James Acaster's Best Bits on House of Games Compilation
| James Acaster | |
|---|---|
 Acaster in 2018 | |
| Born | (1985-01-09) 9 Jan 1985 Kettering, England |
| Medium | Stand-upward |
| Years agile | 2008–present |
| Website | jamesacaster |
James William Acaster (; built-in 9 January 1985) is an English stand-upward comedian and television presenter. He has performed for several consecutive years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and has been nominated for Best Testify five times.[1] He won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Accolade for Most Outstanding Show in 2022 with Cold Lasagne Detest Myself 1999,[two] [3] and has won four Cackle awards.[four] [5] He has appeared on several panel shows such as Mock the Week, Taskmaster, 8 out of ten Cats, and Would I Lie to You?
Acaster'southward 2022 Netflix show, Repertoire, consisted of four separate hour-long stand-up comedy performances.[6] He has likewise written two books that have appeared on The Sunday Times Bestseller List: James Acaster's Archetype Scrapes (2017), based on an anecdotal segment of Josh Widdicombe's XFM prove, and Perfect Audio Whatever (2019), which consists of reviews of albums from 2022 with an autobiographical element.[7] [8] He currently hosts the console show Hypothetical aslope Widdicombe, the food podcast Off Menu with Ed Run a risk, and the music podcast James Acaster'south Perfect Sounds on BBC Sounds.
Early life [edit]
James William Acaster[9] was born in Kettering on 9 January 1985. He attended Montagu Secondary School and studied music at Northampton College.[10] During this fourth dimension, he also sporadically worked at a drinks stand at Wicksteed Park, where he was known as The Mash Rex, igniting a longstanding fascination with industrial catering equipment.[11] He also worked as a teaching assistant in a school for autistic children,[12] during which time he began to perform stand-up one-act.[13]
Comedy career [edit]
2008–2012 [edit]
Acaster began performing in 2008.[14] In 2009, he performed in a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with fellow comedians Josh Widdicombe and Nick Helm.[fifteen] In 2010 and 2011 he supported Josie Long[16] and Milton Jones on tour respectively.[17]
In 2011 he also appeared on Russell Howard's Good News Extra and Dave's One Night Stand, and performed his first solo bear witness at the Edinburgh Festival, Amongst Other Things [eighteen] [19] , which he toured across the UK the following year. Acaster appeared in Australia Versus, in addition to Chris Addison's E4 programme Show and Tell, and was the co-host of My First Gig on Resonance FM radio.[xx]
Acaster'south 2012 Edinburgh show was called Prompt. It received a nomination from the Foster'due south Edinburgh Comedy Awards for the best comedy show at the festival in 2012.[ commendation needed ]
Acaster began actualization on his friend Josh Widdicombe'southward radio programme on XFM in 2012, initially being asked to share a story virtually a strange situation he had got himself into in the past. His commencement story proved pop enough that he was asked to go on sharing a story each calendar week. These stories, dubbed "scrapes" by Josh and afterwards "archetype scrapes" by the programme's listeners, became a recurring segment known as 'James Acaster'due south Classic Scrapes'. Acaster's stories included going line dancing with his blood brother on Valentine's day, inadvertently scaring the actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje in a Chiquito restaurant, and afterwards beingness tormented by a friend's son in the grade of pranks involving cabbage.[ citation needed ]
2013–2015 [edit]
Acaster performed Prompt at 14 venues in England and Wales betwixt January and March 2013, after which he appeared at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. He won the New Zealand Comedy Social club'due south best international act honour in Dec 2013.[ commendation needed ]
Acaster'southward 2013 Edinburgh show Lawnmower was staged at the Pleasance Courtyard. Information technology was nominated for the Foster'south Edinburgh Comedy Award 2013 for the best comedy bear witness. In September 2013, he made his first appearance on the BBC musical comedy console show Never Heed the Buzzcocks. He completed his UK bout of Lawnmower at a hometown gig in Kettering on 30 November 2013.[ citation needed ]
Acaster starred in various segments of radio, including the half-hour programme "James Acaster'southward Findings – Breadstuff"[21] for BBC Radio 4, also featuring Nathaniel Metcalfe and Bryony Hannah. A series of four episodes of "James Acaster'southward Findings" was recorded in June and July 2014. The outset of these episodes was circulate on 5 November 2014. Acaster likewise regularly appeared on Josh Widdicombe's XFM radio prove, where he was a fan favourite due to a segment involving anecdotes of his known equally "classic scrapes" (about of which were after compiled in a volume in 2017). His series Sugariness Home Ketteringa (2014) follows him on a journey of discovery around his hometown, exploring its history and nascent rivalries with proximal boondocks Corby, sparked by a Primark store opening in the latter town.[22]
Acaster'due south 2022 Edinburgh show was called Recognise. The evidence was previewed in April and May in Australia and New Zealand,[23] where it won the New Zealand International One-act Festival Award for Best International Evidence.[24] Recognise was again nominated for the Foster'due south Edinburgh Comedy Award 2022 for the best one-act show – the third fourth dimension in a row for Acaster.[25] It was performed at over 30 British venues during autumn 2014, including a 2-week run at the Soho Theatre in December due to the success of the October dates at the same venue.
