I didn\u0026#039;t want to give too much detail about myself.\u0026amp;quot;Essentially, I spent a year not looking after my mental health at all. James Acaster is Coming to Atlanta . In 2019 James completed a mammoth long tour of his hugely successful show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 around the UK, Australia and America. A new cast of stylish Asian American socialites flaunts their fortunes and fashions while bringing the drama and living it up in New York City. Likes. 'false' : 'true'; - has fuelled his popularity, with frequent appearances on Mock The Week and Have I Got News For You? "I realised I needed to get on top of things. Offbeat comic James Acaster covers the strange, the mundane and everything in between in this collection of four wide-ranging stand-up specials. He is a writer and actor, known for Cinderella (2021), The Island (2022) and We the Jury (2016). From Brexit to breakups, James Acaster is an audacious king of comedy. James Acaster - Comedian Buckhead Theatre Tour dates. James riffs on his love of loopholes, free produce, childhood dreams, cardboard boxes and more, then shares audio from his very undercover podcast. He explained that as he 'hadn't maintained' his mental health throughout his life, he struggled when he hit his early 30s. During her and Prince Harrys interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan shared that she had experienced suicidal thoughts and didnt want to be alive anymore. This, too, distinguishes his particular style of stand-up. [47], In November 2022, Acaster announced a new musical project called Temps, a music collective of 40 individuals. As a comedy fan, I loved TV, movies, live improv (I spent three years in New York City essentially living at UCB), sketch, podcastsliterally any other form of the medium. Acaster's 2015 Edinburgh show was called Represent, again performed at the Pleasance Courtyard. It\u0026#039;s nice to be on top of something that\u0026#039;s current and positive.\u0026amp;quot;","isAccessibleForFree":"True"} {"@context":"https://schema.org/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Entertainment","item":"https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/"}]} What distinguishes Repertoire, and why I feel the need to write about it three years past its release for others like me who havent seen it, is that its one of those performances that manages to combine stand-up comedy with theater in a way that distances itself from the boring artifice (my opinion) of normal stand-up. Based on a children's book by Paul McCartney. Acaster loves loopholes, so he uses this one, telling the audience that any mistakes he makes, any heckling, doesnt truly count until he stands, and the show begins with a story about childhood. Unavailable on Basic with adverts plan due to licensing restrictions. And it was only when I started doing the material and stuff like that and getting pushback from some audience members or like, this whole Meghan Markle thing and people saying shes lying and stuff, you dont expect that reaction.. if (isGrantedBy('purchase')) { Is it time Harry & Meghan accept Clarkson's apology and move on? Official Twitter account of Russell Howard's Good News star James Acastor. [45] In 2022, he published the book James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media: Vol. Someone standing up in front of me saying, heres a joke, or loosely disguising a joke beneath a true story that is probably fake, doesnt press my buttons. [52][54], Acaster is an advocate for therapy and counselling and has commented on the importance of talking and reducing the stigma around mental health. return { show_spinner: false, const subscriberCookieName = 'subscriber'; // Check window.dataLayer object or create. } else if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('print_annual') > -1) { const subscriberCookie = JSON.parse(getCookie(subscriberCookieName) || '{}'); He's infiltrated a gang who are dealing drugs to stand-up comedians and has done so by assuming the identity of a stand-up comedian named James Acaster. As well as appearances on panel shows, he is known for the stand-up specials Repertoire, co-hosting the food podcast Off Menu and co-presenting the panel show Hypothetical. Discover your full benefits as a Premium subscriber. [20] Recognise was again nominated for the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award 2014 for the best comedy show the third time in a row for Acaster. subscriptionFinishDate: '1111-11-11T11:11:11Z', Eventually, he texted her that he wanted to end the sessions. The interview quickly went viral online, with many praising James for his open attitude towards mental health. window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; Hes not confessional in the usual sense, where hes describing the woes of his life, but through elliptical means he addresses his divorce, his melancholy, and the general heartbreak of life. if (vars.article.wallType === 'premium') { Known for his witty and slightly self-deprecating sense of humor, comic James Acaster was a fan favorite on a philanthropic, celebrity spin-off of "The Great British Bake Off" known as "The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C," or Stand Up to Cancer. } if (isGrantedBy('corporate_account')) { }; Known for his witty and slightly self-deprecating sense of humor, comic James Acaster was a fan favorite on a philanthropic, celebrity spin-off of "The Great British Bake Off" known as "The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C," or Stand Up to Cancer. subscriptionFinishDate: purchase.granted_by_purchase.finish_at, The lead single "no,no" was released in November 2022; the music video features Acaster in his "Party Gator" costume. The three talked about Acaster's flapjack incident, his downfall on the show, in which the contestant famously told the judges that he "had a breakdown" while making the dessert. He\u0026#039;s had suicidal thoughts, suffered a year-long breakdown after splitting up with his girlfriend and falling out with his agent and even his counsellor seemed to turn into a starstruck stalker. The reason we don't talk about it a lot in the UK is that it must be that bad to talk about that sort of stuff. Four of his Fringe performances were adapted into the serialised Netflix specials Repertoire: "Recognise", "Represent", "Reset" and "Recap". In case you missed the charity-themed GBBO show,Paul Hollywood himself appeared on Acaster's "Off Menu podcast" shortly after its premiere to discuss what went wrong with the comedian's bakes. return { ", Despite his experience, he says therapy helped him through that difficult time. I haven\u0026#039;t gone into it in too much detail in the book. However, months into therapy, his counsellor's responses during sessions became obsessed with fame and celebrity, he recalls. A lot of the time it\u0026#039;s not a big thing that triggers that for people. if (window.GTMLoaded === true) { } [6] The Wow! } catch (e) { const subscriberCookieStatus = getCookie(subscriberCookieName) || '{}'; 11:36 EST 20 Aug 2019 } He's appeared on a bunch of TV shows over there . meteredAccess: purchase.metered_paywall, const cookieExpiryInSeconds = 60 * 60 * 24 * 30; Its a new kind of artifice, but its one that seeks to say something a little deeper, with less of a blunt edge, about the life were living. He said he found out 'a year later' that she had dumped him for Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson. } else if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('epaper-access') > -1) { I haven't gone into it in too much detail in the book. [9] In 2010 and 2011 he supported Josie Long[10] and Milton Jones on tour respectively. } subtree: true, new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], I understood why these performers were good, and I understood why the material should be funny, but the format felt antiquated and superficial in a way that put me off. [52][53] He then dated New Zealand comedian Rose Matafeo from 2014 to 2017. In his 2019 show, Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999, James spoke about calling the Samaritans during filming for The Great British Bake Off Stand Up To Cancer special. For the longest time, I couldnt really enjoy stand-up comedy, but I kept this opinion to myself because it sounded snobby. In July 2016, Acaster performed in the comedy tent at Latitude Festival. Mental health is something we all need to look after even if we're not having a meltdown, having a breakdown. return cookieData; A tie-in podcast, James Acaster's Perfect Sounds, aired on BBC Sounds. It can be difficult to describe how this works in practice without spoiling things, so let me spoil just a little: The show begins with Acasterdressed in a dark green jacket with a dark green backdrop, an exercise in color matching that continues with various autumnal shades through all four episodesdropping to his knees and beginning his show. I never used to do that. In these five shows, James probes deeply into a variety of subjects and shares his eye-opening conclusions. To read what Ive written so far, Im afraid that Im making it sound like a series of gimmicks, or tricks. The show goes on, Acaster still on his knees, and at the 15-minute mark, he rises in fury, in the middle of a story about purchasing bananas, and takes a dead pause in the middle of his rant to start the clock on his watch. "Bon apptit," Acaster said as he handed off the cherry-topped treat a moment that has turned into a meme used primarily by students depictingtheir experiences turning in assignments at school. 1. } else if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('premium') > -1) { !gigyaID ? document.cookie = subscriberCookieName + "=" + JSON.stringify(cookieData) + ';path=/;domain=' + domain + ';max-age='+cookieExpiryInSeconds; Comedian James has been open about his own mental health in his routines, including having suicidal thoughts, and spoke about the reaction to Meghans comments on The Paul Chowdhry Pudcast. [citation needed] He attended Montagu Secondary School and studied music at Northampton College. He's just had a month off from his tour, which started in March and resumes in September, but is going to give himself more breaks from performing live, he says. 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