Andrew Hunter Murray


Andrew Hunter Murray is an English writer, journalist, podcaster and comedian.

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.

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, 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. Film and TV rights for the novel have been sold to Stone Village Television.
Murray is a member of the Jane Austen-themed improvisational comedy troupe, Austentatious.