Acaster'southward 2022 Edinburgh testify was called Represent, again performed at the Pleasance Courtyard.[26] It earned Acaster his 4th consecutive Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination for Best Show, becoming the 2d artist to do and then subsequently Al Murray. The UK tour of this bear witness ran from October to December 2015, ending at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue. Due to the show's success, Acaster took Correspond to the Soho Theatre for a week-long run in March 2016.
In 2022 he won the Cackle awards for Best Breakthrough Act and Best Show for Recognise.[27]
2016–present [edit]
Acaster's 2022 testify was called Reset. It was previewed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and the New Zealand International Comedy Festival in Auckland and Wellington, both in April/May 2016, then at the Udderbelly Festival in June 2016, and finally at The Tringe Festival in Tring in July. Acaster performed this testify at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Baronial 2016, where he became the kickoff comedian to receive a 5th nomination for best prove at the festival. In June 2016, Acaster appeared every bit a guest on Russell Howard'southward Stand Upwards Central. In July 2016, Acaster performed in the comedy tent at Latitude Festival. In September 2016, he wrote a pilot episode for a new sitcom, We The Jury, which was circulate by the BBC.[28]
In 2017, Acaster took Recognise, Represent, and Reset to various venues, performing one testify each night over 3 nights as The Trelogy.[29] A farther testify of previously performed cloth, Epitomize, was also adult to tie the shows together thematically. These four shows were filmed in September for a Netflix special.[thirty] His offset book, James Acaster's Archetype Scrapes, recounting the stories he told on Josh Widdicombe's XFM radio show and podcast, was published in August, followed by a volume-reading tour in autumn 2017. Classic Scrapes appeared on The Sunday Times best-seller list.[31] In Nov, he turned on the Christmas lights in Kettering.[32]
In March 2018, Netflix released James Acaster: Repertoire, consisting of the four one-hour shows - Recognise, Represent, Reset and Recap - filmed in September 2017. The initial response to Repertoire was very positive, with a rating of eight.3 on IMDB.[33] [ unreliable source? ] In July 2018, Acaster performed at Cornbury Music Festival on the Comedy Stage.[34] Acaster currently presents a weekly podcast series with Ed Hazard called Off Menu.[35] In the podcast, Gamble and Acaster invite a special invitee to talk over their dream starter, main class, side, dessert and drink.[36]
In 2019, Acaster won the Chortle Honour for Best Prove with Common cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999.[37] Perfect Audio Whatever is Acaster's second book, almost an obsessive challenge that he undertook in 2022 to collect equally much music released in 2022 as possible. It was published by Headline Publishing Group in August 2019.[38] [39] In 2019, Acaster won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Honor, making him the first UK comedian to exercise then in nine years.[xl] Acaster's podcast with BBC Sounds, James Acaster's Perfect Sounds, started in Apr 2020.[41]
Acaster, Romesh Ranganathan and James Corden voiced three mice and appeared as three transformed footmen in the 2022 motion picture Cinderella.[42]
Other interests [edit]
Acaster played the drums in various bands around his hometown prior to his comedy career, including The Wow! Scenario and the Capri-Sun Quartet. As a member of the latter, he used the stage name Sir William Strawberry. Afterwards The Wow! Scenario broke upward, he pursued one-act while "deciding what [he] really wanted to practise".[43] The Wow! Scenario recorded an anthology entitled Stand in the Star: A Poetry and a Chorus in 2007, but did not release information technology; Acaster announced in 2022 that he had reunited with the band to finish the anthology and that it would be bachelor the following twelvemonth, only it remains unreleased.[44]
Personal life [edit]
Acaster resides in London.[45]
Acaster was in a relationship with comedian Rose Matafeo from 2022 to 2017.[46] [47] He had previously been in a human relationship with comedian Louise Ford until 2013.[46]
Filmography [edit]
Picture [edit]
| Twelvemonth | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cinderella | John |
Television receiver [edit]
| Yr | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Russell Howard'south Skilful News | Self | Series four Episode 5 |
| 2011 | Testify and Tell | Self | Series 1 Episode vii, Series 1 Episode eight |
| 2013–2014 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Cocky | Series 27 Episode 1, Serial 28 Episode 4 |
| 2013–2014 | Sweat the Modest Stuff | Self | Serial ane Episode 8, Serial two Episode v, Series four Episode 5 |
