James Acaster
Born: 9 / 1 / 1985
Location: United Kingdom
James William Acaster (; born 9 January 1985) is an English comedian. As well as the stand-up specials Repertoire and Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999, he is known for co-hosting the food podcast Off Menu and the panel show Hypothetical. Acaster makes use of fictional characters within his stand-up comedy, which is characterised by frequent callback jokes, offbeat observational comedy and overarching stories. He has won four Chortle Awards, a Just for Laughs Award and International Comedy Festival Awards at Melbourne and New Zealand.
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James Acaster – Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
"Moves swiftly from distressing to hilarious."
Netflix Is Changing The Stand-up Game - These Comics Tell Us How
Scottish comic Daniel Sloss, England’s James Acaster and our very own Nazeem Hussain each saw their comedy specials drop on Netflix this past year. They tell Hannah Story about how streaming services are changing the stand-up game.
James Acaster: Represent (MICF)
"A series of odd occurrences that fall well into the dark cavity between fantasy and reality."
The Invisible Dot Cabaret
"Among the many delights to be found was Steen Raskopoulos' surreal, absurdist sketch comedy — no small thing to pull off live."
James Acaster
"Acaster flies off at tangents, telling quaint and always odd stories."
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