Graeme Rayner is a stand-up comedian from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, who made his debut in November 2018 after completing a stand-up course, something he had always wanted to do but never quite dared until he did it in memory of his late mother. Since then he has become one of the more prolific and well-travelled acts on the circuit, a veteran of ten Edinburgh Fringes with festival credits that stretch from Glastonbury's Legendary Cabaret Tent to the Melbourne Comedy Festival. That personal story behind his start has never stopped him building a genuinely national and international profile.
Television and broadcast credits include the BBC's The Stand-Up Show, Paramount's The World Stands Up, and Comics Lounge in Australia. He also runs his own promotion brand, Gag N Bone Man Comedy, putting on nights and giving stage time to other acts coming up through the circuit behind him. He was a finalist in the 2025 Halifax Comedian of the Year competition as well as a former British Comedian of the Year semi-finalist, results that reflect years of consistently strong material and stagecraft built up show after show.
Graeme brings warmth and genuine stage experience to every booking, and as a qualified Mental Health First Aider he is also a thoughtful choice for events with a wellbeing or charity angle alongside the laughs. His broad festival and touring background, spanning ten Edinburgh Fringes and international stages, means he is comfortable in front of almost any audience, from intimate club rooms to large festival crowds.