Travis McElroy


Travis Patrick McElroy 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?.

Early and personal life

Travis McElroy was born in 1983 to Clint McElroy, former co-host of WTCR-FM's morning radio show in Huntington, West Virginia, and his wife Leslie. Travis McElroy is an alumnus of the University of Oklahoma. He married Teresa McElroy in 2013. They have two children, Barbara or "Bebe," born on October 25th 2016, and Dorothy "Baby Dot," born on January 7th 2020.

Career

Theatre

Travis McElroy worked as technical director at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company from 2009 to 2014.

Podcasting

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 modren 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.
In 2014, the McElroy brothers, along with their father Clint McElroy, launched a tabletop role-playing game podcast entitled The Adventure Zone. Initially playing Dungeons & Dragons, the show moved into other game systems in later arcs. During the first arc, Balance, Travis McElroy portrays Magnus Burnsides, a human fighter. The first sub-arc of Balance, named Here There Be Gerblins, was adapted into a graphic novel, a collaboration of the McElroys and artist Carey Pietsch, published by First Second Books in 2018. It was followed by a second graphic novel, Murder on the Rockport Limited!, in 2019.
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.
However, McElroy did later return as a guest star for episodes 71 and 81. 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 and Shmanners since 2016 with his wife, Teresa.
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 where they review the film . 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.
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.
Years activeNameHostsNotes
2010–presentMy Brother, My Brother and MeTravis McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy
2012In Case Of EmergencyTravis McElroy, Jeremy Dubin, Miranda McGee
2014–2018Bunker BuddiesTravis McElroy, Andie Bolt, Ben EllisBen replaced Travis as host in 2018.
2014–presentThe Adventure ZoneTravis McElroy, Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy
2015–presentCan I Pet Your Dog?Travis McElroy, Allegra Ringo, Renee Colvert, Alexis B. PrestonAlexis replaced Travis as host in 2016.
2015–2020Trends Like TheseTravis McElroy, Brent Black, Courtney Enlow
2015–presentTil Death Do Us BlartTravis McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Tim Batt, Guy Montgomery
2016–2017Interrobang with Travis and TybeeTravis McElroy, Tybee Diskin
2016–presentShmannersTravis McElroy, Teresa McElroy
2017–2018The Kind RewindTravis McElroy, Teresa McElroy
2017–2020The McElroy Brothers Will Be In Trolls: World TourTravis McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroyFormerly named The McElroy Brothers Will Be In Trolls 2.
2017–2019Run: A Doctor Who FancastTravis McElroy, Tybee Diskin
2017–2018Surprisingly NiceTravis McElroy, Hal Lublin
2018–2019PositiviteenyTravis McElroy, Amy Dallen, Erika Ishii

Voice acting

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