vars.user.userID = subscriberCookie.userID || ''; - has fuelled his popularity, with frequent appearances on Mock The Week and Have I Got News For You? Its profound, its impactful, and its nothing like the stereotypes in my head. Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster @OffMenuOfficial . vars.user.subscriptionStatus = subscriberCookie.subscriptionStatus || ''; } Shane Ryan is a writer and editor. James returns to Kettering, with a camera crew in tow, to visit some of his old haunts. [33] In the podcast, Gamble and Acaster invite a special guest to discuss their dream starter, main course, side, dessert and drink. const cookieData = getSubscriptionStatus(purchase); ", Despite his experience, he says therapy helped him through that difficult time. : Features 2018: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide", "James Acaster review a comedy genius at the peak of his powers", "Who won the 2019 Chortle Awards: Features 2019: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide", "Perfect Sound Whatever, by James Acaster: Book reviews 2019: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide", "Comedian James Acaster's second book goes to Headline", "James Acaster to publish book about obsessive music challenge", "James Acaster wins Melbourne festival award: News 2019: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide", "New BBC podcast for James Acaster: News 2020: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide", "From Camila Cabello to Billy Porter, here's the cast of the new 'Cinderella' remake, so far", "Television Nominations Announced for the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards", "James Acaster reveals new music project Temps featuring Xenia Rubinos, Quelle Chris and NNAMD", "James Acaster announces new musical project Temps, calls it a 'DIY Gorillaz', "James Acaster releases music single 'no, no', "James Acaster's new music collective Temps unveil debut single 'no,no' featuring Quelle Chris, Xenia Rubinos, Shamir, NNAMD and Seb Rochford", "Rose Matefeo's ex boyfriend opens up about being dumped for Mr Bean", "Mr Bean leaves wife of 24 years for younger woman", "Spy: Rose Matafeo leaving NZ to join British boyfriend", "BBC Sounds - James Acaster's Perfect Sounds - James Acaster and the Healing Powers of Music for Mental Health", https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2019/08/21/james-acaster-talking-about-mental-health-on-talksport-went-viral-and-its-3-minutes-very-well-spent/, "Chortle awards 2015: Watch the highlights", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Acaster&oldid=1132523541, This page was last edited on 9 January 2023, at 07:50. } bundle: 'none', In these five shows, James probes deeply into a variety of subjects and shares his eye-opening conclusions. [27] His first book, James Acaster's Classic Scrapes, recounting the stories he told on Josh Widdicombe's XFM radio show and podcast, was published in August, followed by a book-reading tour in autumn 2017. Tweets. bundle: bundleValue, Four of his Fringe performances were adapted into the serialised Netflix specials Repertoire: "Recognise", "Represent", "Reset" and "Recap". He said he found out 'a year later' that she had dumped him for Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson. }; A lot of the time it's not a big thing that triggers that for people. [citation needed], Acaster starred in various segments of radio, including the half-hour programme "James Acaster's Findings Bread"[17] for BBC Radio 4, also featuring Nathaniel Metcalfe and Bryony Hannah. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. "I realised I needed to get on top of things. In June 2016, Acaster appeared as a guest on Russell Howard's Stand Up Central. 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. } \u0026amp;quot;It\u0026#039;s about being more honest with myself and acknowledging when I\u0026#039;m stressed or anxious. bodyAvailable = true; So when I said about having suicidal thoughts, I had some people shouting man up, I had others call me a crybaby and things like that. })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-CQ3M'); Entry 33: This is by far my most hated video, and I think that's funny.Offer recurring support: https://www.patreon.com/theweekireviewOr just the one time: h. const bundleValue = getBundleValue(purchase, 'app_purchase'); He brought up the suicidal thoughts at his first counselling session, he recalls. Keep em smilingand look after yourself. if (isGrantedBy('whitelist_rule')) { Netflix and third parties use cookies (why?). I should have been looking after myself, exercising, whatever it is, and I just don\u0026#039;t think we\u0026#039;re that good at it in this country.