A veteran talk show personality in Gotham City, Murray Franklin hosted the show Live With Murray Franklin. IMDb plot summary: In Gotham City, mentally… The layout of his show is strikingly similar to, This character may have been an adaptation of. With Murray Franklin. Franklin is portrayed by Robert De Niro in the 2019 film Joker. Joker does signature laugh. A veteran talk show personality in Gotham City, Murray Franklin hosted the show Live With Murray Franklin.