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Hypothetical. James Acaster
James Acaster

James Acaster

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

Press clippings Page 31

My comedy hero: James Acaster on The Rock

'It's nice to have a big muscly guy being funny and stupid'

Brian Donaldson, The List, 22nd October 2014

James Acaster interview

"This show is my most personal show yet. It's me revealing that I am, and always have been, an undercover cop infiltrating a gang of drug dealers who are providing drugs to comedians."

Ella Walker, Cambridge News, 20th October 2014

James Acaster interview

Triple Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated comedian James Acaster isn't who we thought he was. We out Pat Springleaf, the undercover cop posing as a stand-up.

Ben Williams, Time Out, 17th October 2014

This week's new live comedy

Previews of James Acaster, David O'Doherty and Rachel Parris.

James Kettle, The Guardian, 4th October 2014

James Acaster: meet Kettering's second-biggest export

Ahead of his appearance in Aberdeen next week, Your Weekend chats with stand-up comic James Acaster - Weetabix, beat boxing and all.

Aberdeen Press and Journal, 2nd October 2014

James Acaster's top of the cops

The comic from Kettering outs himself as an undercover cop and reveals the fictional feds who inspired him.

James Acaster, The Guardian, 26th September 2014

James Acaster: Kettering confidential

Does James Acaster really come from Kettering? It seems too good to be true.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th September 2014

James Acaster interview

I'm an idiot for the whole show. I'd urge people to YouTube me before buying tickets.

Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo, 15th September 2014

James Acaster: Acaster spell on you

Foster's Comedy Award nominee James Acaster shares his thoughts on the competition and the dangers of misquotation.

John Stansfield, The Skinny, 3rd September 2014

Edinburgh festival 2014: what's hot and what's not?

It's only five days old and already the fringe has produced some stormers, from James Acaster to Adam Riches. Let us know which shows you've seen and what you made of them.

Chris Wiegand, The Guardian, 5th August 2014

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