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James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome

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30 July – 2 August 2023

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"One of comedy's most original voices" (Evening Standard) has written a new show.

He's very proud of it. That being said, you are allowed to ruin it. Fill your boots.

“A comedy genius at the peak of his powers”

“a remarkable story-teller, a comedian who can identify one situation and spin it into an elaborate, multifaceted, and thematically rich narrative”

Age guidance:   14+ Please note that strong language features in the production.

Start time:  7.30pm

Running Time:  Approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes (including 1 interval)

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This performance will be live open captioned by Claire Hill. Captions will be visible from anywhere in the auditorium and seats for this service can be booked online as normal.

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One of Britain's best-loved comedian James Acaster, 'One of comedy’s most original voices' (Evening Standard), will be visiting the Cardiff Millennium Centre for a total of four nights in late July and early August; 30th July, 31st July, 1st August & 2nd August. A whimsical master, Acaster has received acclaim from around the world, including a record breaking 5 consecutive nominations for 'Best Comedy Show' at the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. The 38-year-old also has two hit podcasts "Off Menu", which he does with Ed Gamble, and 'Perfect Sounds', both of which are regulars on the iTunes top 10 List.

• Date: 30/07/2023 07:30 PM - 02/08/2023 07:30 PM
• Location Wales Millennium Centre ( Map )

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James acaster: hecklers welcome.

James Acaster, ‘one of comedy’s most original voices’ ( Evening Standard ), has written a new show.

He’s very proud of it. That being said, you are allowed to ruin it. Fill your boots.

‘A comedy genius at the peak of his powers’ The Guardian

‘A remarkable storyteller, a comedian who can identify one situation and spin it into an elaborate, multifaceted, and thematically rich narrative’ Vulture

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Little Wander in association with PBJ Management presents

“A comedy genius at the peak of his powers” Guardian

“A remarkable story-teller, a comedian who can identify one situation and spin it into an elaborate, multifaceted, and thematically rich narrative” Vulture

“One of comedy’s most original voices” (Evening Standard) has written a new show. He’s very proud of it. That being said, you are allowed to ruin it. Fill your boots.

14+, Please note that strong language features in the production

This is a relaxed performance. Bars will be open throughout the show and people are able to come and go as needed.

This performance will be live open captioned by Claire Hill. Captions will be visible from anywhere in the auditorium and seats for this service can be booked online as normal.

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At the beginning of Hecklers Welcome, the disembodied voice of James Acaster sets up some rules. Hecklers are allowed to heckle, and Acaster (barring any serious issues from the hecklers) is not allowed to kick them out of the theater. They're the kind of rules that feel like they come with a precedent, and as the show goes on, you learn about that precedent.

Though no one really ended up heckling his show this past Saturday at The United Theater on Broadway, the subject of hecklers and how they (and a host of other kind of audience reactions, including from children) get under Acaster's skin is everpresent in the set. Hecklers Welcome bobs and weaves through Acaster's history to figure out why Acaster has reacted so strongly to hecklers in the past and what he can do about it.

It's no secret that James Acaster is funny. Anyone who has seen him do his banana bit gets that. He's also, like many comedians, facing a serious moment of confronting himself about what his career is and whether or not its healthy for him, as we saw in his last special Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999.

Now, Acaster's new show combines the two parts of Acaster that have become familiar, addressing trauma in a way that suggests he's working through it instead of experiencing it, and layering it with the fun bits we expect from him (as well as some well-timed breaks with Acaster banging out a beat on a tiny drumset or whacking a small tether ball with paddles). Hecklers Welcome, in its title and its subject, is a full on confrontation of what worries Acaster, the childhood that follows him (and all of us), and the weird relationship between performer and audience.

As more comedians begin to lean into the "serious" comedy show, a la Hannah Gadbsy's Nanette and Bo Burnham's Inside, there seems to be a trend to write these shows off as "not quite standup." But this is not the kind of show you're going to want to write off. It's hilarious, for one, but it also uses that humor to get to the personal. By the end of the show, you get the sense of what it has taken for Acaster to get where he is, both on the stage and emotionally, and start to think, too, about how we as individual audience members have gotten to where we are.

Of course there are classic Acaster bits - ones that will likely be quoted along the aforementioned banana bit and his British Museum bit. But what marks Hecklers Welcome as different is a level of self understanding and acceptance that allows Acaster to go where it hurts, but also contextualize it, all the while making the audience laugh harder than they have in weeks.

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James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome

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James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome

Hailed as “one of comedy’s most original voices” (Evening Standard) and “a comedy genius at the peak of his powers” (Guardian), James Acaster has written a new show, ‘Hecklers Welcome’. He’s very proud of it. That being said, you are allowed to ruin it. Fill your boots. 

Show start 8pm. Running time is approximately two hours with no interval. Bars will be open throughout the show.

*Wednesday 03 July show - live open captioned

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James acaster, hecklers welcome tour, wales millennium centre - cardiff bay.

31 JULY 2023 - DOORS OPEN: 7:00PM

James Acaster invites you to his brand new show, Hecklers Welcome, which hits venues across the UK and Ireland from summer 2023.

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James Acaster Announces 2022 “Hecklers Welcome Tour”

The British funnyman hits the states this fall

James Acaster is bringing the laughs stateside. The British comedian has announced a run of US tour dates for November 2022.

The “Hecklers Welcome Tour” kicks off in Seattle on November 2nd. The 11-city trek will take Acaster through major cities including San Francisco, Austin, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and more before wrapping up in Atlanta on November 14th.

Tickets for the “Hecklers Welcome Tour” go on sale this Thursday, August 4th at 9:00 a.m. local time, and you can grab yours at Ticketmaster . See Acaster’s full tour schedule below.

Acaster is perhaps best known for his four-part stand-up Netflix special Repertoire , though he also co-hosts the food podcast Off Menu and the British game show Hypothetical, h e’s a jack of many humorous trades.

James Acaster 2022 Tour Dates: 11/02 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre 11/03 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre 11/04 – San Francisco, CA @ Castro Theatre 11/05 – Austin, TX @ Stateside at the Paramount 11/06 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent 11/08 – New York, NY @ Sony Hall 11/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Punch Line 11/11 – Chicago, IL @ Athenaeum Theatre 11/12 – Washington, DC @ Capital Turnaround 11/13 – Somerville, MA @ Arts at The Armory 11/14 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre

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