James Acaster explores his love/hate relationship with standup by relinquishing control of his set and accepting a healthy dose of audience interference – AKA heckling. With his wiry observational eye and incomparable wit, Acaster shares hilarious on-the-fly meta-analysis of his own material, along with stories from his childhood that spurred him to pursue a career in comedy.

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7.3/10

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7.2/10

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6.9/10

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Bill Burr: Live at Red Rocks
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7.3/10

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7.6/10

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7.2/10

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John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid
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Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly
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8.1/10

Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All
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6.7/10

Jimmy Carr: Telling Jokes
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7.4/10

Louis C.K.: Oh My God
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Ricky Gervais: Humanity
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Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
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Phil Wang: Wang in There, Baby!
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