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.

He is from London. The 'pub landlord' is just a comedy persona . He is also a very knowledgeable historian and has written numerous books.

Al is playing a character called ‘the pub landlord’, sounding slightly drunk and being overly opinionated is all part of the act 😂

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.

"It doesn't matter who comes first, when you're on your own" I'm yet to see an American get that joke ;p

Al Murray's stage persona is 'The Pub Landlord'. He's actually a very intelligent man, he read Modern History at Oxford.

More Al Murray? Ok. sure. "Nations of the world" is another of his best...and it's on KZfaq. "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)

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.

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.

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.

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 the bar as part of him being a pub landlord stage theme. The beer is low alcohol I heard him say. He's from Buckinghamshire/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.

‘It doesn’t matter who comes first when your on your own’ classic British word play joke.

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.

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.

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

He talks in a cockney accent, from London.

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

We can take insults as much as we give them, What annoys us is when people get our History completely wrong.

The British equivalent of "Bless your heart" is simply "Bless" The two phrases have exactly the same connotations 😊

You two are lovely. Great to see you both watching al Murray. Fabulous live. 🇬🇧

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

Another great Al Murray video is "how global finance works". He does various accents in this one - really funny.

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.

he's not drunk! he's playing a part! he's being a pub landlord from the 70's jeeeeezz

Al Murray on nations of the World is a great one too.

What he does before a show is to come out of his dressing room and talk to the first 3 rows of the audience and even sometimes those in a box and this gives him a feel of the audience plus remembering who sits were and who they are , then he goes back to his room and waits for his time to go on stage .

I went to see Al Murray on his last tour and there were times I could hardly breathe because I was laughing that much 🔥🐻

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...

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!' 😁

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.

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.

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.

We use "bless your heart" in the UK too. 😄

He still does stand up. I went to see him on his tour last year, was in tears of laughter all evening.

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!

Al Murray very funny guy. Shame he doesn't appear on uk TV much any more

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 👏

Enjoyed this, looking forward to seeing you react to more Al Murray please 😊

So cool to see your sister! Whether it's with your 'hubby' or sister, your reactions are always enjoyable! :D (From someone from the UK) :D

More of you two! Was fun! “Take the piss” boom. Haha. 😂

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 . . .)

Actually Al was born in Hammersmith, London.

You and your sister reacting... Brilliant, love it! You bounce off each other.

Al Murray is a quick-witted genius with his comedy and goes in on EVERYONE equally and that's what the platform of comedy was always supposed to be about!!! In real life, Al is a highly educated history expert and that's why he talks a lot about history and geography and how each country has done things over the decades and centuries! Thumbs up from New York City, ladies!

That bar is motorized actually; he drove it on to the stage from the street, at the start of this show.

You thought he was actually drunk?? Aw bless you sweethearts ❤️

He's just done a small tour with up to date material, saw it the other week. Excellent character.

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.

I like the vibe you two have

Great to see you both enjoying Al Murray's Pub Landlord character. He's hilarious and very clever too. Always has me in Stitches 😂

Very funny and very smart. I first saw him on 'Time Gentlemen Please'.

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'.

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 a really nice guy from what I hear. Smart as fuck and very funny.

This is just a character he developed . He is meant to be the epitome of the small minded bigoted little Englander,sneering at the rest of the world and even the other countries that make up the United Kingdom. Al Murray has a degree in history from Oxford university .

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.

You are a true Joy 💕 Turns out your sister is gorgeous too! 😮💖

Loved this reaction, nice to see your sister, forgotten that fella’s name who used to sit next to you already 😂🤣😝👍🇬🇧

Last year I saw him in concert in the North of England Newcastle brilliant stand up comedian

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.

He wrote and presented a really interesting documentary on Germany a while back. Fascinating guy.

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.

He has a working class London accent. He doesn’t sound drunk to me! I think that’s just the accent you are hearing

A couple of weeks ago Al Murray was interviewed during which he said that he is currently making a series for Sky History on the British Empire.