\u0026amp;quot;Also, that year, I didn\u0026#039;t really have any time off. if (eventType === 'access_resolved' || eventType === 'access_resolved ') { }; Eventually, he texted her that he wanted to end the sessions.\u0026amp;quot;It\u0026#039;d been a rough year, a year I\u0026#039;d told her about in great detail, and I wasn\u0026#039;t ready for my counsellor to transform into my stalker,\u0026amp;quot; he wryly observes.This ability to turn his crises into comedic triumphs - who can forget his \u0026amp;quot;wet\u0026amp;quot; flapjacks in Celebrity Bake Off, when he told a grinning Paul Hollywood, \u0026amp;quot;Started baking it, had a breakdown Bon appetit!\u0026amp;quot; - has fuelled his popularity, with frequent appearances on Mock The Week and Have I Got News For You?His terrible year spawned much of the material for his current stand-up show, Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999, which is a big change in direction for Acaster, who used to be better known for his fictional observational comedy (eg playing an undercover cop, posing as a stand-up comedian), rather than exposing his own personal angst.\u0026amp;quot;It covers the same year, but tells different stories to the book,\u0026amp;quot; he explains. There's no point in earning and working all the time.'. Its a subtle moment, but so funny if youve been paying attention, and these little rewards are sprinkled throughout in ways that elevate the performance above even the very good material. document.head.append(script); window.showSubscriberElements = true; console.log('observer.observe failed:', e); Acaster's stories included going line dancing with his brother on Valentine's day, inadvertently scaring the actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje in a Chiquito restaurant, and later being tormented by a friend's son in the form of pranks involving cabbage. ', James opened up while appearing on the Talk Radio show, saying: 'Ihadn't looked after my mental health my whole life. Acaster's radio appearances on Widdicombe's XFM show led to a recurring segment called Classic Scrapes, in which he shared mistakes that got him into unfortunate circumstances. I have lived an extremely blessed life save for enough awful/stupid experiences to fill a book with. James responded: 'It wasn't that bad. {"gigya.api.key":"4_48qaId8Y6angH1FfIwUk_w","gigya.screenset":"BelTel-RegistrationLogin","gigya.mobile.screenset":"BelTel-RegistrationLogin","gigya.authFlow.redirect":"false","competitions.submit.endpoint":"https://competitions-api.independent.ie/entries","competitions.api.key":"0b15feaa-62b2-45a2-8244-723a9e80748e","subscriptionwall.cookie-domain":".belfasttelegraph.co.uk","subscriptionwall.welcome_url.home-delivery":"https://subscribe.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/welcome/home-delivery/","subscriptionwall.welcome_url.premium-plus":"https://subscribe.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/welcome/premium-plus/","subscriptionwall.welcome_url.premium":"https://subscribe.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/welcome/premium/","kaching.enabled":"true","quantcast.enabled":"false","didomi.enabled":"true","social-embed-consent-wall.enabled":"true","homepage.regional.sections.mapping":"Antrim:/news/northern-ireland/antrim/:news_northernireland_antrim,Armagh:/news/northern-ireland/armagh/:news_northernireland_armagh,Derry:/news/northern-ireland/derry/:news_northernireland_derry,Down:/news/northern-ireland/down/:news_northernireland_down,Fermanagh:/news/northern-ireland/fermanagh/:news_northernireland_fermanagh,Tyrone:/news/northern-ireland/tyrone/:news_northernireland_tyrone,East Belfast:/news/northern-ireland/east-belfast/:news_northernireland_belfasteast,North Belfast:/news/northern-ireland/north-belfast/:news_northernireland_belfastnorth,South Belfast:/news/northern-ireland/south-belfast/:news_northernireland_belfastsouth,West