Susan Murray
March 21st, 2008 by sparky
Susan Murray will perform at The Big Chill festival 2008 A-Z line up | Ticket info
Susan Murray – Biography
This bad assed black country lass takes no prisoners with her irreverent, close to the knuckle honest humour cut through with razor sharp cynicism.
Winner of the first ever jongleurs competition, and a seasoned regular on the circuit, susan has emerged as one of the best female stand-ups around. susan is working nationally; Comedy Store, Jongleurs, Up The Creek, Off The Kerb, Banana Cabaret, Lee Hurst’s Backyard, Comedy Café and internationally; Quatar, Dubai, Abu Dabi, China, Indonesia, Germany, Luxembourg, russels, Ireland. Her versatility means that as well as corporates and tv warm up, Susan has handled biker festivals, and music festivals inc. Glastonbury.
Acting credits include starring in the tv comedy drama “Love, Lies and lipstick” for Carlton West, and Arthur Smith Sings Seonard Cohen (Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival and Garrick London). Following writing and performing for BBC Radio 1 on The Milk Run, she received a writing bursary from the BBC.
Other writing projects have included work for Steve Coogan’s production company Baby Cow, writing and performing solo Edinburgh show, Happy Hour, and a recent 1 hour long show, 21st Century Fox (themed on the modern day phenomenon of internet dating). Susan is one of the main writers of Touch Me I’m Karen Taylor (Avalon for BBC3), and has been touring the UK with Puppetry of the Penis.
"She has the mentality of a spiteful 14 yr old boy! Very admirable in a young lady!" – Arthur Smith.
“I like her jokes so much, I’m doing them now!” – Scott Capurro.
“Susan Murray’s baffled everywoman persona cloaks a dry, intelligent wit.” – Stewart Lee.
“Mainstream success written all over her..brightly energetic, a real talent” – edinburgh guide.com
“A right cheeky little lass who oscillates brilliantly and wildly between characters, accents, stories and banging the mike on her head” – Three Weeks
Susan Murray will perform at The Big Chill festival 2008 A-Z line up | Ticket info
