About the Author

James Acaster was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire 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.

Reviews

Clearly this country's fastest rising comedian - The GuardianJames Acaster has a brilliant comic mind, crackling with energy every bit as much as his corduroy slacks - Milton Jones