James Acaster Got Heckled by the Same Person in Three Different Countries

-Our next guest is a very talented comedian and actor. He is currently on his "Hecklers Welcome" stand-up tour and will be performing at the Beacon Theater in New York City tomorrow night. We welcome back our friend James Acaster to the program. ♪♪ Welcome back, James. -Hello Seth. How come there is a door there and no one goes through it? -It's a great question. -It is very confusing that we have to enter through the window every time. -Yeah. Do you want to use the door next time? -Well, I think someone should use the door. -Well. -I think... Look, I don't fully know all the American customs, but in the United Kingdom we enter through the door. -We believe it is good luck to have a door that you never use.

Yes. -That's nice, actually. I'll remember that the next time I visit an American friend. -You sent me a beautiful text message. When I came back, the first show after the writers' strike, I thanked everyone who helped the writers get the treatment they deserved. And then you... The next day, you texted me and said, "I should have also said that you're the best guest we have on the show." You said I missed an opportunity. -It was strange that you left that out. I saw it and thought, "This is a beautiful tribute to all writers, but clearly someone didn't write this monologue for him, because if they had, they would have said, 'By the way, James Acaster.'" He was the best guest we've ever had on the show.'" But, you know, it was weird.

But I enjoy texting you, Seth. -Oh, well, thanks. I've texted you in the past. -You have. We We've texted. And we couldn't text for five months because of the writers' strike. -Exactly. We could have called, but neither of us wanted that. -No, we didn't text. emails. I sent my mother a blank birthday card. God knows how she got it. -Right. Sure, sure, I texted you once... I sent you a message. text once, because my kids have this story box, and you put a little... like a guy on top, and he tells you a story, and they have "James and the Giant Peach." Suddenly, I said, "I know that voice," and it was your voice.

You read "James and the Giant Peach" to my kids and I texted you to tell them how great it was. -Yeah. That meant a lot... Because I know you couldn't read it to him because of the readers' strike. Of course. -Yes Yes Yes. -Everyone knows that. -Yeah. -There were many people like you. -Yeah. -Did you ever refuse to read to your children... -Absolutely, yes. -...during that strike, and you had to... You had constant negotiations with your children. -Yeah. I thought, "I'd love to, but this is a union household." -Yeah. And finally you came to an agreement and they said, They wrote the contracts and you said, "I'm not going to sign something I can't read." It was a sad day. -It was a difficult moment. "Hecklers Welcome" is a tour that you've been on for a while, and you basically do something that I think no comedian does, which is invite the audience to interrupt you.

Do you have any favorite boos from recent shows? -Well, of course. So I did it first in Scandinavia. I toured Scandinavia and Gothenburg, where I had never been before. They interrupted me saying, "You have strangely long fingers," is what the

person

says... So, that's not strangely long. I don't think it's... I'll get the angle right. Oh! -Yeah. -Now that I see it on camera... Oh my God! -Yeah. -Some boos are quite useful, actually. -Well, although there's not much you can do about it. -There wasn't much you could do about it at that time. I can't, I'm holding the microphone so I have to keep showing them full screen.

And I said... But it was a voice in English that interrupted me and I said, "We're in Sweden." And he said, "Yeah, I flew down to see the show." This is a fan. -Yeah. -Someone who is supposed to like me. -Yeah. -And they interrupt that. And I remember thinking afterwards that it was a little strange that he had flown so far just to interrupt me. Then I did a concert in Scotland, in Glasgow, and halfway through, someone interrupts me and says: "You were better in Gothenburg." And I'm thinking in my head, "That's the last place I received a cruel insult.

I mean, did you interrupt me there too?" He said, "Yes, yes, yes." I mean, "About the fingers?" "Yes Yes Yes." "Well, you caught me twice. You're a bully." He said, "Yes, yes, yes." He said, "I don't even live here." Blown away... I was like, "Okay, okay." Last week I was in Vancouver. -UH Huh. -"You were better in Glasgow." I said, "He better not be who I think he is." He says, "Yes, yes, I have flown here." Same guy. Same guy. I hate to mention it on TV, because he's going to love it. He will be delighted that it worked out.

He will appear and see me somewhere else. And I mean, I'm trying to think of an answer, because it'll be, "You were better in Vancouver." -Yeah. You have time to plan it. -I have a lot of time. But he is good. -Yeah. -And he is this...-he is good. I can't... I mean, he's better than me. -You were recently booed in your own house. -Yeah. -Yeah. -You know, this might be a little... I'm worried that this is too cruel for the American public. -Well. -You know, often... They are more empathetic. In England we think this is funny. -Well. -They gave me a TV, and the guy delivering it left it in my living room, pointed at it, and said, "I haven't seen you on one of these in a long time.

Did they fire you?" "Have you been fired?" -- from the television. From old television. That is why I am here. -Oh, to prove it? -Yeah, give it a try, man, because I'm fired from all of UK television. -Well. The Beacon: I'm so excited that you're at the Beacon, one of my favorite places in New York to see shows and do shows. I've been doing shows with John Oliver there once a month. -Yes Yes Yes Yes. I am aware. -Well. -I thought it was a big problem. I was really excited about doing the Beacon. -Yeah. -I get there.

It's where you test your new material. It's just a joy for you. You and Oliver get together and try new jokes. Who cares? It's... I showed up and thought, "Here we go. I'm in the big city." I thought, "Is this the Beacon Theatre?" And they said, "Are you here to see Seth Meyers do new material?" "No, I'm here to present my polished show that I've been working on for years." But yes, they speak highly of you there, Seth. -I'm very happy to hear it. Now, you know, John Oliver, obviously, you know, came and made a big deal here in the U.S.

Is that a path that you'll see for yourself one day? "It would be if Oliver wasn't so damn territorial." -Oh. Oh, so that's way out of bounds for... -You can't... You come here, you open your dressing room door, he's in the corner urinating. -No! No! -He urinates everywhere. If you're a UK comedian in the US, you get on your flight and he's in your seat. Just absorbing it. Spraying it everywhere. He says, "Enjoy the flight. Remember who is king." -Oh Lord. That doesn't sound like the John I know. -And then he sits on the pilot's lap and makes airplane noises the whole way. -Can't.

I work with this

person

. I can't believe he's so cruel. -Well, you're lucky to be American. If you're in the UK, my entire journey has been wall-to-wall urine, John Oliver urine. And he doesn't drink anything but Dr Pepper. -You did something real... You have a real foothold here in the US. You're in the new movie "Ghostbusters." There you go. That's you. That's Dan Aykroyd. -That's Dan Aykroyd. -That's a big problem. -Yes, it's... I'm waiting for them to realize that they made a mistake. -Yeah. It seems like it would be difficult to eliminate you. You are right in the middle of the plane. -Yeah.

I mean, my plan really, obviously, is to take that guy who delivered my TV to the movies. And then he fired me from that. I got a promotion. Bad luck. -It was exciting? -It's very exciting. Every day was crazy. You know Dan Aykroyd and Slimer. -Is Slimer a good guy in person? -A lovely boy, Slimer. -Yeah. -I'll tell you what: when Slimer leaves the room, he is much cleaner than when John Oliver was there. -Did you know? We'll leave it at that. Guys, that's James Acaster, everyone. For tickets to his tour, visit

james

acaster

.com. We'll be back soon with more "Late Night".