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	Boothby Graffoe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Boothby has quickly become very popular among Australians this year (2000) as this is the year he came to Australia and appeared on a number of TV shows.
		Boothby's comedy festival show was just titled his name, but that was not all he did at the 2000 Melbourne Comedy Festival.
		Probably the only comedian in the world to be named after a market town in Lincolnshire, Boothby Graffoe has long since recognised by punters and fellow performers alike as one of the most original, inventive and entertaining acts on the British comedy circuit.
	www.angelfire.com /co2/aussiecomedians/BoothbyGraffoe.html (398 words)

	Review of The Boothby Graffoe Show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Boothby Graffoe's comic style is now familiar: begin with an ordinary opening line, follow it off at a tangent and deconstruct his own dialogue routines whenever possible.
		This year Graffoe is accompanied by the fearsomely deft jazz guitarist Antonio Forcione on a clutch of numbers in a Syd Barrett/Robyn Hitchcock mode (although the only other thing that I can see they all have in common is the letter Y in their first names) such as "Poor Umbrella-Head Boy".
		Boothby does not attempt to hide his occasional stumbles (an off-the-cuff riff on the submarine Kursk's predicament got a particularly chilly reception at the performance I saw), but his air of amiable daftness generally sees him through.
	www.cix.co.uk /~shutters/reviews/00116.htm (239 words)

	e.v.a. - Arts Management and Production (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Graffoe’s surreal, sharp, often improvised humour, combined with his unique line in original comic songs such as Umbrella Head Boy and Planet Dog, is winning him a legion of fans around the world.
		His new series of Boothby Graffoe in No Particular Order will be broadcast around June and July on Radio 4 and his play Being Mussolini, adapted from last years Fringe hit Hitler Sells Tickets, will also be on Radio 4 later in the year.
		This year Boothby is delighted to be playing the City’s first and finest comedy club, The Stand, with a show called The Road to Boothby Graffoe - an hour of stand-up comedy and sit-down songs.
	www.eva-uk.com /content/biog_boothby.htm (982 words)

	Edinburgh 2004: Boothby Graffoe And The Following People (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Graffoe is truly one of comedy's most original and imaginative performers.
		At his best, Graffoe is an exponent of musical comedy as it should be, lyrics and tune working in symbiotic harmony, rather than a simple device to use the power of music to prop up weak gags.
		Graffoe doesn't aim for mere laughs, he aims for bliss and he damn near gets there.
	www.chortle.co.uk /edfest2004/boothby.html (498 words)

	The Stage Online :: Reviews :: Boothby Graffoe and Antonio Forcione - Wot Italian?
		Lanky comic absurdist Graffoe is a festival legend in his own right but his shows with the mostly monosyllabic but quietly charismatic Forcione inspire the kind of fervent fan admiration not often witnessed outside of a religious cult.
		Although the songs are such an infectiously silly joy, and Graffoe such a consummately funny master of ceremonies, that even first timers would be hard pushed not to get swept up in all the fun.
		The main joke, that as he struggles to keep up with Forcione, Graffoe, while more than capable of holding his own, is by far the inferior musician, may be starting to pall.
	www.thestage.co.uk /reviews/review.php/9474/boothby-graffoe-and-antonio-forcione-wot (295 words)

	Funny.co.uk - Boothby Graffoe
		Boothby Graffoe at the launch event of the 2003 York Comedy Festival was one of those times.
		The tall frame of Graffoe ambled on to the stage, guitar held casually at his side, and proceeded to look for somewhere to put it.
		As the set draws to a close there's a mixture of relief, as we are finally allowed a rest bite from the exhaustion of relentless laughter, and, of course, disappointment as we wish he'd stay for another hour.
	www.funny.co.uk /content/area_5/cat_62/id_724 (340 words)

	Hairline - Boothby Graffoe
		Unlike his contemporaries, Graffoe doesn't really seem to have a point.
		He does make light digs at terrorism, America and politics, but these are so frivolous and fleeting, that any serious comment hidden in there is quickly forgotten as he stumbles onto the next thought.
		There is no doubt that Graffoe is entertaining - his internal conversations with a host of characters are particularly delightful - but he lacks an edge and any real hook.
	www.hairline.org.uk /review.php?id=160 (231 words)