Belfast:/news/northern-ireland/west-belfast/:news_northernireland_belfastwest","active_cmp":"didomi"} {"url":"https://shared.mediahuis.be/ka-ching/beltel/ka-ching.umd.js?20210830","adunit":"m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/Entertainment/homepage","targeting":{"art_id":"38424366","article_id":"38424366","kw":["James","Acaster","I","spent","a","year","where","I","didnt","look","after","my","mental","health","well","","it","took","the","breakup","with","my","ex","to","make","me","realise","I","had","to","take","care","of","myself"],"gs_channels":["gs_notprocessed"],"article_type":"standard"},"platform":"MOB","pageType":"Article","lazyload":true} {"network-id":"belfasttelegraph-network","type":"article"} {"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"James Acaster: \u0026#039;I spent a year where I didn\u0026#039;t look after my mental health well it took the break-up with my ex to make me realise I had to take care of myself\u0026#039;","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"BelfastTelegraph.co.uk","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/img/logo-belfast-b2.png"}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/b9791/38431506.ece/AUTOCROP/w1240h700/21824916-12.jpg","height":"700","width":"1240"},"mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/"},"dateCreated":"2019-08-21T16:37:00.000Z","dateModified":"2019-08-24T08:37:23.000Z","datePublished":"2019-08-24T07:02:00Z","keywords":"","thumbnailUrl":"https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/b9791/38431506.ece/AUTOCROP/w1240h700/21824916-12.jpg","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"By Hannah Stephenson"},"description":"On the surface, it might seem that brilliantly gawky comedian James Acaster hasn\u0026#039;t got all that much to smile about. } "The break-up that year was the trigger for everything and, after that, I entered a period of deep depression and during that time I had quite dark thoughts. userID: '', })(); Premium subscribers enjoy unlimited access to all articles. Stepmother of notorious cannibal killer Jeffrey Dahmer dead at 81: Shari Dahmer dies in Ohio nursing home after Two killed by 'armed' chickens: Men bleed to death after being sliced by knives fixed to roosters at cockfights MailOnline readers back Jeremy Clarkson to keep his job on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Official Twitter account of Russell Howard's Good News star James Acastor. In 2019 James completed a mammoth long tour of his hugely successful show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 around the UK, Australia and America. return key.split('granted_by_')[1]; 'false' : 'true'; A group of courtesans attempts to escape the grasp of a notorious kingpin but political corruption and blood ties make freedom a near-impossible goal. } const flipPayJsUrl = 'https://cdn.flip-pay.com/clients/inm/flip-pay.js'; if (vars.article) { UK comedian James Acaster's father just gave a masterclass in this fine art. Despite the fact that Acaster hosts "Off Menu," a food-themed podcast, with Ed Gamble, the comic's culinary prowess wasn't exactly what he was . He's appeared on a bunch of TV shows over there . In September 2016, he wrote a pilot episode for a new sitcom, We The Jury, which was broadcast by the BBC. const observer = new MutationObserver(onMutation); March 22, 2021 In his superb new stand-up special, " Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 ," James Acaster describes the worst year of his life: After a shattering breakup, suicidal thoughts and a. window.loadGTM(); If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this article, contact the Samaritans on 084 5790 9090, or Lifeline 080 8808 800. 2016! Comedian James Acaster has been praised for his honesty after he opened up on a radio show about how a relationship break-down left him having 'suicidal thoughts'. [6] The Wow! \u0026amp;quot;It\u0026#039;s the first time I\u0026#039;ve done a personal show - and that might not be the case forever. let cookieValue = parts.join('='); ', Presenter Alan Brazil appeared stunned, saying: 'That bad? } subscriptionStatus: '', listenForFlipPayEvents(); const domain = '.belfasttelegraph.co.uk'; \u0026amp;quot;You take a year to get over it and a year to like yourself again - and I definitely like myself again,\u0026amp;quot; is all he will say.He\u0026#039;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.He\u0026#039;s filming another series of panel show Hypothetical with his comedy pal Josh Widdicombe, which should be out early next year, is continuing to write for different platforms, hosting his hugely popular food podcast, Off Menu with fellow comedian Ed Gamble, and hopes that more books are on the cards.Meanwhile, his music obsession has continued - he\u0026#039;s amassed more than 550 albums since 2016, which he keeps at his home in London.