James Acaster

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James Acaster
Born (1985-01-09) 9 January 1985
Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
Medium Stand-up
Nationality British
Genres Low-key whimsy

James Acaster (born 9 January 1985 in Kettering) is an English comedian.[1] He attended Montagu secondary school in Kettering and now lives in London.

In addition to his real name, James has a number of aliases that he is also known as, including "Jimmy Two Shoes" "Davy Bow Bow" "The Nine Nine Nine" "Dogsy Man Man" "Chives" "The Cotton Club" and "Ring It (THE ALARM)"

Acaster previously played drums in local bands in Northamptonshire including Pindrop, Three Line Whip and The Wow! Scenario.[2] After The Wow! Scenario broke up he "decided to do comedy before deciding what he really wanted to do."

In 2009 Acaster performed in a show at the Edinburgh festival fringe with fellow comedians Josh Widdicombe and Nick Helm.[3] In 2010 he supported Josie Long on tour and, in 2011 he supported Milton Jones on tour.[4] He has appeared on Russell Howard's Good News Extra[5] and was the internet act in Dave's One Night Stand from Bristol.[6] In 2011 he had his first solo show at the Edinburgh Festival, "Amongst Other Things".[7][8] Acaster appeared in Australia Versus and was co-host in My First Gig on Resonance FM radio.[9] He appeared in Chris Addison's E4 programme Show and Tell in autumn 2011. In spring 2012 he performed "Amongst Other Things" as solo shows in various venues in the UK.

Acaster's 2012 Edinburgh show was called "Prompt". It began its run to positive reviews and enthusiastic audience response, both during the show and subsequently on Twitter. It received a nomination from the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards for best comedy show at the festival in 2012. Acaster performed "Prompt" at 14 venues in England and Wales between January and March 2013, after which he appeared at Auckland Comedy Festival in New Zealand, where he was nominated for an award for "Best International Show".

He has done various bits of radio, including the half-hour programme "James Acaster's findings - Bread"[10] for Radio 4, also featuring Nathaniel Metcalfe and Bryony Hannah. A short series of "JAF" will be recorded for broadcasting in Spring 2014.

Acaster's 2013 Edinburgh show "Lawnmower" was staged at the Pleasance Courtyard. It was nominated for the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award 2013 for best comedy show. In September 2013 he made his first appearance on the BBC musical comedy panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Acaster completed his UK tour of "Lawnmower" at a hometown gig in Kettering on 30th November 2013.

James Acaster won the New Zealand Comedy Guild's best international act award in December 2013.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.comedycv.co.uk/jamesacaster/index.html
  2. ↑ https://www.myspace.com/introducingthewowscenario
  3. ↑ http://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/10000535-acaster-helm-and-widdicombe-live-at-the-voodoo-bar/
  4. ↑ http://www.theadvertiserseries.co.uk/leisure/8877065.Milton_Jones__Lion_Whisperer__Gala_Theatre__Durham/
  5. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9lYbP2UuPw
  6. ↑ http://uktv.co.uk/dave/homepage/sid/8779
  7. ↑ http://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/j/33492/james_acaster
  8. ↑ http://www.pleasance.co.uk/edinburgh/events/james-acaster-amongst-other-things
  9. ↑ http://www.thecomedycrawl.com/lineup.php?section=performers&id=112
  10. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rg23c

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