I'd decided to write about stuff that I would like to hear standup about.

James Acaster

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There's no excuse for panel games, other TV comedy shows, or even live bills to be made up mainly of men.

live comedy games men

First I stopped believing in hell, then the afterlife. Sometimes that connection is still there, and I'll feel an impulse to pray if I'm stressed or upset.

feel upset hell sometimes

I think I can draw both a mainstream audience and an alternative audience to my shows. I also have the ability to disappoint both.

think audience ability i-can

I'm almost able to be more honest by lying. By making everything up, I'm able to say what I really want to.

say more everything want

One of the things I figured out was that I was having good gigs when I wore jumpers. It was because I looked more like an outsider, so they expected me to talk about weird stuff rather than normal stuff.

weird things good me