James Acaster to write a book

Friday 23rd December 2016, 12:56pm

James Acaster is to write a book called James Acaster's Classic Scrapes
The book, which will be published in August 2017, will chronicle mishaps and farcical adventures in his life
His publisher says: "James is one of the most exciting names in comedy right now"

Stand-up comedian James Acaster is to publish a book.

James Acaster's Classic Scrapes will "chronicle the mishaps and farcical adventures" that the stand-up comedian has found himself in.

The idea comes from the regular segment he used to appear in on Josh Widdicombe's XFM radio show. The publishers explain: "Unfortunately for James, fame and critical acclaim haven't prevented him from ending up in a breathtaking amount of farcical misadventures. From having to hide in a bush outside Basingstoke station overnight wearing a bright red dress, to drunkenly incurring the wrath of night bus lads, to being the only person in history to get 'cabbaged' by a child, James apparently lives his life in a perpetual sitcom.

"Appearing weekly on Josh Widdicombe's radio show to recount these stories, James quickly became a listener favourite, and the feature was christened 'James Acaster's classic scrapes'. Here, in his first book, James recounts these scrapes (including never-before-heard stories) in all their glorious stupidity, and attempts - with some audacity - to advise us on the moral of the stories..."

James Acaster says: "I have lived an extremely blessed life save for enough awful/stupid experiences to fill a book with and so I thought it only fair to fill a book with them.

"Even if you don't find this book amusing then I hope you can at least use it to help navigate you through this life as it flags up what not to do at every single turn. In the same way that it is important that we document the mistakes of history so we do not make those same mistakes again, it has been important for me to write my personal scrapes down so that I stand even the slightest chance of not ruining my entire life one day."

Richard Roper from publishers Headline says: "James is one of the most exciting names in comedy right now, and I am exceptionally pleased that he will be delving into the collection of ridiculous stories from his sitcom-style life for our reading pleasure."

Acaster is set to arrange a live tour to support the launch of the book, however first he will be undertaking a 2017 tour titled 'The Trelogy', in which he will perform his three last solo shows in towns across three nights.

James Acaster's Classic Scrapes will be released in August 2017. You can pre-order it below...

James Acaster's Classic Scrapes

James Acaster has been nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award five times in a row and has appeared on Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, Russell Howard's Stand Up Central.

Unfortunately for James, fame and critical acclaim haven't prevented him from ending up in a breathtaking amount of farcical misadventures. From having to hide in a bush outside Basingstoke station overnight wearing a bright red dress, to drunkenly incurring the wrath of night bus lads, to being the only person in history to get 'cabbaged' by a child, James apparently lives his life in a perpetual sitcom.

Appearing weekly on Josh Widdicombe's radio show to recount these stories, James quickly became a listener favourite, and the feature was christened 'James Acaster's classic scrapes'.

Here, in his first book, James recounts these scrapes (including never-before-heard stories) in all their glorious stupidity, and attempts - with some audacity - to advise us on the moral of the stories...

First published: Thursday 24th August 2017

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