James Acaster Haircut

[@rileycunningham9000]

I like to think all of James’s prompts start out as lies made up by the writers, but when they give him the cards before the show he’s like “naw yeah that actually happened three times this year”

[@Hacktheplanet_]

Classic scrapes

[@hi-five4960]

He's good at revealing details slowly rather than straight away

[@Jonesy..]

Can't believe they thought the unrealistic part was having to cut your hair with scissors, what else are you supposed to do if you have no money?

[@buskergirl]

What else do they cut hair with anyway..? Isn't it the only way..? Unless you want to shave it all off.

[@nicosmind3]

I think the logic was that with scissors you have to have skill, and a specific hairstyle to aim for. It's something easily messed up. But if you shave your head (and everyone in the UK can afford a cheap pair of clippers, I once got a cheap beard trimmer out of Argus for a fiver) it takes no skill, practice or training. It's a simple haircut anyone can do. So why have a first timer cut your hair? But they didn't take into account how nieve young people can be. Both James and his mate made an assumption

[@Jonesy..]

@@nicosmind3 but home cutting your hair with scissors is pretty common though, I've had family cut my hair with scissors, I've cut my own hair with scissors, not everyone wants it all shaved off, and it's really not *that* difficult (obviously it would be nicer if a hairdresser did it, but again, that's expensive)

[@nicosmind3]

@@Jonesy.. If it's someone that's never done it before, then a skin head is much easier than creating any shape, or neatening it up. Sure with practice it's not that difficult, but that's not the case here. The girl can't get experience then travel back in time, it's her first haircut. Btw I've had my hair cut multiple times at home myself, I know it's very common, loads of people do it, but you can still get dirt cheap electric shavers anywhere. Even saving a pound a week you can buy a half decent pair in no time. The assertion that only the rich can afford clippers is absurd

[@Jonesy..]

@@nicosmind3 how is she supposed to get experience without cutting hair un-experienced? Also I don't think anyone is saying clippers are expensive, but they do offer a limited amount of hairstyles. Anyways, the only thing I'm really arguing is that it was absurd to say that a couple of young people cutting hair at home with scissors is unrealistic 😅

[@JLF201]

That's a poor man's adventure.

[@akib2542]

Lmao.. he looks like a young Steve Davis in the picture.. lol

[@DougKaplan]

When James makes a real funny response, you can see Lee almost like a dad or mentor acting proud of James.

[@Kisamaism]

you have plenty of likes. here, have a reply.

[@Simon-nb3ne]

They never make up lies for James because his real life is more absurd than anything they can come up with

[@jasonclegg6940]

Loved how Lee acknowledged James' bottom of the flat joke. Could have come straight from Lee's mouth.

[@bretterry8356]

Lee's handshake was so heartwarming. Those two are perfect as teammates.

[@thatchoirgirl94]

He takes good care of his team mates and always really bonds with at least one of the two. There's always great vibes on the right side of the panel.

[@fdempsey3859]

David the next time James is on the show: “IT’S ALWAYS TRUE!”

[@bealtesandfloyd]

The new Bob Mortimer

[@Prawnsly]

@@bealtesandfloyd I never realised this. Suddenly explains why I rank Bob Mortimer and James Acaster as my two favourite comedians...

[@ThatCoalSoul]

James is so not Bob or the youth's Bob ...in fact the youth like Bob as well.

[@Prawnsly]

@@ThatCoalSoul We're saying they have similar style, not that one is replacing the other. Or that the youth don't like Bob Mortimer. Try re-reading the comments.

[@rodrigomarinho1807]

It's true about the sleepover in a bush, it's true about when he tried to drown himself for a Spice girls album. It's true about the cabbage prank...

[@bfab7036]

"Wanna take this one Fred?" is the most Lee Mack response that James could have given. Genius

[@zenroles]

1:40 Awww Lee was so proud of James' wit. He was like: "That's my son!"

[@thekuppi1834]

that's the double act we need

[@bondfool]

I would love to see them do a series together, whether it’s a sitcom or something else. Maybe playing conmen?

[@cj8446]

James has a whole book for classic scrapes perfect for this show. He’s as high up on the list as Bob Mortimer and Greg Davies for me

[@papasy3748]

if it's james acaster AND sounds like a classic scrape...it is invariably true

[@joshqim3110]

It just needs to be James to be true. Did he ever have a lie on the show?

[@papasy3748]

@@joshqim3110 that’s a good question lol I can’t recall a single one, he’s the heir apparent to bob mortimer on the show

[@petertimowreef9085]

It only takes a little experience of how James acts and how liars act in general to know this story was true. David has a lot of experience, he knew from the start this story was true, yet he went with his team. I really respect it when people have small egos like that.

[@blipboop5594]

It's less about how liars act and more about how stand up comedians recite thoroughly rehearsed and workshopped material

[@petertimowreef9085]

@@blipboop5594 All three stories are thoroughly recited and workshopped by their respective comedians, true or not.

