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James Acaster: Repertoire

2018 · 1 season

A whimsical, intricately constructed comedy where absurd anecdotes loop back on themselves, rewarding close attention with delightful callbacks.

Created by
James Acaster
Genres
Comedy
Starring
James Acaster
Overview
Offbeat comic James Acaster covers the strange, the mundane and everything in between in this collection of four wide-ranging stand-up specials.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
James Acaster
Genres
Comedy
Starring
James Acaster
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • deception
  • isolation
  • memory
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour9
Realism6
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity7
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Created by
James Acaster
Written by
James Acaster
Starring
James Acaster
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes
Network
Netflix
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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