Comedy > Biography

Hailing from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire (a town otherwise famous
for international terrorists, fake kidnaps and 'Britain's Best Market')
charming northerner Craig is a talented and driven newcomer to the
circuit, undoubtedly destined for greatness.

For the past three years Craig has cut his comedy
teeth as resident compere at award-winning London club
'The Funny Side...of Covent Garden' sharing a stage
with some of the very best comedy acts in the business
including Harry Hill, Stewart Lee and even Hollywood
legend Robin Williams. 

He has rapidly become a master of the compere's art
too; able to turn any crowd from a lacklustre mob into
a clapping, cheering, delirious audience ready to laugh
all night.

Having honed his talents as an MC introducing others,
he's now bringing his impressive stage presence and
flair for audience banter to his very own stand-up set.

An instant crowd pleaser, Murray's charismatic,
mock-confrontational style makes him popular with
audiences wherever he gigs.

Craig is also an accomplished actor and presenter and
graduate of The Court Theatre Training Company.

In addition to gigging around the country, last year he
appeared in the critically acclaimed comedy play
‘Umbrage Swain and the Magical Diamond of Ramtutiti’
and compered a number of ‘Spank’ shows at The Edinburgh
Festival.  He recently starred a comedy film alongside
Adam Hills and Brendon Burns and recorded a comedy pilot
with the BBC.  

Press Quotes

“…a great line in Northern humour”
– Spoonfed.co.uk

“Craig Murray knows his comedy roots…
his material was well presented [and]
recognisably funny”
– Chortle.co.uk

“Bloody funny”
– Jo Brand

Promoter Feedback

“Craig did a superb set…he was friendly, funny
and had a great energy…Everyone mentioned
how much they enjoyed Craig, in fact, a few even
preferred him to the headliner!”
– Huddersfield Comedy Club
(after Craig’s first open spot August ‘08).

“We’ve had a lot of compliments on his
performance – he was great... 
Is he available for an opening 20?”
– Terry The Stand-up Presents
(after Craig’s first open spot for them September ‘08).

“It was great to have him down, he gave the audience a real lift!”
– Beaconsfield Comedy

“It was a pleasure to have Craig at our club, he was very good and extremely
professional. We had a lot of compliments from the audience about how good
he was as well…we’ll be in touch soon to get Craig booked in for a decent spot!”
– RTCE Productions (Carnivale 69)

Footage of Craig compereing can be seen here

Want to book Craig for a gig? Click here

See his forthcoming gig diary here