Stand-up comedian

Boothby Graffoe

Also known as James Martyn Rogers

Who Boothby Graffoe is

Boothby Graffoe is an English comedian, singer and songwriter from Hull whose surreal, guitar-led stand-up has made him a fixture of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and a favorite touring partner of the Canadian band Barenaked Ladies. Performing under the name of a Lincolnshire village, he won the 2002 Adelaide Fringe Award for Excellence and the Time Out Comedy Award and earned a Perrier Award nomination.

He has made two comedy and music series for BBC Radio 4, The Big Booth and Boothby Graffoe In No Particular Order, appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 2003 and Stewart Lee's The Alternative Comedy Experience in 2013, and released five albums, from Wot Italian? with Antonio Forcione to Nomad, funded on Kickstarter. He has toured with Barenaked Ladies on both sides of the Atlantic, with the band's own members sitting in as his backing group, and performs with violinist Nick Pynn.

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At a glance

Albums
Wot Italian?, Boothby Graffoe & the Following People, Songs For Dogs, Funerals and 2 more
Podcasts and radio
The Big Booth and Boothby Graffoe In No Particular Order
On screen
Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Alternative Comedy Experience

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Last checked 13 November 2026.

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Career timeline

  1. 2000The Big Booth (BBC Radio 4, 2000–01) Podcast or book
  2. 2003Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC, 2003) On screen
  3. 2003Boothby Graffoe In No Particular Order (BBC Radio 4, 2003–05) Podcast or book
  4. 2004Wot Italian? (2004) Album
  5. 2006Boothby Graffoe & the Following People (2006) Album
  6. 2011Songs For Dogs, Funerals (2011) Album
  7. 2012Bang! Is This Your Vehicle, Sir? (2012) Album
  8. 2013The Alternative Comedy Experience (Comedy Central UK, 2013) On screen
  9. 2013Nomad (2013) Album

Questions and answers

Where is Boothby Graffoe performing next?

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What podcasts and radio shows have they been on?

The Big Booth and Boothby Graffoe In No Particular Order.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC, 2003) and The Alternative Comedy Experience (Comedy Central UK, 2013).

Who are some comedians like them?

Fern Brady (also in The Alternative Comedy Experience) and Josie Long (also in The Alternative Comedy Experience).

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Updated · the record checked 13 November 2026