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Ivo Graham
Ivo Graham

Ivo Graham

  • 34 years old
  • English
  • Writer and stand-up comedian

Ivo Graham features

Richard Gill Live

Celebrating 50 years of watching stand-up: Richard Gill's 25 special shows

Saturday 21st September 2024

Having been watching live comedy for 50 years now, Richard Gill has seen over 1,500 comedians. Here he details his top 25 moments from all the shows he's seen.

Image shows left to right: Matt Forde, Nina Conti Fringe

Best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2024

Monday 9th September 2024

Matt Forde and Nina Conti were the best-reviewed comedians at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024.

Gwyneth Goes Skiing. Linus Karp. Credit: Jonny Ruff Fringe

Si Hawkins' Edinburgh Fringe 2024: Going Off-Piste, with Gwyneth, Ivo and Co

Friday 23rd August 2024

To really get the best out of the Edinburgh Fringe, it's best to mix it up a bit, break up the stand-up with some weirder or worthier stuff; after all, comedy here comes in many sizes.

Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2024. Image shows left to right: Josh Glanc, Natalie Palamides, Sarah Keyworth, Chris Cantrill, Reuben Kaye, Amy Gledhill, Catherine Bohart Fringe

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees, Ania Magliano, Ivo Graham's Comedian DJ Battles - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Thursday 22nd August 2024

Mark Muldoon's penultimate Edinburgh Fringe dispatch of the year, featuring Ania Magliano, Garrett Millerick, Sam Lake, Kemah Bob, Dan Rath, Molly Brenner, Tobias Finlay-Fraser as Virtuoso and BBC New Comedy Award winner Dan Tiernan.

Ivo Graham Fringe

Ivo Graham, Chloe Petts, Stevie Martin, Jessie Cave - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Monday 12th August 2024

It's Fringe roundup #2 for our live comedy columnist Mark Muldoon, this time featuring Taskmaster's Ivo Graham, Have I Got News For You star Chloe Petts, Jessie Cave, Rob Auton, Elf Lyons, viral video star Stevie Martin, Paddy Young, Alfie Brown, Sara Barron, plus newcomers Jin Hao Li and Dee Allum.

Romesh Ranganathan Live

Romesh Ranganathan afterparty, Josh Pugh, Patti Harrison, Ivo Graham play - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Thursday 13th June 2024

Our live comedy columnist heads out to see, erm, some theatre and a music gig, with Romesh Ranganathan putting on a hip-hop after party and Ivo Graham performing his one man play. There's also actual live comedy from warped US star Patti Harrison, and fast-rising Josh Pugh.

Image shows left to right: Ivo Graham, Rosie Jones Features

Ivo Graham's Rosie-looking marathon and not-all-rosy special

Friday 12th April 2024

He's taking a novel approach to the marathon, with Rosie Jones, and peppers his new special with random footballers, but does Ivo Graham prefer an arm round the shoulder or a kick up the backside?

Frank Skinner Live

Frank Skinner, Daniel Kitson, Jessica Fostekew - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Monday 12th February 2024

This week our live comedy columnist sees Frank Skinner's West End run, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Jessica Fostekew, and legendary uber-comedian Daniel Kitson twice! Plus he deploys the word 'exquisite'.

Ivo Graham Live

Ivo Graham, Leila Navabi, Paddy Young - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Thursday 23rd November 2023

Ivo Graham is touring bigger venues following his Taskmaster 'achievements' - but how is the show stacking up? Also: We continue searching for the next big thing. This time it's the turn of newcomers Leila Navabi and Paddy Young.

Taskmaster. Image shows left to right: Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Mae Martin, Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Frankie Boyle, Jenny Eclair, Ivo Graham TV

Taskmaster Series 15 interviews

Sunday 26th March 2023

Series 15 of Taskmaster is here. Let's hear from those involved...

Liz Kingsman Live

The Top 40 Comedy Shows of 2022 - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Saturday 31st December 2022

Absolutely the only place on the internet to witness Sara Pascoe, James Acaster, Glenn Moore, Romesh Ranganathan, Liz Kingsman, Bill Bailey, Jordan Gray, Vir Das, Olga Koch and Daniel Kitson battle it out to win Mark's Live Comedy Show of the Year title.

Kiri Pritchard-McLean Fringe

Ivo Graham, Lou Sanders, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Larry Dean - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Monday 22nd August 2022

Our columnist has been watching Sunil Patel, NZ Taskmaster star Paul Williams, Eryn Tett, Erika Ehler and more.

British As Folk. Image shows from L to R: Fern Brady, Ivo Graham, Darren Harriott. Copyright: STV Productions TV

British As Folk interviews

Monday 20th September 2021

As they embark on their mission to compile their very own 'brutally honest' guide to the UK, Ivo Graham, Darren Harriott and Fern Brady explain how the programme British As Folk came about, and what learned along the way.

Daddy Look At Me. Image shows from L to R: Rosie Jones, Helen Bauer Features

Pictures of comedians as kids

Friday 8th November 2019

Take a look at this set of brilliant pictures of comedians when they were little.

Edinburgh Comedy Awards nominees 2019 Live

Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist 2019

Wednesday 21st August 2019

The nominees for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2019 have been revealed.

Olaf Falafel. Copyright: UKTV Live

Olaf Falafel wins Dave's Joke of the Fringe

Monday 19th August 2019

The best jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe 2019 have been revealed by UKTV's Dave, with comic Olaf Falafel taking the top spot.

Ivo Graham Live

Random 8: Ivo Graham

Tuesday 9th October 2018

Holly Valance, Alastair Cook, Genghis Kahn and a tragic canine - just some of the stars of a corking Q&A with Ivo Graham.

Simon Amstell. Copyright: Sarah Koury Live

Latitude 2017 comedy highlights

Monday 17th July 2017

Simon Amstell, Nina Conti, Jasper Cromwell Jones, Myra DuBois, Ivo Graham and Andrew Maxwell were amongst British Comedy Guide's highlights at Latitude Festival 2017.

Ivo Graham Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Ivo Graham

Thursday 29th June 2017

Wordy gagsmith Ivo Graham talks Virgin avoidance, a 'despicably lavish teenage prison' and two very different balls.

Ivo Graham Live

Ivo Graham answers 10 Edinburgh Fringe Questions

Monday 3rd August 2015

Ivo Graham is fast climbing the comedy ladder, having only started in 2009. Here he explains why you might like to see his show. Or might not. It's really up to you.

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