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Hypothetical. James Acaster
James Acaster

James Acaster

  • 39 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

Press clippings

James Acaster interview

Disruptive audiences nearly drove James Acaster from stand-up. Instead, he decided to embrace the hecklers.

Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 22nd November 2024

James Acaster's Heckler's Welcome comes to Sky Comedy

James Acaster's Hecklers Welcome special will air on Sky Comedy on 10th December, the channel has announced.

British Comedy Guide, 21st November 2024

James Acaster's stand-up show Hecklers Welcome to be released on vinyl

Decca Records is releasing a vinyl version of James Acaster's stand-up show Hecklers Welcome.

British Comedy Guide, 16th October 2024

James Acaster and Rose Matafeo join Spike Milligan's Badjelly cast

James Acaster, Rose Matafeo, Jo Brand, Tim Key, Colin Hoult and Richard O'Brien are among those voicing Badjelly, the forthcoming animated television adaptation of Spike Milligan's children's story, joining Miriam Margolyes, Rhys Darby, Julian Barratt, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Roisin Conaty, Katherine Parkinson and Joe Wilkinson in the 13-part series.

British Comedy Guide, 15th October 2024

British Podcast Awards 2024 shortlists 8 shows for Best Comedy

Daisy May Cooper, Alan Partridge, James Acaster, Kathy Burke and Joanne McNally are amongst the nominees for the British Podcast Awards 2024.

British Comedy Guide, 25th July 2024

James Acaster pilots "raucous" gameshow People Person for Channel 4

James Acaster is piloting James Acaster: People Person, a "raucous and energetic" Channel 4 gameshow in which a panel of comedians try to answer probing questions about members of the public, and will be releasing multiple versions of his next special, based on his stand-up show Hecklers Welcome.

British Comedy Guide, 10th June 2024

Laura Smyth wins gold at Radio Academy Awards 2024

Radio 4 stand-up show Laura Smyth: I Don't Know What To Say took the gold prize in the Comedy Award at the ARIAS 2024. The Skewer took silver, with Kathy Burke's podcast getting bronze. John Robins revealing his struggles with alcohol was named Moment of the Year.

British Comedy Guide, 8th May 2024

Seize Them! review

While there's a whole battalion of comic talent doing their best with the poor material they've been given, they have precious little to work with. (2.8 stars)

Philip Caveney, Bouquets & Brickbats, 11th April 2024

Seize Them! review

It doesn't reach the heights of Horrible Histories - let alone Monty Python And The Holy Grail - but Seize Them! turns the Dark Ages into the daft ages, delivering a mostly entertaining, female-centred comedy enlivened by winning performances.

Ian Freer, Empire, 8th April 2024

Laura Smyth, James Acaster and Frank Skinner amongst ARIAS nominees

Forth At The Fringe, Help I Sexted My Boss, IM1: A New Hope, Laura Smyth, James Acaster's podcast Springleaf, Tell Teresa, Frank Skinner's Absolute Radio show, The Skewer and Kathy Burke's Where There's A Will, There's A Wake are the radio shows and podcasts nominated for the The Radio Academy's 2024 Comedy Award.

British Comedy Guide, 27th March 2024

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