Graham Elwood

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Graham Elwood
Graham Elwood 2017-12-31
Graham Elwood,

The Political Vigilante
on 2017-12-31

screengrabbed from YouTube video# T1mSU-WRNo8 @10m39s.
Born (1969-08-05) August 5, 1969 (age 55)
Stoughton, Wisconsin
Alma mater University of Arizona
Occupation comedian, actor, writer, podcaster, game show host
Website http://www.grahamelwood.com

Graham Elwood (born August 5, 1969) is an American comedian, actor, podcaster, and writer.

Early life

Born in Stoughton, Wisconsin, Elwood grew up in the Nakoma neighborhood of nearby Madison. After his parents divorced, he later moved to Evanston, Illinois.[1] While in Evanston, Elwood went on to captain his high school's football team as well as played lacrosse. He was also the color announcer for the school's basketball games.[2]

He later graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, majoring in film. At university he began performing with a sketch comedy theatre group called Comedy Corner and did stand-up for the first time competing in the US College Comedy Competition that was emceed by Judd Apatow.[2][3] From there he began bicycling to Laff's Comedy Cafe on a weekly basis to do open mics.[2]

After university, he moved to Chicago where he worked as a waiter at Bella Bacino's pizzeria and began taking classes at The Second City before landing regular road gigs for stand-up.[2]

After a few years on the road, Graham moved to Los Angeles when he turned 25 to pursue television and film.[2]

Career

The YouTube avatar of Graham Elwood.

Elwood hosted the Game Show Network original series Cram[4] and the USA Network and syndicated game show Strip Poker. From October 2006, he appeared in a DirecTV testimonial commercial as "Graham - Customer since '01".[citation needed] He co-starred with fellow comedian Doug Benson in The High Road with Doug Benson on the G4 Network and can be seen in Super High Me with Doug Benson. Elwood has made TV appearances on The Late Late Show (CBS TV series) on CBS and The Sarah Silverman Program and The Benson Interruption on Comedy Central.

In 2008, he co-founded and continues to host Comedy Film Nerds with Chris Mancini, a weekly podcast.[5] Along with his US tours, Elwood has done 5 USO tours to Afghanistan and Iraq to perform for the troops. He has directed "Laffghanistan: Comedy Down Range" a documentary about his experience overseas, entertaining the troops and "Graham Elwood: Live from Afghanistan". Elwood has created "Comics in Combat" to raise money for veterans.[6]

Discography

  • The Comedian's Got A Boo Boo (2009)
  • Palm Strike Dance Party (2012)

The Political Vigilante

Graham Elwood is the Political Vigilante, a progressive comedian and activist based in Los Angeles.

Graham Elwood as the Dark Knight:

  • Political Vigilante + Gotham v1.1.png 2018-01-21 Mashed up by User:JasonCarswell.

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    Political Vigilante + Gotham v1.1.psd 2018-01-21 Mashed up by User:JasonCarswell.

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    Political Vigilante + Gotham v1.2.psd 2018-03-11 Mashed up by User:JasonCarswell.

  • Political Vigilante + Gotham v1.3.png 2018-03-11 Mashed up by User:JasonCarswell.

  • Political Vigilante + Gotham v1.4.png 2019-02-07 Mashed up by User:JasonCarswell.

Sources:

  • YouTube Graham Elwood 'Hard to record today with construction in my building.' (2018-01-18) (720p 192K videoID-BhOcGU5EFbw).mp4 screenshot @ 00m03s.

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Other:

  • YouTube Graham Elwood 'Graham Answers Your Questions' 360p 128K videoID-jQOg0TFrcow.webm 0.59.54.png

  • YouTube Graham Elwood 'Graham Answers Your Questions' 360p 128K videoID-jQOg0TFrcow.webm 0.59.57.png

  • YouTube Graham Elwood 'Dakota Pipeline Co Uses Terrorism As Secrecy Excuse - The Political Vigilante' 720p 192K videoID-T1mSU-WRNo8.mp4 10.39.png on 2017-12-31.

  • YouTube Graham Elwood 'Dakota Pipeline Co Uses Terrorism As Secrecy Excuse - The Political Vigilante' 720p 192K videoID-T1mSU-WRNo8.mp4 10.39 Cropped 500x500.png on 2017-12-31.

  • YouTube Graham Elwood 'Dakota Pipeline Co Uses Terrorism As Secrecy Excuse - The Political Vigilante' 720p 192K videoID-T1mSU-WRNo8.mp4 10.39 Cropped 400x400.png on 2017-12-31. Portrait used in this list: User:JasonCarswell#Fascinating_Viewpoints.

References

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