| 2014 | Spicks and Specks | Self | Series 8 Episode fifteen |
| 2014 | Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live | Cocky | 2014, Episode 1 |
| 2014 | Big Brother's Bit on the Side | Cocky | 26 June 2014 |
| 2014 | Comedy Up Late | Self | Series 2 Episode iv |
| 2014 | Most Famous | Self | Series 1 Episodes iii, 6 |
| 2014 | Sweet Home Ketteringa | Self (Host) | Documentary Serial |
| 2014, 2017, 2020 | Richard Herring'due south Leicester Square Theatre Podcast | Cocky | Leicester Square Episodes 49, 208, 283; Edinburgh Fringe Episode 77 |
| 2014–2017 | eight Out of ten Cats | Cocky | Serial 17 Episode v, Series xviii Episode 5, Series 19 Episode 6, Series twenty Episode ten |
| 2014–2018 | Mock the Week | Self | Serial 13 Episode 10; Series fourteen Episodes 1, 3, 9, 10; Series 15 Episodes 2, 5, 9, 11; Series 16 Episodes ane, two, 8, 9, 10; Series 17 Episodes 1, 3, 5 |
| 2015 | Josh | Mike | Serial 1 Episode 4 |
| 2015 | Alan Davies: As All the same Untitled | Self | Serial ii Episode 5 |
| 2015 | Community Kitchen | Self | Serial 3 Episodes 4, 5 |
| 2015 | Drunk History: UK | Cocky | Serial one Episodes 1, 7 |
| 2015 | The John Bishop Show | Self | Episode 1 |
| 2015 | Alive at the Apollo | Self | Serial eleven, Episode 5 |
| 2015-2016 | The Dog Ate My Homework | Self | Series 2, Episode viii, Series three, Episode 6 |
| 2015–2018 | Take I Got News For You | Self | Series 49 Episode ix, Series 55 Episode 4 |
| 2016 | Room 101 | Cocky | Series xvi Episode four |
| 2016 | We the Jury | Creator/Author | Unsold Pilot |
| 2016 | Alive from the BBC | Cocky | Series ane, Episode iii |
| 2016 | Stand Upwards Key | Self | Series 2 Episode iv |
| 2016 | 7 Days | Self | Serial 8 Episode thirteen |
| 2016 | Sun Brunch | Self | Series 5 Episode fifteen |
| 2016 | Sugariness Home Lahnsteineringa | Self (Host) | Documentary Series (Season ii of Sweet Abode Ketteringa) |
| 2016–present | Sounds Random | Self (Host) | |
| 2017 | The Last Leg | Self | Series 12 Episode 4 |
| 2017 | Romesh: Talking to Comedians | Self | Series 2 Episode half-dozen Hosted by Romesh Ranganathan |
| 2017 | We Have Been Watching | Cocky | |
| 2017–2018 | Insert Proper name Here | Self | Series two Episode 5, Series 3 Episode 3, Series 4 Episode 1 |
| 2017–2018 | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Self | Serial 12 Episode 7 (Jon's Team); Series 17 Christmas Special (Dictionary Corner) |
| 2017–2020 | Would I Lie to You? | Self | Series 11 Episode 3, Series 12 Episode 7, Series 13 Episode 10 |
| 2018 | The Nifty British Bake Off: An Extra Slice | Self | Serial 5 Episode 7 |
| 2018 | James Acaster: Repertoire | Self | A Netflix original one-act special - Recognise, Represent, Reset, Recap |
| 2018 | Richard Osman's House of Games | Self | Series 2 Week viii |
| 2018 | Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier | Cocky | Serial ane Episode half-dozen, Series two Episode 10 |
| 2018 | Taskmaster | Cocky | Series vii |
| 2018 | A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh | Self | Documentary |
| 2018 | Innuendo Bingo | Self | With Josh Widdicombe |
| 2019 | Pointless Celebrities | Self | Series 11 (Comedians Episode) |
| 2019–present | Hypothetical | Cocky | Co-Host with Josh Widdicombe |
| 2019 | The Jonathan Ross Show | Self | Guest |
| 2019 | The Nifty Stand up Upward to Cancer Bake Off | Cocky | Series two Contestant |
| 2020 | Who Said That? | Self | Episode 7[48] |
| 2020–2021 | The Large Fat Quiz of the Year | Self | 2020 and 2022 Editions |
| 2020 | The Terminal Leg of the Yr | Cocky | 2020 Edition |
| 2020 | Common cold Lasagne Detest Myself 1999 | Cocky | Livestream on DICE, bachelor for on-demand purchase on Vimeo |
| 2021 | Big Zuu'due south Big Eats | Self | Guest |
Awards and nominations [edit]
| Year | Laurels | Category | Issue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Chortle Awards | Breakthrough Act | Won | [49] |
| All-time Bear witness | Won | |||
| 2016 | Chortle Awards | Best Show | Nominated | [50] |
| 2019 | Chortle Awards | Best Show | Won | [51] |
| Comedians' Comedian | Won | |||
| 2021 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Comedy Special | Pending | [52] |
Bibliography [edit]
| Twelvemonth | Title |
|---|---|
| 2017 | James Acaster'south Archetype Scrapes |
| 2019 | Perfect Sound Whatever |
| 2022 | James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media: Vol.ane |
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External links [edit]
- Official website
- James Acaster at IMDb
- Sweet Home Ketteringa – 2014–2015 comic docu-series presented by Acaster nearly his hometown
- Richard Herring'due south Leicester Foursquare Theatre Podcast – James Acaster on YouTube, October 2014
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Acaster
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