Al Murray: ‘If comics become respectable, they’re no longer funny’

The comedian, 50, on campaigning against Nigel Farage, working hard at being a standup and why he loves playing in a bandI had absolutely no idea what I was going to do with my degree [in history, at Oxford]. I knew I didn’t want to commute like my dad did, and that was the extent of my ambition. Now, though, I have to drive to Manchester and Hull and wherever to do gigs. So I’ve probably spent more time travelling than he ever did in an attempt to avoid that. That’s life.I had