James Acaster
Acting
James William Acaster is an English comedian originally from Kettering, Northamptonshire. He has performed for several consecutive years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and has been nominated for Best Show five times. Acaster has appeared on several panel shows, including Mock the Week, Taskmaster, 8 out of 10 Cats, and Would I Lie to You?. He has a 2018 Netflix show entitled Repertoire, consisting of four hour-long stand-up comedy performances. In 2019, Acaster won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award, making him the first UK comedian to do so in nine years.
Born: January 9, 1985 · Kettering, England, UK
Filmography (38)
James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome
2024
Seize Them!
2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
Question Team
2021
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021
Cinderella
2021
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
2020
Hypothetical
2019
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
2018
James Acaster: Repertoire
2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
Celebrity Hunted
2017
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017
Insert Name Here
2016
Taskmaster
2015
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
Drunk History
2015
Virtually Famous
2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Dog Ate My Homework
2014
Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish
2013
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
The Last Leg
2013
Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2011
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
Would I Lie to You?
2007
Mock the Week
2005
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
Big Fat Quiz
2004
Live at the Apollo
2004
QI
2003
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
Room 101
1994
Have I Got News for You
1990
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TBA