Travis McElroy

American podcaster, writer, and comedian (born 1983)

Travis McElroy

McElroy at the 2022 Phoenix Fan Fusion

Born|  (1983-11-08) November 8, 1983 (age 41)[1]

Huntington, West Virginia[2]

Nationality| American
Education| University of Oklahoma
Occupation| Podcaster
Years active| 2010–present
Known for| Work as podcaster
Notable work|

* My Brother, My Brother and Me
* The Adventure Zone
* Can I Pet Your Dog?
* Shmanners

Spouse|

Teresa McElroy

(m. 2013)​

Children| 2
Father| Clint McElroy
Relatives|

* Justin McElroy (brother)
* Griffin McElroy (brother)
* Sydnee McElroy (sister-in-law)

Website| www.travismcelroy.com

Travis Patrick McElroy (/ˈmæk.əlˌrɔɪ/ MACK-əl-roy, born November 8, 1983) is an American podcaster, writer, and comedian. He is known for his work on podcasts such as My Brother, My Brother and Me, Shmanners, The Adventure Zone, and Can I Pet Your Dog?.

## Life

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Travis McElroy was born November 8th, 1983 to Leslie and her husband Clint McElroy, former co-host at WTCR-FM in Huntington, West Virginia.[3] Travis McElroy is an alumnus of the University of Oklahoma.[4] He married Teresa McElroy in 2013.[5] They have two children: Barbara "Bebe" Lee McElroy (b. October 2016) and Dorothy "Dot" McElroy (b. Jan 2020).[6]

## Career

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### Theatre

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Travis McElroy worked as technical director at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company from 2009 to 2014.[2] In November 2024, McElroy guest starred in the stage production of Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern which combines actual play, improv, and immersive theater at Stage 42 in New York City.[7]

### Podcasting

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Since 2010, Travis McElroy, along with his brothers Justin and Griffin, has co-hosted the comedy podcast My Brother, My Brother and Me, an "advice show for the moderen [sic] era" hosted as part of the Maximum Fun network. The brothers also starred in a 2017 TV show based on the podcast, which originally aired on Seeso.[8]

In 2014, the McElroy brothers, along with their father Clint McElroy, launched a tabletop role-playing game podcast entitled The Adventure Zone.[9] Initially playing Dungeons & Dragons, the show moved into other game systems in later seasons, but returned to Dungeons & Dragons for the third and fourth campaign.

During the first arc, Balance, Travis McElroy portrays Magnus Burnsides, a human fighter. In the second campaign, Amnesty, Travis portrays magician Aubrey Little. He acted as Dungeon Master for the show's third campaign, Graduation. In the fourth campaign, Ethersea, he played a bard named Devo. In the fifth campaign, Steeplechase, he plays a former arm wrestler named Lyndon "Beef Punchley" Julius.

The first sub-arc of The Adventure Zone: Balance, named Here There Be Gerblins, was later adapted into a graphic novel in cooperation with artist Carey Pietsch, and was published by First Second Books in 2018.[10] The book topped the New York Times' best-selling trade fiction list, becoming the first graphic novel to do so.[11] It was followed by further graphic novels: Murder on the Rockport Limited! in 2019,[12] Petals to the Metal in 2020,[13] and The Crystal Kingdom in 2021.[14]

From 2015 to 2016, McElroy also co-hosted the podcast Can I Pet Your Dog? with Allegra Ringo and Renee Colvert, leaving after the 57th episode due to the fact that he was moving house and expecting a child.[15] However, McElroy did later return as a guest star for episodes 71 and 81.[16][17] McElroy also co-hosted the "doomsday prepping" comedy podcast Bunker Buddies with Andie Bolt from 2014 to 2018, at which point he retired from the show and was replaced by Ben Ellis, and Trends Like These with former roommate Brent Black and writer Courtney Enlow from 2015 until its conclusion in 2020. He currently co-hosts Shmanners since 2016 with his wife, Teresa.[18]

McElroy and his brothers also co-host a yearly podcast with Tim Batt and Guy Montgomery, released every American Thanksgiving since 2015, called 'Til Death Do Us Blart[19] where they review the film Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. The brothers also host the documentary podcast The McElroy Brothers Will Be in Trolls World Tour, which ultimately resulted in the announcement that all three were set to make cameo appearances in the film.[20][21]

In 2018, Travis McElroy appeared as a guest star on Dice, Camera, Action as part of the Stream of Many Eyes, a Dungeons & Dragons event promoting the new Waterdeep storyline.[22][23]

### Other appearances

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Travis has appeared multiple times as a guest on The George Lucas Talk Show, including at the 2018 New York Comic Con panel,[24] as well as with his brothers on the May the 4th, 2020 fundraiser The George Lucas Talk Show All Day Star Wars Movie Watch Along[25] and the December 22, 2020 episode The George Lucas Holiday Special.[26]

Podcasts  Years active  | Name  | Hosts  | Notes

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2010–present  | My Brother, My Brother and Me | Travis McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy  |
2012  | In Case Of Emergency | Travis McElroy, Jeremy Dubin, Miranda McGee  |
2014–2018  | Bunker Buddies | Travis McElroy, Andie Bolt, Ben Ellis  | Ben replaced Travis as host in 2018.
2014–present  | The Adventure Zone | Travis McElroy, Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy  |
2015–present  | Can I Pet Your Dog? | Travis McElroy, Allegra Ringo, Renee Colvert, Alexis B. Preston  | Alexis replaced Travis as host in 2016.
2015–2020  | Trends Like These | Travis McElroy, Brent Black, Courtney Enlow  |
2015–present  | 'Til Death Do Us Blart | Travis McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Tim Batt, Guy Montgomery  |
2016–2017  | Interrobang with Travis and Tybee | Travis McElroy, Tybee Diskin  |
2016–present  | Shmanners | Travis McElroy, Teresa McElroy  |
2017–2018  | The Kind Rewind | Travis McElroy, Teresa McElroy  |
2017–2020  | The McElroy Brothers Will Be In Trolls: World Tour | Travis McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy  | Formerly named The McElroy Brothers Will Be In Trolls 2.
2017–2019  | Run: A Doctor Who Fancast | Travis McElroy, Tybee Diskin  |
2017–2018  | Surprisingly Nice | Travis McElroy, Hal Lublin  |
2018–2019  | Positiviteeny | Travis McElroy, Amy Dallen, Erika Ishii |
2020–present  | Bake On | Travis McElroy, Theresa McElroy  |

