What happened to James Acaster's Perfect Sounds podcast?
James Acaster's Perfect Sounds podcast started with a breakdown. At the beginning of 2017, James Acaster split with his girlfriend and entered a period of significant mental stress, which culminated in thoughts of suicide. His path back to happiness involved therapy, many albums from 2016 and eventually a podcast.
What happened to James Acaster?
At the beginning of 2017, James Acaster split with his girlfriend and entered a period of significant mental stress, which culminated in thoughts of suicide. His path back to happiness involved therapy, many albums from 2016 and eventually a podcast.
What is James Acaster’s new obsession?
Now he’s sharing his obsession with fellow comedians. Listen on BBC Sounds. James Acaster and his friend Ed Gamble invite special guests into their magical restaurant to each choose their favourite starter, main course, side dish, dessert and drink. Ever wanted to eat your dream meal?
Who are Ed Gamble and James Acaster?
James Acaster and his friend Ed Gamble invite special guests into their magical restaurant to each choose their favourite starter, main course, side dish, dessert and drink. Ever wanted to eat your dream meal?
Does James acaster have a podcast?
James Acaster's Perfect Sounds Podcast.
What band was James acaster in?
Acaster played the drums in various bands around his hometown prior to his comedy career, including The Wow! Scenario and the Capri-Sun Quartet. As a member of the latter, he used the stage name Sir William Strawberry. After The Wow!
How many listeners does the off menu podcast have?
30 million downloadsEd Gamble and James Acaster's Off Menu podcast has hit 30 million downloads. The milestone comes in little over 18 months since launching in December.
What is James acaster Instagram?
James Acaster (@official_james_acaster) • Instagram photos and videos.
Are Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster friends?
And most of the guests are our friends.” The strong rapport between Widdicombe and Acaster came in handy for dealing with the unpredictability of a show full of improvisation. Having started out in comedy at the same time, they did loads of gigs together early on, including the Edinburgh Festival.
Is James acaster a redhead?
James Acaster. a beautiful redhead with style.
Has anyone been kicked out of the off menu podcast?
To date, the only guest to have been ejected from Dream Restaurant is Jayde Adams.
Is Ed Gamble vegan?
Ed Gamble (pictured above) is another recent convert to veganism, despite being Type 1 diabetic. He recently wrote about his life with diabetes and says he turned vegan because he's "very cutting edge and individual", like all the other cool kids.
How did Ed Gamble and James acaster meet?
Do you remember the first time the two of you met? James: I did a gig with Ed in a Hawaiian themed bar in Wales. Ed was reading poetry as a comedy poet character. Ray Peacock headlined and got the audience to review the acts and I got called a fop.
Where in London does James acaster live?
“I thought 'You've had enough warning shots'.” Acaster does not drive any more. Apart from the fact that his insurance premiums would be astronomical, he rarely needs to. He lives in Ladbroke Grove and gets around London by public transport.
Where can I watch James acaster special?
PlatformsHulu.Amazon Prime Video.
Is James acaster going to tour?
James Acaster will be bringing his Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 show to London's West End for a six-date residency in early 2019 and then head out on tour later in the year.
What shows is James acaster in?
TaskmasterSince 2015James Acaster: RepertoireSince 2018HypotheticalSince 2019Live at the ApolloSince 2004Richard Osman's House of...Since 2017Never Mind the Buzzcocks1996 – 2015James Acaster/TV shows
How Old Is Phil Wang?
About 32 years (1990)Phil Wang / Age
When did James acaster date rose matafeo?
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.
Where can I watch hypothetical?
Hypothetical - watch online: stream, buy or rent Currently you are able to watch "Hypothetical" streaming on Sky Go, Virgin TV Go or for free with ads on UKTV Play.
What expectations did you have of therapy?
It wasn’t the first time I’d been. When I was in that bad relationship in 2013 I went to one therapy session. But when I got home from that session, my girlfriend broke up with me. Maybe because she saw I was at the point of going to therapy and it was probably quite clear the relationship wasn’t going anywhere.
So what did you expect this time?
I thought it might be a bit like when you go to the careers advisor at school, and it is a little bit like that. You go into a room that feels neutral and comfortable.
Do you think being a stand-up comic, i.e. someone used to explaining their thoughts to an audience, makes therapy easier?
I can’t talk for anyone else, but I think my whole life I’ve quite enjoyed the process of thinking out loud and figuring out how I feel as I talk. I’m quite happy doing monologues. So that probably does help in therapy.
So you want therapy to help you build up tools you can use later?
I think there’s a lot of emphasis put on the need to talk about mental health. I think that’s true, but also we need to act on it.
One of the things that helped you mentally, and became the basis for your podcast, was listening to the music of 2016. When did you realise that was something that was helping you?
Pretty early on. There was a week in January 2017 where I had a breakdown and I properly fell apart.
What do you think it is about music that helped?
You’re connecting with another human being who made it. Even when the emotions it stirs are sad, it still feels good in some way. It became this way of making myself feel better. After a few therapy sessions I was consciously doing it to calm anxious thoughts.
And you say even the sad ones helped?
A lot of albums mirrored my own emotions or I could relate to them, but even if I couldn’t relate to them, I was empathising with the person.
