Person

James Acaster

Acting · Born 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.

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  Late Night with Seth Meyers

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  QI

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  Have I Got News for You

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  Taskmaster

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  Never Mind the Buzzcocks

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  The Last Leg

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  Would I Lie to You?

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  The Jonathan Ross Show

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  Have I Got a Bit More News for You

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  8 Out of 10 Cats

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• 2027Bad FairiesStickers (voice)
• 2026James Acaster: Cinemagoers Welcome
• 2025Clash of the ComicsSelf
• 2025The Celebrity TraitorsSelf - Contestant
• 2025Chess HamSelf
• 2024James Acaster: Hecklers WelcomeSelf
• 2024TaskmasterclassSelf
• 2024Seize Them!Felix the Ironmonger
• 2024Ghostbusters: Frozen EmpireLars
• 2023Finlay Christie: OK ZoomerSelf (archival)
• 2022The Unofficial Science of Home AloneSelf – Presenter
• 2022Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On StageSelf
• 2022The IslandExecutive Producer
• 2021Question TeamSelf - Contestant
• 2021Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf - Panellist
• 2021CinderellaJohn
• 2021Grave New WorldFizz Gambol
• 2021James Acaster: Make a New TomorrowSelf - Comedian
• 2021Rhod Gilbert's Growing PainsSelf - Guest
• 2020James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999Self - Comedian
• 2020Mission: AccessibleSelf - Guest
• 2020Channel Hopping with Jon RichardsonSelf - Guest
• 2019HypotheticalSelf - Host
• 2018A1: The Long Road to EdinburghSelf
• 2018Jon Richardson: Ultimate WorrierSelf - Guest
• 2018James Acaster: RepertoireSelf - Comedian
• 2018The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To CancerSelf - Guest
• 2017Celebrity HuntedSelf - Contestant
• 2017Richard Osman's House of GamesSelf - Contestant
• 2017The Great British Bake Off: An Extra SliceSelf
• 2017Absolutely FineDeliveroo Guy
• 2017Romesh: Talking to ComediansSelf - Guest
• 2017Just PuddingsSelf - Co-host
• 2017We Have Been WatchingSelf - Television Watcher
• 2016We the JuryCreator
• 2016Insert Name HereSelf - Panelist
• 2015TaskmasterSelf
• 2015Travel Man: 48 Hours in...Self - Guest
• 2015Drunk HistorySelf - Drunk Storyteller
• 2014Sweet Home KetteringaSelf - Presenter
• 2014Virtually FamousSelf - Panelist
• 2014Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledSelf - Guest
• 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
• 2014The Dog Ate My HomeworkSelf - Comedian Contestant
• 2013Dave Gorman's Modern Life is GoodishSelf
• 2013Sweat the Small StuffSelf - Panelist
• 20138 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownSelf - Contestant
• 2013The Last LegSelf
• 2011Big Brother's Bit on the SideSelf
• 2011The Jonathan Ross ShowSelf - Guest
• 2007Would I Lie to You?Self
• 2005Mock the WeekSelf
• 20058 Out of 10 CatsSelf - Panelist
• 2004Big Fat QuizSelf - Contestant
• 2004Live at the ApolloSelf - Comedian
• 2003QISelf
• 1996Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf - Panellist
• 1994Room 101Self - Guest
• 1990Have I Got News for YouSelf
• —Have I Got a Bit More News for YouSelf - Panellist
• —Sky Comedy Christmas ShortsSelf