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