Comedian Al Murray reveals yobs have stolen his famous Pub Landlord

Al Murray has revealed his famous Pub Landlord costume has been stolen after thieves smashed into his car boot.

Taking to X, the stand-up comic posted a picture of the empty boot of his grey Mercedes, which had seen the glass smashed, with the caption: 'Congratulations to the thief who will soon be dressing up as the Pub Landlord.'

The comedian, 56, also tagged the Metropolitan Police 's social media page into his post, after telling a fan in a later comment that the theft took place in Brentford, west London. 

Mr Murray posted the photo this morning after he had performed a show as the iconic character at the Princess Hall in Aldershot on Thursday night.

He also joked that there was now a 'whole gang of Landlord scrotes' as the thugs had taken a number of the character's white shirts from the vehicle.  

The Pub Landlord - an opinionated English publican with an animosity towards the Germans and French - is known for wearing a white shirt with the Landlord Academy crest on it and a red suit jacket.   

The beer-swilling character has often been seen on TV shows including the series Time Gentlemen Please and Fact Hunt, as well as being a regular part of Mr Murray's stand-up shows. 

According to comments on the X post made by Mr Murray, the vehicle was a 'hire car' and he has 'many' spare costumes. 

This will ease the worries of fans who have paid to see his shows in Aylesbury and Cheltenham this weekend. 

In April, Mr Murray claimed that the new hate crime law in Scotland had put comedians at high risk of being arrested for gags that are just meant as tongue-in-cheek humour. 

He said while he's been able to say bigoted things in a humourous way as part of his fictional character's outrageous views, it could now be interpreted in Scotland as criminal hate. 

Mr Murray said all comedians are in danger of being arrested for saying things they don't believe in real life following the introduction of the Hate Crime and Public Order Act earlier this month. 

MailOnline has approached the Met for a comment.