makin projects proudly present:

The Return Of Boothby Graffoe  

 

Boothby is back

with music

and his own uniquely warped view of life

‘a master of the surreal’ –The Scotsman.

and ably abetted by the talented multi instrumentalist Nick Pynn.  

So there.

 

Boothby has lots of great quotes, some of which he’s not written himself are below:

 

“In my opinion Boothby Graffoe is one of the finest singer-songwriters in the world today.” - Richard Thompson, (he’s got this one on tape.)

  

"Sings songs that are both beautiful and funny" - The Guardian

 

 "...it's not fair to call them comedy songs, they are much more than that, there are some I would dare to call genius."  -The Times

 

 "Buy two copies of his CD because you'll want to share but you won’t want to give it away." -The Scotsman

 

Boothby dislikes include, name-droppers, and people who use celebrity connections to promote themselves in an unrealistic way.

 

“The funniest man I know” – Omid Djalili.

 

‘Boothby Graffoe conceals sharp political satire under a veneer of funny folksy whimsy, like Iron Man in a velvet romper suit.’  - Stewart Lee.

 

 

Biography

 

Boothby Graffoe has had 5 series on BBC Radio 4.

 

2 of The Big Booth featuring amongst others Steve Frost, Richard Thompson, Ned Sherrin, Glen Tilbrook and Kevin Eldon.

 

 3 of No Particular Order featuring amongst others Art Malik, Steve Frost and Paul Zerdin.

 

Boothby has written 3 plays for the stage.

 

The Condition Of The Virgin, God and Adam and Hitler Sells Tickets.

 

All three were subsequently adapted by the author for broadcast on BBC Radio 4. One of them in lttle 10 minute bits, but it still counts.

 

The Condition of the Virgin starred Tony Rhor, Jason Issacs and Paulin McLynn, with music from Robyn Hitchcock.

 God and Adam starred Art Malik as God, and Boothby himself as Adam

 Hitler Sells Tickets was renamed Being Mussolini and starred Omid Djalil.

 

Boothby has written extensively for Omid Djalili, contributing to his live stand up and also providing stand up and sketches for 2 series of the highly successful Omid Djalili Show on BBC1, which has become one of the most exported TV shows around the world.

 

Boothby was the writer of the revered Speed-relationship sketch amongst others http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lozepxIxo0

 

Although having taken a 3 year holiday from stand-up comedy Boothby still took time in to support Canadian super-group Barenaked Ladies on 2 UK tours and 2 cruises, to the Caribbean and the Mexican gulf.

Boothby has been asked to join the Ladies again for their UK tour this September and also next year on a 3rd cruise out of Miami in early Feb. Details on his own website.

 

Boothby has also supported Omid Djalili in 30 odd dates around the British Isles and Ireland.

 

Boothby has performed in England Ireland Scotland and Wales, china, Hong Kong, America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, being the first comedian ever to play the Wellington Arts Festival, ending up with three members of the NZ philharmonic orchestra as his backing band. He has also performed in Belize, Germany, Holland, France, Spain, The Balearics, The Falkland Isles, Bermuda, The Bahamas, St Lucia, Jamaica, St Kitts, Barbados, Ascension Isles, and The Isle of Dogs, and Zimbabwe and Belgium.

 

Boothby was once a regular at the Glastonbury Festival until the major clearing banks moved in and he moved out (because he owes them all money).

 

Boothby has made 2 albums: Wot Italian? and Boothby Graffoe and The Following People

 

 Boothby has appeared in both The Bill, and Casualty. And late night with Conan O Brian.

 

And supported Dean Friedman (no, really.)

 

And has performed improv on many separate occasions, with Paul Merton, Eddie Izzard, and Mike McShane and many others…

  

He’s currently making a new album and will be touring the UK extensively in the Spring of 2011 which will be The Return of Boothby Graffoe.