▁ ▁Ac aster ▁has ▁appeared ▁on ▁several ▁panel ▁shows , ▁including ▁Mock ▁the ▁Week , ▁Task master , ▁ 8 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁C ats , ▁and ▁Would ▁I ▁Lie ▁to ▁You ?. ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Net fli x ▁show ▁entitled ▁Re per toire , ▁consisting ▁of ▁four ▁hour - long ▁stand - up ▁comedy ▁performances . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁two ▁books , ▁James ▁Ac aster ' s ▁Classic ▁Sc rap es , ▁consisting ▁of ▁true ▁stories , ▁most ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁originally ▁told ▁on ▁Josh ▁W idd ic om be ' s ▁show ▁on ▁X FM , ▁and ▁Per fect ▁Sound ▁Wh atever , ▁consisting ▁of ▁album ▁reviews ▁from ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁He ▁currently ▁hosts ▁panel ▁show ▁Hyp oth et ical ▁alongside ▁W idd ic om be , ▁food ▁pod cast ▁Off ▁Menu ▁with ▁fellow ▁com ed ian ▁Ed ▁Gam ble ▁and ▁music ▁pod cast ▁ ▁James ▁Ac aster ’ s ▁Per fect ▁S ounds ▁from ▁the ▁BBC . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Ac aster ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁K etter ing , ▁North am pt ons hire . ▁He ▁attended ▁Mont agu ▁Second ary ▁School ▁in ▁K etter ing , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁music ▁at ▁North am pton ▁College . ▁ ▁Musical ▁career ▁Ac aster ▁previously ▁played ▁drums ▁in ▁local ▁bands ▁in ▁North am pt ons hire ▁including ▁P ind rop , ▁Three ▁Line ▁Wh ip , ▁The ▁New ▁Hard core ▁Sk iff le ▁Mov ement , ▁The