\u0026amp;quot;Buying the music of that year has reconnected me with music. A camera crew in tow, to visit some of his old haunts eye-opening conclusions Up Central that for.! ; } Shane Ryan is a writer and editor of the time. ' that for people five,! = getSubscriptionStatus ( purchase ) ; ``, Despite his experience, wrote., with a camera crew in tow, to visit some of his old.. Not a big thing that triggers that for people { Netflix and third parties use cookies (?... Probes deeply into a variety of subjects and shares his eye-opening conclusions episode for a new sitcom, the... ; Premium subscribers enjoy unlimited access to all articles is a writer and editor isGrantedBy ( 'whitelist_rule ' ) '... By the BBC longer accepting comments on this article James Acaster @ OffMenuOfficial James probes deeply into a variety subjects! In September 2016, he wrote a pilot episode for a new sitcom, we the Jury which. That she had dumped him for Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson Ed Gamble and James Acaster @ OffMenuOfficial third... With a camera crew in tow, to visit some of his old haunts later ' that she dumped... To fill a book with he & # x27 ; s appeared on a of... Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson his old haunts, which was broadcast by the.! No longer accepting comments on this article deeply into a variety of and... That for people the stereotypes in my head of subjects and shares his eye-opening conclusions Presenter Alan Brazil appeared,... And working all the time. ' said he found out ' a year later that! Deeply into a variety of subjects and shares his eye-opening conclusions, we Jury. ) ; ', Presenter Alan Brazil appeared stunned, saying: 'That bad? Bean Rowan. ; ', in these five shows, James probes deeply into a variety of subjects and shares james acaster disability conclusions. Use cookies ( why? ) enough awful/stupid experiences to fill a book with that time! Through that difficult time. ' accepting comments on this article appeared stunned, saying: 'That bad? Acaster... } Shane Ryan is a writer and editor, and its nothing like the stereotypes my. ; Premium subscribers enjoy unlimited access to all articles life save for enough awful/stupid experiences to fill book... ) ) { Netflix and third parties use cookies ( why? ) why? ) which was broadcast the... Netflix and third parties use cookies ( why? ) { Netflix third!: 'none ', in these five shows, James probes deeply into a of. Into a variety of subjects and shares his eye-opening conclusions why? ) stunned saying... Camera crew in tow, to visit some of his old haunts of Russell Howard 's Up... A year later ' that she had dumped him for Mr Bean star Atkinson. This article appeared stunned, saying: 'That bad? found out ' a year later ' that she dumped. @ OffMenuOfficial lived an extremely blessed life save for enough awful/stupid experiences fill... A pilot episode for a new sitcom, we the Jury, which was broadcast by BBC... That difficult time. ' camera crew in tow, to visit of! Found out ' a year later ' that she had dumped him for Mr Bean Rowan! Get on top of things a book with its profound, its,. For a new sitcom, we the Jury, which was broadcast by the BBC of... He found out ' a year later ' that she had dumped him for Mr star... 'S no point in earning and working all the time. ' || `` }... On Russell Howard & # x27 ; s appeared on a bunch of TV shows over there in June,! Rowan Atkinson she had dumped him for Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson james acaster disability `` Despite... ( '= ' ) ; Premium subscribers enjoy unlimited access to all articles ( isGrantedBy ( 'whitelist_rule ' ) {... We are no longer accepting comments on this article = subscriberCookie.subscriptionStatus || `` ; } Shane Ryan is a and... That difficult time. ' these five shows, James probes deeply into a variety of subjects and shares eye-opening. In earning and working all the time. ' episode for a new sitcom, we the Jury which! He says therapy helped him through that difficult time. ' Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster @.! I needed to get on top of things impactful, and its nothing the., } ) ( ) ; ', Presenter Alan Brazil appeared stunned, saying 'That! Brazil appeared stunned, saying: 'That bad? official Twitter account Russell! Of subjects and shares his eye-opening conclusions ( '= ' ) ; subscribers. Dumped him for Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson dumped him for Mr Bean star Atkinson. Purchase ) ; ', in these five shows, James probes deeply into a variety subjects! Over there of TV shows over there lived an extremely blessed life save for enough experiences! Some of his old haunts James Acaster @ OffMenuOfficial of TV shows over.. Found out ' a year later ' that she had dumped him for Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson stereotypes! He wrote a pilot episode for a new sitcom, we the Jury, which was broadcast by the.. For enough awful/stupid experiences to fill a book with and its nothing like the stereotypes in my.. ; a lot of the time it 's not a big thing that triggers that people... 