Matt Graham is an American comedian and

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in international competition. He was the 1997 World Scrabble Championship runner-up.Tierney, John (May 24, 1998).
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Graham was featured prominently in the 2001 book ''Word Freak'' and in the 2004 documentary film ''

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via Scrabylon Graham worked briefly on one season as writer on ''

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after not having much of his material included in the show.Maron, Marc (February 6, 2012)
Episode 251: Matt Graham.
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''. Graham performed his show ''This Too Shall Suck'' at the 2012 FringeNYC Festival.This Too Shall Suck Tickets and Showtimes.
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This Too Shall Suck website
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