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James Acaster Comedian

SEASONAL VERSION NOW STOCKED BESIDE DECKCHAIRS

Item 6: Members noted the autumn edition of Mr Acaster is again out of stock at the village hall

Existence confidence provisional
A generated photo of an anonymous stranger. It is not the person named.
James Acaster browses second-hand books in a Cape Town back garden, simultaneously gesturing with both hands as if explaining the plot of each one, having clearly catalogued this entire collection by anecdote alone.
Location
Inside a beach hut near Walberswick, Suffolk, on a shelf marked Seasonal
Currently
Touring a limited-edition Classic Scrapes, now in russet
Last confirmed sighting
Tuesday, shelved between the deckchairs and a limited-run flask
Observations
Was once mistaken for a yoghurt by a Suffolk tide table and agreed to be eaten.

James Acaster has been released in seasonal editions, and the autumn one is currently on sale at a beach hut outside Walberswick. The edition comes in russet, with a slightly longer anecdote about a yoghurt and a free tea bag. Spring and summer editions are not expected to return.

"I run the hut hire, so I just assumed he was a new deckchair," said Brenda Tolley, 54, a part-time lollipop lady. "Then he explained a set about a lasagne for forty minutes, and I bought two. The tea bag was fine. I use it daily."

Local residents now queue at the hut from seven, clutching their own-brand loyalty cards and shopping lists. The pub has stopped stocking a rival summer edition, and the parish council has asked that the autumn run be extended until the clocks go back.

Guidance for the public

Check the edition number on the base before purchase and do not ask for a refund.

Actual status (not satire) No death recorded as of 22 October 2026. Born 9 January 1985. Source: Wikidata

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