14 Facts About James Bachman

James Hamilton Bachman was born on 24 February 1972 and is an English comedian, actor and writer.

James Bachman has written for and acted in many British television and radio programmes, including That Mitchell and Webb Look, Saxondale, Bleak Expectations and Sorry, I've Got No Head.

James Bachman attended Radley College and studied Natural Sciences at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, focusing on Physics and Mathematics.

James Bachman joined Footlights, having been a Monty Python and Fry and Laurie fan as a youngster.

James Bachman became co-vice-president of Footlights in 1993 and appeared in and wrote for the 1994 Footlights revue The Barracuda Jazz Option.

James Bachman returned after graduation to direct the subsequent revue Fall From Grace, which included amongst its cast Mitchell, Webb, and Matthew Holness.

Shortly after graduating, James Bachman began a short-lived sketch double-act with fellow Cambridge comedian Matthew Holness.

James Bachman then went on to spend the early part of his career earning a living mainly as a comedy writer, starting as a solo writer for radio shows such as Week Ending, and then forming a writing partnership with Mark Evans.

In 2001 and 2002 and 2002 James Bachman directed Edinburgh Fringe shows for Mitchell and Webb: The Mitchell and Webb Story and The Mitchell and Webb Clones.

James Bachman became a regular fixture on the live character and sketch circuit in London, performing as Oscar Wilde, The James Bachman International Orchestra and Papa Christmas at comedy nights including Oram and Meeten's Club Fantastico, The Book Club, and The Pros From Dover.

James Bachman has since appeared in regular and cameo roles in Saxondale, The Mighty Boosh, The IT Crowd, "Jonathan Creek", Hyperdrive, Miranda, Peep Show, Rev and Mount Pleasant as well as a number of other television and radio programmes.

James Bachman was a regular member of the cast of both That Mitchell and Webb Look and That Mitchell and Webb Sound and in the winter of 2006 he toured with David Mitchell and Robert Webb as part of their live show The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb.

James Bachman was in all five series of the BBC 4 radio comedy Bleak Expectations, which ran from 2007 to 2012.

The role was recast to Richard Lumsden in series 2, due to James Bachman focusing on his music career.