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Glee star Kevin McHale to host E4 panel show pilot
Kevin McHale, the star of US series Glee, is to host a new E4 panel show pilot called Virtually Famous. Jessica Knappett and James Acaster are team captains.
British Comedy Guide, 31st January 2014Review: James Acaster - Lawnmower
"It's a happily spent hour, with Acaster demonstrating a confidence and natural stage presence beyond his years."
Emma McAlpine, Spoonfed, 5th November 2013John Hannah brings the cheeky wit and mildly pervy grin he displayed in Spartacus and A Touch Of Cloth to bear as he acts as guest host to the opening round of the 27th series of the pop quiz institution. Yes, that's 27 series of impossible-to- guess hummed intros, impossible-to-identify crinkly looking drummers from 1980s one-hit wonders and impossibly lame jokes from Phill Jupitus. Who probably hasn't been in it from the start but, who knows, we're darned if we can remember that far back. Tonight, Aluna Francis of electro-pop duo AlunaGeorge, dance duo Basement Jaxx and comedian James Acaster are effortlessly upstaged by Noel Fielding.
Carol Carter and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Metro, 23rd September 2013Festival stories: James Acaster and David Trent (Link expired)
Comedians James Acaster and David Trent look back on their time at the Fringe and find it mostly involves shops and star ratings.
Hamish Gibson, WOW247, 28th August 2013The Foster's Comedy Award shortlist: From O2 to Fringe?
Interesting Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist just announced. Bridget Christie, Carl Donnelly, James Acaster, Max & Ivan, Mike Wozniak, Nick Helm and Seann Walsh are all in the running for the £10,000 prize to be handed out by Steve Coogan on Saturday. I love the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards and this year's panel decision looks like being an intriguing one.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st August 2013Amnesty Secret Comedy Podcast episode 2
In Amnesty's second podcast, recorded live at the Edinburgh festival, David Baddiel laments his fading fame, Caroline Rhea talks about her relationship with her fans, there's standup from James Acaster on his sky-writing ambitions and Zoe Lyons on how to reveal the visible signs of ageing. Plus The Boy With Tape On His Face reveals Ian Rankin's shocking secret about a real-life murder.
The Guardian, 8th August 2013Edinburgh Fringe 2013 interview: James Acaster
A whole host of topics is about to get what they've got coming to them. Quite frankly, it's about high time someone gave it to them the way they're about to get it. Here we go.
The New Current, 8th August 2013James Acaster: Quick quiz
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee James Acaster is back once again with more topical stand-up, performing every night of the Festival with no days off. He's a busy guy is James, but he still found time to answer our Quick Quiz questions. Just about...
ThreeWeeks, 5th August 2013Fringe: How to... Make boring stuff funny
James Acaster takes on the big guns: "watching paint dry" and "watching the grass grow".
James Acaster, The Guardian, 2nd August 2013This week's new live comedy
Previews of James Acaster, Henry Paker & Kunt And The Gang.
James Kettle, The Guardian, 27th July 2013