	Review of Boothby Graffoe: All On His Own (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Graffoe is known as a fast thinker, and for deliberately unravelling his ideas as he goes along.
		I've seen a few comedians do the joke of restarting their show from the top when latecomers arrive, but only Graffoe — who took his stage name from a Lincolnshire village — goes so far as to get the venue's front-of-house person to make the "no recording; emergency exits are here" announcement all over again.
		I'm never quite sure how to review Boothby Graffoe, but I always make a point of seeing his shows, just for the sheer fun.
	www.cix.co.uk /~shutters/reviews/02177.htm (175 words)

	Boothby Graffoe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		For a man who always appears so relaxed on stage, Boothby Graffoe has a pretty hectic schedule.
		Needless to say, it’s difficult to predict which direction The Road to Boothby Graffoe might lead you.
		Graffoe’s surreal, sharp, often improvised humour, combined with his unique line in original comic songs – including the wonderfully bizarre Umbrella Head Boy and Planet Dog - has won him a legion of fans around the world.
	www.edfringecomedy.com /HTML/boothbygraffoe.html (298 words)

	RadioNewt at the Edinburgh Fringe 2004
		Silly songs and surreal ramblings are Boothby Graffoe's stock-in-trade and there is plenty of weirdness here.
		This year complete with a three piece backing band, The Following People, his songs are leant a little more gravitas and orchestrating some of his daft songs is amusing in itself.
		Boothby is living testament that sometimes good things can happen when you listen to the voices in your head.
	www.radionewt.org /current.php?show=147 (131 words)

	Standup World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Time Out Comedy Award Winner and Perrier Award Nominee Boothby Graffoe is one of the hottest comics on the UK and international comedy circuit.
		Boothby has also performed on BBC TV’s The Stand Up Show and has written and hosted two series of his own BBC Radio 4 programme “The Big Booth”.
		It's gloriously entertaining and creative stuff, with surreal leaps of imagination, twists of language and intelligent and pithy one-liners all combined in one irresistible comedy package.
	www.standupworld.com /su_comedians/su_boothby_graffoe.html (177 words)

	BBC Radio 4 - Boothby Graffoe
		As well as pleasing his die hard fans, the radio series aims to bring the full flavour of Boothby to an audience who do not know his work.
		With Boothby on stage are his small team of regulars: accomplished actor Stephen Frost, and fab guitarist Antonio Forcione.
		The series is written by Boothby Graffoe, with additional material by Martin Coyote, David Thompson and Jim Miller. Boothby is joined on stage each week by Stephen Frost and a guest actor.
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio4/comedy/boothbygraffoe.shtml (326 words)

	Boothby Graffoe @ Bolton Octagon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		WHEN watching such a consummate performer as Boothby Graffoe, it seems a shame that the most recent TV show he appeared in spent most of its time deconstructing his art.
		For those who didn’t see it, Graffoe took part in the Channel 4 series Kings of Comedy, a kind of Big Brother for comedians where they competed against each other by performing stand up in order to remain in the game.Graffoe eventually walked out when he found himself in the final four.
		Elsewhere gags were interspersed with bizarre conversations between Boothby and Boothby with a silly voice pretending to be anything from Welsh souvenir makers to a talking cat with pointy fingers.
	www.manchesteronline.co.uk /entertainment/comedy/s/142/142775_boothby_graffoe__bolton_octagon.html (611 words)

	What’s A Nice Girl Like You
		It has been three years since a long-haired Boothby Graffoe last ambled on to a Melbourne Comedy Festival Stage to tell us stories about impaling his bum on a spiked fence after taking cocaine.
		The Boothby Graffoe who sauntered onto stage this year, guitar in one hand and pint of Guinness in the other, is a comedian trying for the kind of laconic stage presence that Anthony Morgan creates so effortlessly, and not quite making it.
		Graffoe’s style is traditional, with plenty of short joke-stories and songs.
	yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au /~lazyzero/articles/standupcomedyreviews.shtml (496 words)

