Ivo Charles Graham[1] (/ˈaɪvoʊ/ EYE-voh; born 5 September 1990) is an English stand-up comedian and comedy writer.
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| Born | Ivo Charles Graham 5 September 1990 |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | ivograham |
Biography
editBorn in Tokyo, Graham attended day and boarding schools in Australia and the UK, including Eton College, as his family moved around for his father's work.[2] He studied French and Russian literature at University College, Oxford, graduating in 2012.[3][4]
Comedy career
editGraham was the youngest ever winner of So You Think You're Funny in 2009[5] and was subsequently signed by the biggest stand up talent agency in the UK, Off The Kerb. He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2010 Chortle Awards.[6]
His television appearances include The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2), Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, Live from the BBC, Russell Howard's Stand Up Central, As Yet Untitled, Virtually Famous, QI, Sweat the Small Stuff and The Dog Ate My Homework, and he is a regular on radio show Fighting Talk.[7][8][9][10] In October 2019 and December 2021, he competed on Richard Osman's House of Games[11] and appeared on Paul Merton's team on Have I Got News For You on 8 November 2019.[12][13] Graham appeared again on the show, via webcam (due to the Covid-19 lockdown), on 15 May 2020, and was again part of Paul Merton's team. In 2023 Graham competed on the fifteenth season of Taskmaster.[14]
Graham regularly performs at the Edinburgh Fringe. His shows Binoculars (2013), Bowties and Johnnies (2014) and No Filter (2015) all transferred to London for runs at the Soho Theatre. His 2017 show Educated Guess garnered good reviews[15][16] and sold out, prompting several extra shows to be added, which were performed at the Soho Theatre in October.[17]
Graham has also supported Josh Widdicombe on tour.[18]
In 2019 Graham was included in the i-news "50 of the best jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe" with his line: "Do I enjoy randomly appointing people to judicial positions? I'll let you be the judge of that".[19] That year, he was nominated for Best Show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for his show, "The Game of Life".
In late 2021, Graham co-presented the Dave travelogue British as Folk alongside fellow comedians Darren Harriott and Fern Brady.[20]
Personal life
editGraham is a supporter of Swindon Town F.C.[21] He has a daughter, born in February 2019.[22]
References
edit- ^ "Episode 5". Celebrity Game Night. 3 April 2019. Channel 5.
- ^ Packham, Alfie (14 January 2014). "Comedian Ivo Graham: 'I'm obliged to talk about Eton – it's my only USP'". The Guardian.
- ^ Williams, Alice (7 March 2019). "In Conversation with Comedian and Oxford Grad Ivo Graham". The Oxford Student. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "This House is Overworked and Undersexed (Comedy Debate) | The Cambridge Union". cus.org. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "SYTYF? Past Winners – So You Think You're Funny?". soyouthinkyourefunny.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Ivo Graham, comedian : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide".
- ^ "BBC – CBBC CBBC – Schedules, Friday 20 January 2017". BBC. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ Logan, Brian (12 November 2014). "Ivo Graham review – old Etonian comic revels in inadequacy". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ www.manta9.com, Hazlitt Eastman. "Ivo Graham – Off The Kerb Productions". Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Interview: Rarely Asked Questions – Ivo Graham". 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Richard Osman's House of Games – Series 3: Episode 11". Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ Have I Got News For You [@haveigotnews] (8 November 2019). "Catch all-new #HIGNFY, hosted by @adilray, with panellists @IvoGraham and @helenlewis. Tonight at 9pm - Only on BBC One. https://t.co/7rsh5Nm53W" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ivo Graham to make Have I Got News For You debut". chortle.co.uk. 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ Taskmaster [@taskmaster] (1 December 2022). "Your Taskmaster Series 15 cast! 🎉 @jennyeclair @IvoGraham @frankieboyle @kfRedhot @TheMaeMartin https://t.co/kbtWppqdgG" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 December 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "Ivo Graham: Educated Guess : Reviews 2017 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Logan, Brian (18 October 2017). "Ivo Graham: Educated Guess review – Eton schooldays and leftie laughs". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Comedy Review: Ivo Graham's Educated Guess". Londonist. 5 January 2018. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Josh Widdicombe and Ivo Graham - Warm-up for the Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Festival". Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "50 of the best jokes from the Edinburgh Fringe 2019". inews.co.uk. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ Golby, Joel (11 September 2021). "British As Folk: three comedians in a campervan have fun with history". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Ivo Graham – Interview. The comedian and youngest ever winner of the prestigious 'So You Think You're Funny' award for new acts at the Edinburgh Fringe talks to Victoria Holdsworth, March 2018". 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Graham, Ivo [@IvoGraham] (20 February 2019). "https://t.co/8Rrhfd5ycW" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 December 2022 – via Twitter.