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Category:Biography & AutobiographyBiography-Performing ArtsBiography-Performing Arts-Bif
Publisher: Headline Uk | ISBN: 9781472247186 | Pages: 320

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and 2017 Humour Book of the Year pick Laugh-out-loud hilarious - Chortle I don t think I ve ever read a book that has made me cry with laughter as much as this one. It was very difficult reading it in public as I looked like a madman - Richard Herring James Acaster has a brilliant comic mind, crackling with energy every bit as much as his corduroy slacks - Milton Jones James Acaster has been nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award five times and has appeared on prime-time TV shows like MOCK THE WEEK, LIVE AT THE APOLLO and RUSSELL HOWARD S STAND UP CENTRAL. But behind the fame and critical acclaim is a man perpetually getting into trouble. Whether it s disappointing a skydiving instructor mid-flight, hiding from thugs in a bush wearing a bright red dress, or annoying the Kettering Board Games club, a didgeridoo-playing conspiracy theorist and some bemused Christians, James is always finding new ways to embarrass himself. Appearing on Josh Widdicombe s radio show to recount these stories, the feature was christened James Acaster s classic scrapes . Here, in his first book, James recounts these tales (including never-before-heard stories) along with self-penned drawings, in all their glorious stupidity.

About the Author

James Acaster was born in Kettering, rthamptonshire in 1985. He left school age 17 so he could play drums in a band called The Wow! Scenario with his friend Graeme. Three people, including the people in the band, liked the band. He began performing stand-up comedy in January 2008. He has been nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award five times and has appeared on Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You, Live At The Apollo and Russell Howard s Good News.