	GENUKI: Boothby Graffoe, LIN
		The second was torn down in 1842 and the third church erected that same year.
		The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Graffoe Deanery to make your search easier.
		For governance, the parish was in the ancient Graffoe Wapentake in the North Kesteven division of the county, parts of Kesteven.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/LIN/BoothbyGraffoe (285 words)

	Comedian: Boothby Graffoe
		I recently saw Boothby open for Barenaked Ladies in London and he was incredibly funny and entertaining.
		Saw Boothby once at the Edinburgh Festival, and it was quite enough, a waste of time and twelve quid that I will never forget.
		The man's material consisted of lame nationality jokes and his "off the wall" stuff was the inventive act of telling a joke whilst....
	www.chortle.co.uk /comics/bgraffoe.html (667 words)

	RadioNewt at the Edinburgh Fringe 2005
		Whimsical songs and gently-paced musings sound quite twee, but not in the hands of Boothby Graffoe, consistently one of the funiiest performers at the Edinburgh Festival.
		This year, he has graduated to one of the larger rooms at the Nokia Orange Assemby, and here, at least, is one performer who is able to take advantage of it.
		And Boothby does make you laugh, almost continually, by seeming to be simply entertaining himself.
	www.radionewt.org /archive.php?show=008 (205 words)

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		Subject: Boothby Graffoe Was watching tv prog about Edinburgh Festival fringe last night when this Boothby Graffoe character came on.
		Veteran Steve Frost is superb as a comedy butler figure, and Graffoe has recruited Antonio Forcioni, one of the great acoustic guitarists, for semi-comedic duels.
		After a staggering display of virtuosity from Forcioni, Graffoe shrugs, looks at the audience and quips, "Has he got a work permit?" Graffoe is an utterly deadpan stand-up.
	www.smoe.org /lists/fegmaniax/2000/v09.n235 (963 words)

	The Stage Online :: Reviews :: Boothby Graffoe and The Following People (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It would be hard for lovable singer stroke songwriter stroke comic Boothby Graffoe to put a foot wrong and you have to be thankful that he does not take this for granted but works hard each year to give you value for your money with each new show.
		Unusually for this type of show, Graffoe feeds off the unpreditable, particularly when this emanates from the audience and he seems, in his links between the songs, to have a routine for every eventuality.
		All in all, in among the sophisticated melodies and Radio 4 quips, there is a glorious end of pier feel to the whole evening.
	www.thestage.co.uk /reviews/review.php/3907 (306 words)

	Edinburgh Festivals - Boothby Graffoe and the Following People
		The relationship with his guitar was at points symbiotic - duff chords became gags and strangled notes merged into one-liners.
		Oh, and for those with inquiring minds, the name Boothby Graffoe comes from a book by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd.
		In their spoof dictionary The Meaning of Liff, it’s defined as "the man in the pub who slaps people on the back as if they were old friends, when in fact he has no friends - largely on account of this habit".
	www.edinburgh-festivals.com /reviews.cfm?id=923472004 (324 words)

	BOOTHBY GRAFFOE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Adrian Bohm and e.v.a present Boothby Graffoe (UK)
		Boothby Graffoe is a comedian, singer/songwriter and playwright.
		The UK performer has won numerous awards, including the 2002 Adelaide Fringe Award for Excellence, the Time Out Comedy Award and has been nominated for the Perrier.
	www.abpresents.com.au /boothby_graffoe.htm (90 words)

	Boothby Graffoe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		If you're already on Boothby's email list, we'll email you when the new site is live.
		as well as receive other information about Boothby's performances and so on, please send an email to list@boothbygraffoe.com.
		To buy Boothby and Antonio Forcione's fantastic CD "Wot Italian?" is unfortunately out of stock at the moment.
	www.boothbygraffoe.com (91 words)

