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Al Murray on creating Pub Landlord while touring with Harry Hill 'It couldn't rest'
Revealing that the character then went on to be a part of the gig for the following weeks, Al continued: “By the end of it, I had an act.“It just sprung out of thin air.”The comic admitted: “And the thing was, because the pressure was to just do it and make sure it was funny, and Harry was a real gag monster, it had to be funny.“It couldn’t rest.So, it was a kind of amazing stroke of luck that that happened.”Al has interviewed a wide range of celebrities, but in an interview last year he admitted he has his sights set on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.The funny man took a swipe at the Duke and the Duchess of Sussex, saying that he "suspects they don't have a sense of humour".He commented: "I think Harry and Meghan would be the ideal people for The Pub Landlord to interview right now."The star went on to reveal his motivation for speaking to the couple - namely to see whether they have a sense of humour."It’d be good to find out whether they have a sense of humour because I suspect they don’t," he added.The star also said that he wants to see the Royal Family's reaction to watching the comedy soap opera The Windsors, which parodies their lives.Al continued: "I went to see The Windsors at the theatre and it’s so funny and rude."One of the things we talked about in the interval was picturing someone from Buckingham Palace being sent to watch it and having to report back!" he told The Metro.Al tends to keep his private life away from the spotlight but it is known he was married to Amber Hargreaves.However, the couple separated in 2008, and before his marriage to Amber, Al was married to Katherine Perry from 1995 to 2000.At the time of the comic's separation from Amber, his spokesperson said: "Al has separated from his wife.
