James Acaster
Acting
1985-01-09 · Kettering, England, UK
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.
Filmography
TheatersBad Fairies
2027 · Movie
The Dickie Show
2026 · Series
James Acaster: Cinemagoers Welcome
2026 · Movie
Clash of the Comics
2025 · Movie
The Celebrity Traitors
2025 · Series
Chess Ham
2025 · Movie
James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome
2024 · Movie
Taskmasterclass
2024 · Series
Seize Them!
2024 · Movie
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · Movie
Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer
2023 · Movie
The Unofficial Science of Home Alone
2022 · Movie
Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage
2022 · Movie
The Island
2022 · Series
Question Team
2021 · Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021 · Series
Cinderella
2021 · Movie
Grave New World
2021 · Series
James Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow
2021 · Movie
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021 · Series
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
2020 · Movie
Mission: Accessible
2020 · Series
Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson
2020 · Series
Hypothetical
2019 · Series
A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh
2018 · Movie
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
2018 · Series
James Acaster: Repertoire
2018 · Series
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018 · Series
Celebrity Hunted
2017 · Series
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017 · Series
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017 · Series
Absolutely Fine
2017 · Series
Romesh: Talking to Comedians
2017 · Series
Just Puddings
2017 · Series
We Have Been Watching
2017 · Series
We the Jury
2016 · Series
Insert Name Here
2016 · Series
Taskmaster
2015 · Series
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015 · Series
Drunk History
2015 · Series
Sweet Home Ketteringa
2014 · Series
Virtually Famous
2014 · Series
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014 · Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
The Dog Ate My Homework
2014 · Series
Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish
2013 · Series
Sweat the Small Stuff
2013 · Series
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013 · Series
The Last Leg
2013 · Series
Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2011 · Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · Series
Would I Lie to You?
2007 · Series
Mock the Week
2005 · Series
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005 · Series
Big Fat Quiz
2004 · Series
Live at the Apollo
2004 · Series
QI
2003 · Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · Series
Room 101
1994 · Series
Have I Got News for You
1990 · Series
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Series
Sky Comedy Christmas Shorts
Series