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James Acaster Net Worth 2024, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

James Acaster Net Worth 2024, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

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James Acaster Biography

James Acaster is one of the most popular and richest Comedian who was born on January 9, 1985 in England, England, United Kingdom. Comedian whose 2012 act “Prompt” was nominated for an Edinburgh Comedy Award. He also received a New Zealand Comedy Guild honor in 2013.

He appeared in 2011 on Chris Addison‘s Show and Tell.

Acaster previously played drums in local bands in Northamptonshire including Pindrop, Three Line Whip, The New Hardcore Skiffle Movement, The Capri-Sun Quartet, and The Wow! Scenario. When Acaster was a member of the Capri-Sun Quartet, he was known as Sir William Strawberry. After The Wow! Scenario broke up, he “decided to do comedy before deciding what he really wanted to do”. The Wow! Scenario recorded an album entitled Stand in the Star: A Verse and a Chorus in 2007, which was never released. Acaster announced in 2017 that he had reunited with The Wow! Scenario to finish recording Stand in the Star, and that it would be available in 2018. However, developments are still awaited on this project.

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In 2009, Acaster performed in a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with fellow comedians Josh Widdicombe and Nick Helm. In 2010, he supported Josie Long on tour, and, in 2011, he supported Milton Jones on tour.

He was raised in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England.

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Name James Acaster
First Name James
Last Name Acaster
Occupation Comedian
Birthday January 9
Birth Year 1985
Place of Birth England
Home Town England
Birth Country United Kingdom
Birth Sign Capricorn
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Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Acaster began appearing on his friend Josh Widdicombe’s radio programme on XFM in 2012, initially being asked to share a story about a strange situation he’d got himself into in the past. His first story proved popular enough that he was asked to continue sharing a story each week. These stories, dubbed “scrapes” by Josh and later “classic scrapes” by the listeners of the programme, became a recurring segment, known as “James Acaster’s Classic Scrapes”. Acaster’s stories included being “cabadged” [sic] repeatedly by his friend’s son.

James Acaster Net Worth

James Acaster is one of the richest Comedian from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Acaster's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was the drummer for such local Northamptonshire bands as Three Line Whip and Pindrop.

He co-hosted a radio program called “My First Gig.”

James William Acaster (/ˈ eɪ k æ s t ə r / ; born 9 January 1985) is an English comedian originally from Kettering, Northamptonshire.

Net Worth $5 Million
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Source of Income Comedian
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House Living in own house.

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. It received a nomination from the Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards for best comedy show at the festival in 2012.

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. He completed his UK tour of Lawnmower at a hometown gig in Kettering on 30 November 2013.

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He appeared on Russell Howard’s Good News Extra, and was the internet act in Dave’s One Night Stand from Bristol. In 2011, he had his first solo show at the Edinburgh Festival, Amongst Other Things. Acaster appeared in Australia Versus and was co-host in My First Gig on Resonance FM radio. He appeared in Chris Addison’s E4 programme Show and Tell in autumn 2011.

Acaster’s 2014 Edinburgh show was called Recognise. The show was previewed in April and May in Australia and New Zealand, where it won the New Zealand International Comedy Festival Award for Best International Show. Recognise was again nominated for the Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award 2014 for best comedy show – third in a row for Acaster. It was performed at over 30 British venues during autumn 2014, including a two-week run at the Soho Theatre in December due to the success of the October dates at the same venue.

Who is James Acaster Dating?

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Acaster performed Prompt at 14 venues in England and Wales between January and March 2013, after which he appeared at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. He won the New Zealand Comedy Guild’s best international act award in December 2013.

Facts & Trivia

James Ranked on the list of most popular Comedian. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. James Acaster celebrates birthday on January 9 of every year.

Acaster starred in various segments of radio, including the half-hour programme “James Acaster’s Findings – Bread” for BBC Radio 4, also featuring Nathaniel Metcalfe and Bryony Hannah. A series of four episodes of “James Acaster’s Findings” was recorded in June and July 2014, the first of these episodes being broadcast on 5 November 2014. Acaster also regularly appeared on Josh Widdicombe’s XFM radio show, where he had a keen following for his “classic scrapes” (subsequently published as a book in 2017).

Did James Acaster and rose matafeo date?

When did James Acaster date Rose Matefeo? New Zealander Rose Matafeo, who is also a comedian and actress, was with James from 2015 until the end of 2016. The Guardian reported that she moved to London in 2015 to be with her then-boyfriend, James. Rose has been working the comedy circuits for years now.

Is James Acaster special?

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How much does James Acaster earn?

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What accent does James Acaster have?

He’s originally from Northamptonshire which is in the east midlands. He doesn’t have a strong northern accent or a brummie accent, although I do think he would say “podcast” instead of “podcast” and “bath, grass, laugh” with that short a sound too.

Who broke up with James Acaster in 2017?

James dated his previous girlfriend, actress Louise Ford for two years before the couple split. Their relationship hit the headlines after it emerged that his girlfriend had dumped him for another comedy star, Rowan Atkinson. Talking about the split in 2019, James said, “I found out a year after we split up.

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