James Acaster

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June 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 259 – James Acaster, Wellington, 2019

It really became impossible for me to review comedy – the Comedy Festival turned very sour, or the acts involved in it did – or both. And then the newspaper wouldn’t send me along because I was too hard to get in the door (not due to my size, btw). And it has become harder […]

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May 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Comedy Festival: James Acaster (Te Auaha, Wgtn)

James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 Te Auaha Tuesday May 15 – Saturday May 19 (7.00pm) It’s getting harder to review comedy – and I don’t just mean for me, since I don’t go out to it as often as I once did. I’m not bemoaning a lack of match fitness. The rules have […]

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October 2, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 209 – James Acaster, Wellington, 2016

And if there’s a better act at this year’s Comedy Festival I haven’t seen it. * *Disclaimer: I hate the Comedy Festival and this is the only show I’m attending – that said it was fucking tremendous. That’s how I closed my review of James Acaster last year. No disrespect to him – only disrespect for the […]

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May 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Comedy Festival: James Acaster (San Fran, Wgtn)

James Acaster: Reset San Fran Tuesday May 10 – Saturday May 14 (8.30pm w/ 5.30pm shows added for Friday and Saturday) If you go to plotspoiler.com TheatreReview you’ll get the jokes ruined and not a lot else. Occupational hazard of comedy reviewing of course, you want to tell people about the great show – or […]