Beloved Kettering comic James Acaster is coming to Leeds city centre for a ‘very special’ new show later this year.
The increasingly well-known stand-up — who first found fame on the UK circuit, landing a spot on Mock the Week, before going on to appear on a number of other panel shows and the likes of Taskmaster — is now back with a touring set.
Acaster was long considered one of the new boys of the British comedy scene, but the 40-year-old has actually been at this a long ol’ while now, first taking to the stage way back in 2008. Time flies when you’re being funny.
Fast forward to 2025, and Acaster now co-hosts the hit comedy podcast Off Menu with fellow punny peer, Ed Gamble, and even features in the most recent Ghostbusters film. All that being said, seeing him in such an intimate setting is a big deal.
James Acaster will be coming to the recently opened Glee Club Leeds this autumn for what the venue has explained will be a special work-in-progress gig.
Not only does this mean that the Hypothetical star will be working out some fresh material for what we can only assume is his latest special (fingers crossed), but those in the audience may also hear jokes never before told – and perhaps never again.
With five Chortle Awards, a Just for Laughs Award and ‘Most Outstanding Show’ at the 2019 International Comedy Festival in Melbourne and New Zealand for his critically acclaimed Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999, we’d wager it’ll be pretty funny.
There is something very cool about being in the room as a performer works out the kinks of a new hour, especially when you know it might potentially never be seen in that particular form ever again.
So, it’s no surprise then that the clamour for these tickets will and already IS very high.
In fact, the demand has been so “phenomenal” since the set was announced that The Glee Club’s exclusive pre-sale window via their mailing list sold out in record time.
Nevertheless, there’s still plenty of chance to grab a ticket to see him inside the 400-capacity room on Albion Street on Wednesday, 22 October.
General admission goes live this Friday, 27 June at 10am and you can get ready to grab your tickets for James Acaster in Leeds HERE.
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