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James Acaster's Classic Scrapes - The Hilarious Sunday Times Bestseller

Author: James Acaster, Josh Widdicombe

Narrator: James Acaster

Unabridged: 6 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Headline

Published: 08/24/2017


Synopsis

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**

'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.

(P)2017 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

About James Acaster

James Acaster is an award-winning stand-up comedian and the author of three Sunday Times bestselling books. In 2018, James released his four-part Netflix stand-up collection, Repertoire. A year later he completed a mammoth tour of his hugely successful show, Cold Lasagne hate Myself 1999, around the UK, Australia and America. His podcast Off Menu, which he hosts with Ed Gamble, is a regular in the Apple top 10 list.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on February 02, 2018

Shame he dies in the end.......more

Goodreads review by Tony on April 20, 2018

Wonderful! Unlike many others who have praised this, I couldn't read it in a day. In fact, it took me considerably longer. I found that if I savoured it - and 'dipped-in', it seemed so much funnier. He insists all in here is exactly how it happened and I'd like to think that's true. My memory wouldn't......more

Goodreads review by itsdanixx on March 13, 2022

Listened to the audiobook, narrated by the man himself, whilst on a road trip - literally laughed out loud, multiple times. Not just ‘heh’s or fast exhales, actual laughter. Hilarious. I want him to have a good life, but also I do want him to get into more scrapes so he has to write a second book ab......more

Goodreads review by Andy on March 02, 2021

I don't think I've read anything as funny as the first half of this book since John Niven's 'The Amateurs' four years ago. The second half, though? Meh.........more

Goodreads review by Samantha on August 21, 2024

Let me start this by saying I love James Acaster. I recall first seeing him in 2011 on Russell Howard’s Good News and being an avid follower ever since. I will seriously watch anything he’s in. He might actually be my ultimate favourite comedian, which made picking up his memoir a no-brainer. 301 pa......more


Quotes

James Acaster has a brilliant comic mind, crackling with energy every bit as much as his corduroy slacks Milton Jones

An amazing book of grimly hilarious true stories . . . with devastating deadpan
lines. A total, bleak treat. Daily Star