, & it was early in the morning, & it felt like someone had hold of the bottom of my bed & was pulling/pushing it just hard enough for me to feel it. 1 of the strangest things I've experienced, especially as until that point I too thought we didn't have them. Knowing the notes for the tune for the national anthem - you have stumbled upon the closest we get to a pledge of allegiance. I say stumbled upon, because I'd forgotten about it until just now (it's been... a while). You see, during our earlier school years, we get (no idea if this still happens) made to learn to play an instrument called a "recorder". Check the Wikipedia page for Recorder (musical instrument) The difference to the ones in the pic at the top of that article is that ours were made of plastic. We were supposed to learn various tunes, 1 of which was the national anthem. I only remembered it because of the way he was saying the names of the notes. I think I buried those memories because I have absolutely zero musical ability. 😞
If "The Pub Landlord" is real, then so is Alf Garnett. And Archie Bunker. Incidentally, Carroll O'connor is a Liberal.He played the Cheif of Police in the tv spinoff of "In The Heat of the Night" as a total opposite of the bigoted version in the movie version.
please watch his stage show on how the World Financial system Works ,he takes the Piss out of Brits ,Germans, Japanese, San Francisco, New York and Ireland as small part as well ,Ho I forgot he went OXFORD UNI .
,, best work of Alan Murray can b seen in The Harry Hill Show ,, when he says ,, if it's too hard, I can't understand it 🎉 ,, and, in reply,, Harry Hill says, but Alan!! , if you're here, who's grooming the badgers , ready for the parade?!! 😂
An Englishman should always be able to invite you into his bar!😉 Usually the first part, even half is him interacting with the audience roating. So think twice before getting any seats near the front row. Always interesting seeing the America reaction. Especially getting roasted. Bless