### Voice acting

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Travis provides voice commentary for the 2017 video game 100ft Robot Golf, along with Justin and Griffin.[27]

In September 2018, following a successful podcasting campaign, Travis, Justin and Griffin confirmed that they would be voicing the character Skyscraper in the animated film Trolls World Tour, with Travis also voicing Rock Tear.[21]

Travis had a guest star role as Cutie in the Summer Camp Island season 4 episode "Oscar & His Demon."[28]

## Awards and achievements

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In 2021, a newly discovered species of millipede was named Nannaria mcelroyorum in recognition of the McElroy family's podcasts, which entertained the scientists during their field work. The millipede is found in West Virginia as well as the wider Appalachian region.[29]

## References

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1. ^ "Griffin McElroy - Authors - Macmillan". Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
2. ^ a b "Home". Travis McElroy: Middlest MBMBaM Brother. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
3. ^ "Huntington Quarterly - Articles - Issue 73 - Clint McElroy". www.huntingtonquarterly.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
4. ^ "About Travis McElroy". Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
5. ^ McElroy, Clint. "Huntington Quarterly | Articles | Issue 80 | Last Laugh". www.huntingtonquarterly.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
6. ^ FM, Player (November 10, 2016), From The Harrowing Tale of Barbara "Bebe Lee" McElroy to We Love You Very Much, archived from the original on November 12, 2017, retrieved September 11, 2018
7. ^ Radulovic, Petrana (October 21, 2024). "The Twenty-Sided Tavern's newest guest player is Travis McElroy". Polygon. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
8. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (February 22, 2017). "Review: 'My Brother, My Brother and Me' Has Advice From Three Modern Stooges". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
9. ^ "Into The Adventure Zone With Griffin McElroy". Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
10. ^ Hoover, Natalie (June 14, 2018). "'The Adventure Zone' Podcast Is Getting Its Own Graphic Novel". Study Breaks. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
11. ^ McMillan, Graeme (July 26, 2018). "'Adventure Zone' Graphic Novel Tops New York Times' Trade Fiction Best-Seller List". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
12. ^ "Exclusive: First look at interiors of 'The Adventure Zone' sequel 'Murder on the Rockport Limited'". EW.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
13. ^ "Petals to the Metal: Get a wild first look at the next Adventure Zone graphic novel". EW.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
14. ^ Enlow, Courtney (October 8, 2020). "Exclusive: First Look at The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom Graphic Novel". SyFy Wire. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
15. ^ Barsanti, Sam (April 16, 2018). "Travis McElroy is still hoping to find the moment we reached "peak Jim Carrey"". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
16. ^ "Episode 71: Travis McElroy Returns!". November 29, 2016. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
17. ^ "Episode 81: Travis and Teresa McElroy Return!". February 14, 2017. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
18. ^ Hershon, Marc (February 5, 2016). "Podcast Reviews: Shmanners & The New Hollywood". HuffPost. Archived from the original on June 7, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
19. ^ "Till Death Do Us Blart". Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
20. ^ "The McElroy Brothers Will Be In Trolls 2". trolls2.libsyn.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
21. ^ a b Bradley, Laura (September 11, 2018). "The Unbelievable True Story of How Three Podcasters Trolled Their Way into Trolls 2". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
22. ^ "Stream of Many Eyes". Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
23. ^ "Dungeons and Dragons Newest Storyline Waterdeep: Dragon Heist Revealed - IGN". June 2018. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
24. ^ "NYCC - The George Lucas Talk Show w/ Sonia Manzano, Will Butler, Grey DeLisle, Travis McElroy". Youtube. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021.
25. ^ "The George Lucas Talk Show All Day Star Wars Movie Watch Along Part 6 - A New Hope". Youtube. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022.
26. ^ "The George Lucas Talk Show 2020 Holiday Special - Part 1". Youtube. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021.
27. ^ "100ft Robot Golf on Steam". Steam. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
28. ^ "Summer Camp Island S4 E5:Oscar & his Demon". HBO Max. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
29. ^ Means, Jackson C.; Hennen, Derek A.; Marek, Paul E. (April 13, 2021). "A revision of the minor species group in the millipede genus Nannaria Chamberlin, 1918 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae)". ZooKeys (1030): 1–180\. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1030.62544. PMC 8060247. PMID 33958904. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021 - via zookeys.pensoft.net.

## External links

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* Official website
* Travis McElroy at IMDb

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McElroy family

Family|

* Clint McElroy
* Griffin McElroy
* Hugh McElroy
* Justin McElroy
* Sydnee McElroy
* Travis McElroy

Original works|

* My Brother, My Brother and Me
* Sawbones
* The Adventure Zone
* 'Til Death Do Us Blart
* War of the Realms: Journey into Mystery

Contributions|

* The Joystiq Podcast (2007-2011)
* The Besties (2012)
* Polygon (2012)
* 100ft Robot Golf (2016)
* Dimension 20: Tiny Heist (2020)
* Trolls World Tour (2020)

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* United States

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

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