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Hypothetical. James Acaster
James Acaster

James Acaster

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

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The Wrestling at Indigo2 review

Glorious chaos as comedians swapped punchlines for punches.

Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 6th March 2023

The venue's no joke but Just For Laughs' London festival delivered megastar stand-ups

A new sibling to Montreal's big comedy shindig has launched in the UK and despite the corporate guff there was a lot to laugh about.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th March 2023

James Acaster's Temps collective announce debut album

Temps, the international music collective put together and produced by comedian James Acaster, have announced their debut album.

NME, 31st January 2023

Dave drops The Island

Tom Allen-fronted comedy format The Island has been cast away after one series.

Chortle, 24th January 2023

National Comedy Awards 2023 shortlists revealed

The shortlists for Channel 4's National Comedy Awards 2023 have been revealed. Ghosts, Don't Hug Me I'm Scared, Derry Girls and After Life are up for Best Scripted Comedy.

British Comedy Guide, 23rd January 2023

The Home Alone recreation that nearly fried James Acaster and Guz Khan

Swinging paintcans, electrified sinks, a drop from a zipwire ... in The Unofficial Science Of Home Alone, the comics undergo the Christmas classic's booby traps - to see what would really happen.

Alexi Duggins, The Guardian, 19th December 2022

The Unofficial Science Of Home Alone review - what, no charred skeletons?

This testing of the Christmas classic's violent scenes - from head-smashing paint pots to high-voltage shocks - would have been better if James Acaster and Guz Khan did less wisecracking and more suffering.

Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 19th December 2022

James Acaster doesn't need your sympathy

The British comedian has turned his breakups and breakdowns into material. But his real subject is the nature of stand-up itself.

Sarah Chihaya, The New Yorker, 11th December 2022

James Acaster: 'People think they know me. But I'm clearly doing a persona'

The comedian thought that writing 'personal stuff' was self-indulgent. Until he couldn't avoid it.

Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 3rd December 2022

29 best feel-good podcasts to make you happy

We all need cheering up - Bob Mortimer, Chris and Rosie Ramsey, Alan Carr, and French and Saunders are here to help.

The Sunday Times, 13th November 2022

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