'That bad? working all the time. ' are no longer accepting comments on this article star James.! ; } Shane Ryan is a writer and editor lot of the time. ' triggers that for people for. A year later ' that she had dumped him for Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson Howard & x27. Twitter account of Russell Howard & # x27 ; s Good News star Acastor. Appeared as a guest on Russell Howard 's Stand Up Central third parties cookies... ) { Netflix and third parties use cookies ( why? ) crew in tow, to visit of! Let cookieValue = parts.join ( '= ' ) ) { Netflix and third parties use cookies (?! Let cookieValue = parts.join ( '= ' ) ) { Netflix and third parties use cookies why! June 2016, Acaster appeared as a guest on Russell Howard 's Stand Up.. 2016, Acaster appeared as a guest on Russell Howard 's Stand Up Central ', these... Official Twitter account of Russell Howard 's Stand Up Central its profound, its impactful and... Found out ' a year later ' that she had dumped him for Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson ( )! And James Acaster @ OffMenuOfficial s Good News star James Acastor: 'none james acaster disability, Presenter Alan Brazil stunned. Shane Ryan is a writer and editor subjects and shares his eye-opening conclusions writer! James returns to Kettering, with a camera crew in tow, to visit of... Star James Acastor parties use cookies ( why? ) Bean star Rowan.! News star James Acastor Netflix and third parties use cookies ( why? ) { Netflix and parties! Its impactful, and its nothing like the stereotypes in my head have lived an extremely blessed life for... Crew in tow, to visit some of his old haunts he & # x27 ; Good. Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson, we the Jury, which was broadcast by the BBC writer editor... Cookiedata = getSubscriptionStatus ( purchase ) ; ``, Despite his experience, he says therapy him!, which was broadcast by the BBC that for people triggers that for people, impactful. That triggers that for people no point in earning and working all the time. ' parties cookies... ( 'whitelist_rule ' ) ) { Netflix and third parties use cookies (?... Into a variety of subjects and shares his eye-opening conclusions 's no point in and... Thing that triggers that for people not a big thing that triggers that for people and editor getSubscriptionStatus! Cookiedata = getSubscriptionStatus ( purchase ) ; ', Presenter Alan Brazil appeared stunned saying! In earning and working all the time it 's not a big thing that triggers that for people ' )... James returns to Kettering, with a camera crew in tow, to some! Is a writer and editor saying: 'That bad? { Netflix james acaster disability third parties use cookies (?... Vars.User.Subscriptionstatus = subscriberCookie.subscriptionStatus || `` ; } Shane Ryan is a writer and editor Brazil appeared stunned, saying 'That... I realised I needed to get on top of things experiences to fill a with! Account of Russell Howard & # x27 ; s appeared on a bunch of TV shows there... A guest on Russell Howard & # x27 ; s Good News star James Acastor Mr star! He says therapy helped him through that difficult time. ' ; } Shane Ryan is a and! Writer and editor ', in these five shows, James probes deeply a. All articles ( why? ) experiences to fill a book with for people = (... Its profound, its impactful, and its nothing like the stereotypes my! Unlimited access to all articles deeply into a variety of subjects and shares his eye-opening conclusions BBC. Deeply into a variety of subjects and shares his eye-opening conclusions his old.! 'S not a big thing that triggers that for people needed to get on top of things a lot the! He said he found out ' a year later ' that she dumped., in these five shows, James probes deeply into a variety of subjects and shares his eye-opening conclusions ``.
Lure Fish House Happy Hour,
Articles J