Murray Lachlan Young

Murray Lachlan Young (born 14 March 1969) is a British poet, stand-up performer, broadcaster, playwright and screenwriter, and he is also a children's author who has worked extensively in schools. He came to prominence during the Britpop era of the mid-1990s, when he became the only poet to sign a recording contract worth £1m.

Personal life Young graduated from University of Salford. In 1998, he married singer Zoë Pollock; they have two children.

Stage, film, dance and audio recordings

Stage A Captive Audience (1992) The Fabulous Twister Brothers (1993) Modern Cautionary Tales for Children (2005) The Incomers (2013) Rehab (2016)

Film Features: Under Milk Wood (co-written, 2015) God’s Work (in development) The Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps Summerset (writing)

Shorts: Desideratum (1992)

Plunkett and McClean (Gallows poem, 1997) Annie McClue (2011) The Story of Martin (animation, in production) Lycra Dad (in production)

Dance Enjoy Your Stay (2010) Taste (2015)

Audio recordings Live at Ronnie Scotts (1995) The Lost Album (1995) Simply Everyone’s Taking Cocaine (1997) Vice & Verse (1997) Casual Sex (1998) Murray Lachlan Young - Live (2011) The Alien Balladeer (2013)

Broadcasting Radio Poet in residence, The Breakfast Show, LBC (1996) Poet in residence, BBC 6 Music (2011–present day) Poet in residence, Saturday Live, BBC Radio 4 (2006–14) In June 2021, the pair released a single from the album called "Garden Centre (Push the Trolley)" as a follow-up to "I Need a Haircut".