	Boothby Graffoe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Boothby Graffoe is one of the hottest comics on the British and international comedy circuits.
		His surreal humour and comic songs have won him numerous awards including the 2002 Adelaide Fringe Award for Excellence and the Time Out Comedy Award.
		He has appeared on BBC1's Stand-Up Show, has written and hosted two series of The Big Booth for Radio 4 and a new series, Boothby Graffoe In No Particular Order is currently being broadcast on Radio 4.
	www.theatreroyal.org.uk /usti/boothby.html (88 words)

	Comedians Playing Soon At The Comedy Club - Comedians from Ireland, comics from USA and UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		One of the hottest and most sought after comedians on the circuit, Boothby's razor-sharp wits coupled with his inimitable laconic delivery blend to provide a truly unique style.
		Boothby is a prolific writer and writes and stars in his own BBC Radio Four Show "The Big Booth".
		The recently recomissioned new series "The Big Booth Too" will be broadcast later this year.
	www.thecomedyclub.ie /thecomedyclub.ie/htdocs/boothbygraffoe.html (205 words)

	Boothby Graffoe Murphy's Cat Laughs 3-7 June '04 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Boothby Graffoe Murphy's Cat Laughs 3-7 June '04
		Please note this is an archived page, information on this page may not relate to this year’s festival or may be out of date.
		With: Boothby Graffoe, Colin Murphy, Demetri Martin Host: Gerry Mallon €20 90mins
	www.thecatlaughs.com /2004site/bio.php?name=BoothbyGraffoe (191 words)

	Boothby Graffoe - playwright
		To search for published plays by Boothby Graffoe click on one of the bookstore links above.
		You will be shown all Plays in print by Boothby Graffoe.
		Boothby Graffoe : Click on a Play title below for more information
	www.doollee.com /PlaywrightsG/GraffoeBoothby.htm (118 words)

	Boothby Graffoe interview
		Too close to the realities of what is actually taking place.
		Close up Boothby in water keeping afloat by holding on to an albatross.
		The albatross screams very loudly in his ear and pecks his face.
	www.angelfire.com /co2/aussiecomedians/BoothbyGraffoeinterview.html (655 words)

	'Boothby Graffoe on Buzzcocks on 14th Jan'
		Thought those with access to BBC2 would like the heads-up that Comedy Store Players guest, the excellent Boothby Graffoe, will be one of the guests on the first of a new series of Nevermind the Buzzcocks at 9pm on Monday 14 Jan.
		While I'm here I'll mention that the new series of Shooting Stars premiers on BBC Choice on Sunday 13th.
		Looks like Boothby and Phil are not doing too well so far...however I'm most upset about Mark Lamarr's incorrect joke about Buddy Holly and the Crickets....the band had split up way before Buddy died in the plane crash...
	www.comedystoreplayers.com /scgi-bin/forum.pl?msg=300 (569 words)

	genetiX snowball - 3rd snowball: Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire, 16th August, 1998
		Becci Neal account of the genetiX snowball action at Sharpes International Seeds, Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire.
		Prior to the action at Boothby Graffoe, genetiX snowball entered into a dialogue with Sharpe International Seeds, even disclosing the time of the intended action - hence the awaiting police.
		Last year prior to the start of the campaign, genetiX snowball wrote to all farmers hosting trial sites to inform them of the campaign, reassure them and invite them to join.
	www.fraw.org.uk /gs/gallery/boothby.htm (761 words)

	Articles - Alternative comedy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		There is certainly still a strong scene of underground stand-up comedians supported by the likes of the Edinburgh Fringe and various live comedy clubs up and down the country.
		Proponents include Boothby Graffoe, Ross Noble, Dominic Holland, Sean Lock and Dave Gorman.
		BBC Radio 4 sponsors many up and coming alternative comedians, such as The Consultants, via half-hour shows.
	www.anfolk.com /articles/Alternative_comedy (1909 words)

	Edinburgh Festivals - Boothby Graffoe
		Award-winning comedy from the star of BBC Radio 4's 'Boothby Graffoe In No Particular Order.' 'Graffoe plucks comedy from confusion and brilliance from thin air...
		One of Britain's most inventive comedians looks set to become one of the Fringe's biggest hits.
		James Mullighan tries to hear the little voices.
	www.edinburgh-festivals.com /listings.cfm?sid=3072 (49 words)

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