[@becominghero9754]

So funny thing, actually there is no evidence for conventional wisdom about how liars act in general. I only mention this because as a forensic examiner for SA it's a huge issue when people think they can "tell" if a victim is lying or not, when in fact the neurobiology of trauma might make her act quite odd, stone faced, hysterical, or any other number of behaviors. Here in the US one out of every ten people put on death row on conventional belief like that is found to be innocent, which is quite horrible. You can't "tell" if someone is lying. Only the DNA evidence tells the truth. Not an insult, just something important to mention when it comes to experience and telling if someone is lying. It just never stacks up to scientific rigor very well.

[@chuckachuck]

"Do you wanna take this one Fred?"

[@AVTAVT]

I like how the French recognised that he didn't understand the word high without the H so went out of his way to pronounce it 👌

[@NoYeahNah]

The sheer reality gap of people with money - my mother cut my entire family's (familys'?) hair since I can remember. We were poor, we got f*cked over in the recession. Then it just seemed pointless to spend the money after that. I went to a hairdresser for the first time when I was 19. I think she would still cut my brother's hair sometimes into his late 20's, she did my Dad's hair until he passed away. She still cuts her own hair.

[@imhalida]

When I was little, I thought my friend was being pretentious for going to a hairdresser to cut her hair. Little did I know my family was the odd one out😄

[@yourmum69_420]

family's

[@eatonkuntz]

Like, people cut their own nails, not everyone cuts a manicure lol

[@thechannelbeyond4896]

Haircut is a luxury in Europe and America because it can get a bit pricey (CHF 25 i was paying when I lived there). The rest of the world, especially Asia, its cheap (for men) and cutting it once every 2 months isn't so bad.

[@AnonymousCaveman]

"an unplugged session" 🤣🤣🤣

[@UstedTubo187]

I love how James Acaster brings photographic evidence of the stories he tells! Haha!

[@fatbelly27]

It's the first time I've seen this clip and I immediately thought TRUE. Weird things happen to James regularly, which makes him a perfect fit for this show.

[@rocketforthree4479]

This is interesting, the upload date was 2 years ago, but theres only 15 comments: moat from the last 24 hours. Maybe it was un-privated recently?

[@Maazin5]

I think the BBC took it down at first

[@SerendipityChild]

Most of my haircuts have been on the stoop. Not sober. Very good results

[@davidpoole5675]

Fred and James are a combo I didn't expect to love this much

[@Mr.M1STER]

It did sound plausible tbh. I wouldn't trust Fred's opinion for some reason I get weird vibes off that guy.

[@sofiaguerrero0969]

it’s because he’s French lol they’re all weird

[@foxbor0]

"why would you have your hair cut with scissors " has to be one of the dumbest questions ever 😄

[@john.premose]

Can’t believe I never saw this one before

[@kellyding5122]

god i love James Acaster

[@hive_indicator318]

That guy basically baffled at why someone would choose to be poor says a lot about the life he's lived.

[@vaclav_fejt]

Plus, scissors could be considered the "posh" option, because they require skill to use properly and time to get a good result. I had both my mum cut my hair (usually in 30 - 45 minutes), an affordable hairdresser (20 minutes) and a more expensive barber (1 hour) and all of them used scissors on me and when I wanted something shorter, all of them would use a trimmer on the sides and back. Quality-wise, I got what I paid for.

[@vaclav_fejt]

Now, there's also another option: Punk. My aunt cut my dad's hair using sheep shears (massive, made of a single piece of spring steel) just for the kicks.

[@nicosmind3]

I understood that as "as simple haircut like mine I understand, but scissors takes skill" with the assumption of they would only mess up his hair. And it wasn't just that one guy, all 3 of them seemed to think that

[@Maazin5]

He hasn't had hair for years. I don't blame him for not knowing how hair cuts work 😆

[@MeelaVuelongtime]

@@nicosmind3 I completely agree with you that Fred was talking about the ease of a buzz versus the skills needed for scissors. Also, before getting on TV, I'm pretty sure he was a normal maitre d'. Admittedly, at fancy restaurants, but not like he was just some millionaire who's never worked a day in his life. However, I disagree that David thought it was a lie. He doesn't like to override, but he really sounded like he was just going with them for fun. Not that it really matters lol

[@JG-kk1mr]

wait why am i only seeing this now when it was uploaded 2 years ago?!

[@billbennington4444]

Racism

[@Maazin5]

It was geoblocked by the BBC until recently

[@coopsjosh051]

thats how much WILTY ive watched. here before 1000 views 2 years after this was released.

[@Made0fStarStuff]

I think these videos have only just been made available. Probably something to do with copyright strikes.

[@harrypainter7472]

@@Made0fStarStuff I wondered why there was a WILTY clip I never saw

[@Alina_bt]

has James ever lied on this show?

[@tonybarrett8543]

He looks like a 1950s medieval film character 😂

[@shanesummers1458]

No matter how unlikely it sounds every James acaster story is true

[@giuliana413]

How did this never make it in his Classic Scrapes?!

