Murray Franklin

Murray Franklin is a veteran talk show host in Gotham City with his programme, Live With Murray Franklin. Franklin is portrayed by Robert De Niro in the 2019 film Joker

Biography
A veteran talk show personality in Gotham City, Murray Franklin hosted the show Live With Murray Franklin. Arthur Fleck's failed comedy routine came to Murray's attention, and he played clips on his show. Due to the unexpected popularity of Arthur's clips on the show, Murray invites the comedian to appear as a guest.

Completely unaware that Arthur has been slipping into insanity, Murray introduces him as "Joker" at Arthur's request. While on the show, Arthur makes several misanthropic and morbid jokes. He also admits to killing the three Wayne Enterprises executives on a subway train. Railing against society's abandonment of the disenfranchised and Murray's mockery of him, Arthur pulls out a gun and kills Murray on live television.

Trivia

 * Robert De Niro has stated that his role as Murray Franklin in Joker pays homage to his character Rupert Pupkin from the 1983 film The King of Comedy. In the film, Pupkin is a comedian obsessed with a talk-show host.