Stuckey and Murray

Stuckey & Murray is a comedy music duo from Brooklyn, New York.

Stuckey & Murray
Edinburgh Fringe Fest
Born
Andy Stuckey, Jon Murray

Dothan, Alabama, St. Albans, Vermont
OccupationSinger/Songwriter/Television Writers
Years active2001–present
Websitewww.stuckeyandmurray.com

Andy Stuckey and Jon Murray met when they were NBC Pages in New York City in the early 2000s.[1] They formed the group in 2001 and have produced two full-length albums, Destination: Rock Bottom[2] and Mythical Fornication.[3][4] Destination: Rock Bottom was recorded over a weekend in Austin, Texas and Mythical Fornication was tracked in Brooklyn, NY.

Two of the duo's songs from their album Mythical Fornication are featured in the independent film, Stuck Like Chuck.[5]

Stuckey & Murray's videos have acquired approximately 20 million hits across the internet YouTube.[6] The duo created a music video series for Heavy.com[7] and NBC's Dotcomedy[8] in 2006.

Aside from performing, both Andy Stuckey and Jon Murray are currently freelance TV producers and writers in New York City.[9] They have worked in television production for over 10 years.

Jon Murray lists John Denver as one of his strongest influences. Andy Stuckey revealed in an interview with Blender magazine, "If it wasn't for the sublime voice of Karen Carpenter, I don't know that I'd make it through Christmas."

Television Performance

Stuckey & Murray have been featured on several basic cable programs.

Live Performance

This summer Stuckey & Murray performed at the BamaJam music festival in Enterprise, Alabama, alongside The Defibulators. The two groups then traveled on The Redneck Riviera Tour and played shows in Atlanta, Athens, Savannah, Nashville, Birmingham, and at The Florabama.[14]

In 2007 Stuckey and Murray performed at the Edinburgh Fringe festival, and were reviewed by Malcolm Jack of "The Scotsman", as "Great stuff, in short, for 15-year-olds and Nuts readers".[15] They have also performed at All Points West,[16] Reading and Leeds music festivals,[17] Latitude Music festival,[18] The Virgin Music Festival in Toronto, and The Montreal Comedy Festival.[19]

Also at the Edinburgh Fringe festival Stuckey and Murray made a video of their song "Its Every Cuss Word We Know", which is a spoof of an REM song. The video went viral,[20] probably in large part due to its appeal to 15-year-olds.

Stuckey and Murray's ill-fated appearance on "Showtime at the Apollo" was met with a great deal of derision by the audience and caused host Steve Harvey to announce "Unh-unh, these white boys ain't RIGHT!"

Fashion Line
The Fuxedo

In 2008, Stuckey & Murray ventured into the realm of fashion with their invention of The Fuxedo.[21] The Fuxedo is a fully functional, cross between a jumpsuit and a tuxedo. Murray even wore his to his sister's wedding. The duo hopes to have The Fuxedo in production by spring of 2011.

Personal life

Andy Stuckey has diabetes.[22] The duo wrote a song about how Stuckey discovered he got diabetes on Christmas Day in a song called "Santa Gave Me Diabetes."[23]

Jon Murray created funny videos while growing up in Williston, VT, too, including a satire of the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage".

References
  1. "Official Site Bio".
  2. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=53801892
  3. "♫ Mythical Fornication - Stuckey & Murray. Listen @cdbaby".
  4. "iTunes Site".
  5. "STUCK LIKE CHUCK - Official Website". areyoustucklikechuck.com.
  6. Stuckey and Murray's channel on YouTube
  7. "Heavy.com - Breaking News, Sports, Entertainment, TV, Tech, Gaming & Health". www.heavy.com.
  9. "Jon Murray". IMDb.
  10. "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  11. "Stuckey and Murray — Trying to break even since 2001". www.stuckeyandmurray.com.
  12. FuseNetworks (13 February 2008). "A Love Song by Steven Smith on Fuse's The Sauce" – via YouTube.
  13. CBS (24 October 2007). "College Hockey on CSTV" – via YouTube.
  14. http://www.bamajammusicfestival.com/unite/photo-gallery/artist-pics/bamajam-2010-artists-pics/stuckey---murray.html,
  15. The Scotsman Review
  16. "Surprise All Points West comedy acts included Stuckey and Murray, John Mulaney; Judah Friedlander rocked".
  17. Leeds Festival http://www.leedsfestival.com/lineup/artist.aspx?AID=ca4bab9f-f450-4f18-a1b8-f688bb321c0f&artist=Stuckey+&+Murray. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. "Latitude Festival". Latitude Festival.
  19. "SHECKYmagazine: We're in Montreal, @ Just For Laughs 2007 Standup Comedy...Seriously!". www.sheckymagazine.com.
  20. Kiss, Jemima (14 September 2007). "Guardian Viral Video Chart". the Guardian.
  21. "The Fuxedo - Elegance never came off so easily". www.thefuxedo.com.
  22. "Andy Stuckey - Diabetes Self-Management". Diabetes Self-Management.
  23. "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
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