Boothby Graffoe

Boothby Graffoe (born James Martyn Rogers, 1961) is an English comedian, singer, songwriter and playwright. He is particularly known for his surreal sense of humour and work with the Canadian band Barenaked Ladies. Early life Rogers was born in 1961 in Hull, England. For the latter part of his schooling, he attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle. At the age of 18, he worked as a lifeguard at a Butlins resort. He named his alter ego after an English village while driving back from a gig in the late 1980s.