▁he ▁turned ▁on ▁the ▁Christmas ▁lights ▁in ▁K etter ing . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Net fli x ▁released ▁James ▁Ac aster : ▁Re per toire , ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁one - hour ▁shows ▁fil med ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁initial ▁response ▁to ▁Re per toire ▁was ▁very ▁positive , ▁with ▁a ▁rating ▁of ▁ 8 . 3 ▁on ▁IM DB . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Ac aster ▁performed ▁at ▁Corn bury ▁Musical ▁Festival ▁on ▁the ▁Com edy ▁Stage . ▁ ▁Ac aster ▁currently ▁presents ▁a ▁week ly ▁pod cast ▁series ▁with ▁Ed ▁Gam ble ▁called ▁Off ▁Menu . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Ac aster ▁won ▁the ▁Ch ort le ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Show ▁with ▁Cold ▁Las agne ▁H ate ▁Mys elf ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Per fect ▁Sound ▁Wh atever ▁is ▁Ac aster ' s ▁second ▁book , ▁about ▁an ▁obs ess ive ▁challenge ▁that ▁he ▁under to ok ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁to ▁collect ▁as ▁much ▁music ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁as ▁possible . ▁It ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Head line ▁Publishing ▁Group ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Ac aster ▁won ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁International ▁Com edy ▁Festival ▁Award , ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁first ▁UK ▁com ed ian ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁in ▁nine ▁years . ▁ ▁Ac aster ’ s ▁pod cast ▁with ▁BBC