Get the latest OK! breaking news on WhatsAppOur community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More infoJoin us on WhatsApp James Acaster has spilled the tea on his Channel 4 show getting axed after a pilot nightmare. The beloved comedian was working on a new project for the network, but when things took a southward turn during the pilot’s filming, it was all thumbs down on moving forward with a series. The 40-year-old funnyman, famed for his stints on Mock The Week and bagging a whopping five Chortle Awards, not to mention his Netflix special Repertoire and the hit podcast Off Menu he co-hosts with Ed Gamble, faced a rare hiccup. Opening up on the Always Be Comedy podcast, James didn’t hold back as he said: “It was three hours of filming and I’d say everything went wrong that could have gone wrong. I absolutely loved it. At one point I said to the audience, ‘I think what they should do is just take these three hours, cut them up into six half hours in real time and put it out as a series.’ “I’ve never seen them do that before. This is absolutely what we should do, this has been so f*****g nuts.”
Channel 4 scrap show as comedian admits ‘everything went wrong’ in pilot
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He was trying to bring to life a format borrowed from his show Question Team which throws comedians into guessing games about the public – like whose phone battery was the most juiced, or who boasts the largest garden, reports the Mirror. Recalling the chaotic filming day he quipped: “It went from having four members of the public and four panellists to having 20 members of the public on stage behind me as well, who are also playing the game,” spilling the specifics of the quirky game setup. “And those four members of the public who are guessing… and the studio audience was there and [they had] things that they had to vote with to to say what they thought the right answer was.”
James confessed he still enjoyed filming the pilot
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However, the show hit a snag when a wrestler shattered a sugar glass vase too quickly. He ended up injuring himself, requiring first aid, before breaking character to ask if they needed to reshoot the scene. There’s one show though that James won’t be appearing on – Strictly Come Dancing. When asked if he’d join the dance competition, he responded: “No. Let’s not forget, I had a full-on meltdown during one day of Bake Off. From what I understand, Strictly is a bit more stressful than baking for charity. “When the contestant goes out in Week 1, you can see their relief because they clearly underestimated how much work it would be. I wouldn’t even get that far. I’d have quit before it was broadcast.”
