Well ‘ello ‘ello from London! Welcome to our first Shameless Takes interview for 2025 – and what better way to kick things off than with the incredible James Acaster. In today’s chat, we discussed James’ ever-changing relationship to fame, how he decides how much of his personal life to include in his stand-up performances, why he pivoted from music to comedy (and back again, a few times over) and what he loves the most about making Off Menu with Ed Gamble. This episode of Shameless is brought to you by Samsung. Fold or Flip the new Galaxy Z series today. Shameless Podcast is hosted by Zara McDonald and Michelle Andrews, produced by Annabelle Lee and Eilish Gilligan, executive-produced by Lucy Hunt and audio-edited by Eilish Gilligan. Our social media team consists of Naima Fatema, Charlotte White, Emily Li and Eilish Gilligan, and our partnerships manager is Cindy Luu. Also, an extra special thank you to Lucy Hunt and Jonathan Last for their help with this episode. Finally, a really, really massive thankyou to James Acaster for chatting with us. If you want to know what James is up to, and where you can see him live next, check out www.jamesacaster.com. You can listen to the Off Menu podcast on Apple and Spotify. Want to support our show? Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify is the best way to do that, and we're super grateful to anyone who leaves a five-star review while they're at it. Also! An old-fashioned 'Tell a Friend In Real Life' is equally appreciated. Want more? We've got more… Subscribe to our newsletter Smart, Dumb Stuff: https://tinyurl.com/4yasjphn Follow us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/2mf557ux Aaaand we’re on TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/2hchchrp Everything else your heart could ever desire is here: https://linktr.ee/shamelesspodcast Thanks for listening! We’re huge fans of yours.
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