[@SamuelKristopher]

Why are all your other classic videos suddenly unavailable? I wanted to watch some of the Lee Mack compilations again but they're all taken down??? Have you had copyright strikes or what happened?

[@davethenerd1369]

If Bob Mortimer can't be booked that week, James Acaster makes a brilliant substitute with his whimsical stories. I wonder if it messes with David's head as much.

[@aavashsubedi2199]

David's just wonderful

[@KatiCleo]

The fact that they didn't believe this stort feels bougie.. I don't know anyone who hasn't had a friend with 0 experience who "has cut their own bangs before" and "can totally pull it off" , cut their hair with paper scissors or something. I thought that's a standard 20s formative experience!

[@athenabucci3253]

lol everytime James is on this show it's the actual best

[@roseripperger6626]

He looks like Sir Isaac Newton

[@lazthegreat10]

Silly questions Whose cat? Alright mate

[@Sebastian-jg9tx]

Ok but why did the haircut look so good?

[@5th_cellar]

Right? I didn't see what was wrong with it. Looked like something out of my mom's senior yearbook.

[@hdskl2150]

He’s so funny. I love him 😍

[@janiyawest7023]

I lived in a foreign country where vendors of all sorts went through the neighborhood selling their goods or services. This included a barber who rode a bicycle and cut men & boys hair on their patios.

[@jamesdettmann94]

Such a great story, I can't believe it got cut.

[@ilovebats10]

I feel like the idea of cutting your hair at home got way more normalized in the early events of this decade.

[@Brinta3]

True. I haven’t returned to the hairdresser’s yet.

[@24magiccarrot]

The photo at the end did anyone else think that was Steve Davis?

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

Scissors, clippers? What does it matter?

[@TheDGomezzi]

Clippers is how the Brits refer to an electric razor.

[@g.holland4862]

Sadly I had the same hairstyle in school. My hair grows out instead of long.

[@DeVosKees]

I love James' shirt

[@joanne1114]

The haircut is how about every guy in the seventies looked 😅

[@chessman88]

does anybody know from which episode this clip is taken from?

[@nairocamilo]

Series 13, Episode 9, iirc

[@BlastbeatsLOL]

You could have found that out from wikipedia in about 20 seconds.

[@HandyHelons]

Brilliant. It’s just a shame that comments spoil this clips now that they are at the top!

[@dragonsdynamite6403]

At least stupid Melvin wasn’t there

[@avatr7109]

How his brain works is so rapid lol

[@MikeDuddy-q2t]

To be honest I've seen way worse haircuts that were finished and done by professionals with expensive equipment.

[@saimon4364]

03:49 that's just Alex Turner from Arctic Monkeys.

[@snifferrr]

can't believe they thought they could fool us by recolouring a picture of alex turner

[@AdamSmith75th]

Can I just check…are Lee and James comedically related?

[@ItsMoorbinTime]

2:33 was the moment I knew he was being truthful, what lying person comes up with that level of logical reasoning on the spot?

[@erlindaalba1682]

1:43 Lee is a fan lol

[@JeromeBeckett]

Why is Fred so bemused about getting a haircut with scissors haha

[@Htrac]

This was so obviously true. Makes me wonder if any of it is scripted, like they have to say lie.

[@pearlearplugs]

James is so fucking handsome Jesus Christ

[@becominghero9754]

While I am sure the Jewis h man the G entiles call JC was/is very handsome, I doubt he and James ever f'd. Commas are so wiley. XD

[@abu-175]

You wanna take this one Fred?😂😂😂

[@ThatCoalSoul]

3:05 That is not true as statements go ...I look frankly ridiculous and I've been stuck on the middle rungs of the sodding comedy industry for at least three years. In a career that's certainly five years long.

[@mss11235]

As a comic, you should know he is joking. Perhaps you are joking about not joking, though. In which case, damn. I do NOT have a sense of humor.

[@ThatCoalSoul]

@@mss11235 Well I have no idea how to answer that! I have a comedy-dedicated playlist on my channel. Thanks for listening. M=

[@ThatCoalSoul]

1:39 No James ...it was a scrape!

[@stupidfanboyph]

The picture at the end seems to be taken from a video like he was speaking on that pic. You know where did it come from? Hope it is not a home/private video and James screencapped it for this.

[@Brinta3]

You know, it is possible to take a picture of someone while he is speaking.

[@detectivemarkseven]

1:43 lol

[@icturner23]

0:39 Fred and David look do similar when laughing!

[@no_peace]

Fred's so cute

[@neilbohar8212]

Le shook hand, I love dat.....this z like an award for him

[@huckleberrylachow2202]

It’s a huge tell when they are obviously trying to act like it’s a lie. I knew he was telling the truth from the first thing he said. This game is so easy hahaha

[@Nilguiri]

Who is that guy, Fred?

[@Cypher791]

May aswell finish the haircut… your locked out anyway, deal with that later ✂️😒

[@Cypher791]

@Kevin L I watched it all 🤷‍♂️

[@mariarahelvarnhagen2729]

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