On January 9th, 1985, James William Acaster, a British comedian, author, presenter, and musician, was born. He is well renowned for both his panel appearances and stand-up specials like Repertoire.
He is also well known for co-hosting the food podcast Off Menu and co-presenting the panel show Hypothetical. Four Chortle Awards have been granted to Acaster.
Acaster initially pursued a career as a drummer in music before starting his stand-up comedy career in 2008. At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where he won five nominations for Best Comedy Show, he rose to fame for his stand-up routines.
In order to create the Netflix original series Repertoire, four of his Fringe performances—including “Recognize,” “Represent,” “Reset,” and “Recap”—were chosen.
Off Menu, a podcast on food that Acaster and Ed Gamble launched in 2018, and Hypothetical, a panel show on Dave, which he co-hosts since 2019. He has also made guest appearances on panel shows like Taskmaster, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, Would I Lie to You?, 8 Out of 10 Cats, and Mock the Week.
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He lives in Ladbroke Grove. His most recent special, Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 (2019), won an award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.