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James Acaster's Classic Scrapes
James Acaster's Classic Scrapes | James Acaster
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.
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Ellen_C
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Humorous memoir from British comedian James Acaster. The theme is “failure” from his youngest days to present. Acaster is an engaging writer and tells hilarious stories about himself. https://cannonballread.com/2021/08/james-acasters-classic-scrapes-elcicco/

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WeirdAtHeart
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I keep an Amazon wishlist full of books I'm interested in so I can easily find them again when I need a book, but I'm thinking of buying the whole list with my tax refund this year. There are probably 20+ books on the list and just the idea of doing this makes me intensely happy.

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Helen19
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OriginalCyn620 😂📚😂 4y
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daniwithtea
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I adore James Acaster, so it‘s no surprise that I loved this book. If you want some brilliantly absurd British comedy, I recommend checking out his Netflix specials and/or searching for “Acaster Basingstoke” and “Acaster Cabbage” on YouTube.

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JaneyWaneyB
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@MinDea #HumpDayPost

1) password + meme got me the above...oh the truth it hurts 🤣🐶
2) The train I'm travelling on 🚂
3) Comical Autobiographical....is that a genre? 🤔 Tagged and recommended
4) Not sure I've ever had Tater Tots, I don't even know what the UK equivalent might be? I do feel like I'm missing out on potato goodness
5) In public - drunk & in a group. At home - Grammy winning superstar!

Cinfhen Hahaha!! To the whole post❤️ 5y
TrishB Funny 😁 5y
JaneyWaneyB @Cinfhen @TrishB glad it made you smile 😁 5y
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AmyG Ok, that meme is very funny and way too truthful. 5y
JaneyWaneyB @AmyG way TOO truthful 😂 5y
MinDea 😆😆😆🤣😆🤣🤣😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 5y
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JaneyWaneyB
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Hilarious. Get the audio so you can listen to James Acaster talk you through his many weird, wonderful and very relatable scrapes. Many laugh out loud moments, definitely worth a listen/read.

#Comedy #Audible #Books #BookNerd #ListenToABook #JourneyCompanion #LaughOutLoud #Scrapes #British

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JaneyWaneyB
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Oh James 😂🤣 thanks for getting me through this long train journey

#Audible #Journeys #Books #Comedy #Biographies #ClassicScrapes #Relatable #GrowingUpAwkward #LaughOutLoud #British #StandUpMaterial

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YourWordsByDesign
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Absolutely hilarious memoir written by a wonderfully weird and incredibly funny James Acaster. I was laughing out loud all the way until the end! #hilarious #highlyrecommend #nonfiction #memoir #comedy #british #laughoutloud