Al lays off the beer
Al Murray is to record a new sketch show for ITV1 next month, leaving behind his Pub Landlord character.
The programme, Al Murray’s Multiple Personality Disorder, features a raft of new creations including:
- Barrington Blowtorch, the silver-tongued gentleman thief
- Otto Schwul, the ‘flamboyant’ Nazi
- Bill Preston, the dodgy builder
- Stag party maestro The Ledge
- Prurient Dad.
The supporting cast include; Rebecca Front, who appeared opposite Murray in Sky One’s Time Gentlemen Please, plus three acts known on the live character circuit: Simon Brodkin, Colin Hoult and Katy Wix.
A pilot episode is being recorded in Teddington Studios on December 16, with hopes it will lead to a full series.
Murray’s Happy Hour chat and variety show returns to ITV1 in the new year.
Published: 27 Nov 2007