You are right, us Brits "take the piss" about everyone,including ourselves. Glad you enjoyed Al Murray.

Probably, the "blue collar" vibe is because he's portraying a character; the pub landlord.

❤ great review

All time classic: Who's on First - Abbott & Costello

The God Save The Queen bit was with a guy he picked on earlier!

This is a played persona : the 'Pub Landlord' .. The beer consumption : not to a level of being drunk .. The accent : a Southern accent ( London ) ..

He better still be doing stand up, I've got tickets to see him at the Royal Albert Hall in May.

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.

For audience involvement watch Al Murray in a video called Secretary Live at the Hammersmith Apollo

I could have sworn I saw a video form you guys saying you were quitting KZfaq? Glad you didn’t

The Pub Landlord is not drunk, It's part of his act.

Yes not drunk at all its an act. We drink over here, Hes very smart and doesn't sound like this in reality.

Can tell you'r sisters. Been following since you were uncomfortable t appear on camera. You have grown to enjoy this more now : )

Al does a global finance stand up which is one of his best.

You two pair up well an rolled with the comedy.

They epitomise the thick American! 🤣😂🤣

Al Murray is actually a very intelligent man he started off with a programme with his character called the Pub Landlord which he is carrying on here live on stage. His reference to gravity being invented here was reference to Sir Isaac Newton and his falling apples!

That reference to Issac Newton is pure genius. I've got no time for anyone who doesn't get it

You ladies should watch Al Murray at the O2.😅 that will really get you going.

6:05 He obviously spoke to Steve earlier in the show and found out he was a musician. Remember that this is just a clip from the show.

Well done angela and sister maybe keep it up with guest appearances thoroughly enjoyed the reaction here in uk not far from manchester look forward to the next one

He's still touring and saw him last year in October.

God save the Queen.... at the beginning of the show Al includes a few audience members, the guy givein notes was a piano player.. x

Great clip, I'd not seen it before and I have admired him for many years as a fellow Brit. It's not just that he is at least honest about this country and its history, his whole character and line is to lambast other countries and cultures but always with the intention of assassinating British stupidity and those aspects of British cultures that are, in truth, pretty unpleasant. If you want to see Al Murray more as himself, there is a documentary episode in a short series he made, like a travel show where he visits countries that he has 'dealt with' in his persona as the pub landlord. His voice and accent change, and these are highly cultural and slightly academic little studies. In the one where he visits Germany, I admit, I was expecting trouble. Instead he is amusing rather than funny, the mockery is very gentle, more teasing. At one point he visits Leipzig which had a choir school for many hundreds of years. We have a lot of these in the UK but Germany even more so. So, he is chatting with the students, quite fluently, and is invited to the choristers' practice session. The next scene is him in a perfectly respectable light-baritone, sight-reading and singing the base line of a Bach cantata. He's nobody's fool.

Al Murray is from the Buckinghamshire countryside, the pub landlord and drunk persona is from London(the beer is non-alcoholic 9 times out of 10). He has an honorary degree (Hon MA) by the University of Bedfordshire and an honorary Doctor of Social Science (PhD) by the University of Wolverhampton and graduated from Oxford with a degree in History. His pub landlord accent is london working class.

He did a tour last year and a TV series called "Why Do the Brits Win Every War?" (including an American episode).

Check out his version of "Name a country, we defeated it".... very funny!

I've never seen one American get the "Doesn't matter who comes first when you're on your own" comment.

Al speaks to alot of the crowd before starting his shows, the guy he asked about the national anthem is a musician.

Damn! I've watched tons of Mid West vids and it just came to there who you look like. A young Sissy Spacek with Martin Sheene in Badlands. BTW, that's a massive compliment.

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 is still touring. He was in my home town back in November. I would have gotten tickets, but it was my daughter's birthday, and we already had plans. So he's still doing stand-up, but you won't find me near the front when I do go and see him, I'm not that brave!

Name a Country we have defeated them is a good Al murray sketch