James Acaster

James Acaster

Known for
Acting
Born
January 9, 1985 (age 41)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

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Sweet Home Ketteringa poster

Sweet Home Ketteringa

Movie · as James Acaster

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Sweet Home Lahnsteineringa poster

Sweet Home Lahnsteineringa

Movie · as James Acaster

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You poster

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

TV · as Self - Panellist · 2 eps

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Sky Comedy Christmas Shorts

Sky Comedy Christmas Shorts

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2027
Bad Fairies poster

Bad Fairies

Movie · as Stickers (voice)

2026
James Acaster: Cinemagoers Welcome poster

James Acaster: Cinemagoers Welcome

Movie

2026
Craig Simons Is James Acaster poster

Craig Simons Is James Acaster

Movie · as Craig Simons

2026
The Dickie Show poster

The Dickie Show

TV · 1 ep

2025
Chess Ham poster

Chess Ham

Movie · as Self

2025
Clash of the Comics poster

Clash of the Comics

Movie · as Self

2025
The Celebrity Traitors poster

The Celebrity Traitors

TV · as Self - Contestant · 9 eps

2025
The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked poster

The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire poster

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Movie · as Lars

2024
Seize Them! poster

Seize Them!

Movie · as Felix the Ironmonger

2024
James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome poster

James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome

Movie · as Self

2024
Taskmasterclass poster

Taskmasterclass

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
In Tandem with Chloe Radcliffe poster

In Tandem with Chloe Radcliffe

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer poster

Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer

Movie · as Self (archival)

2023
Iliza Shlesinger: The Gala

Iliza Shlesinger: The Gala

Movie · as Self

2022
Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage poster

Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage

Movie · as Self

2022
The Unofficial Science of Home Alone poster

The Unofficial Science of Home Alone

Movie · as Self – Presenter

2021
James Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow poster

James Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow

Movie · as Self

2021
Cinderella poster

Cinderella

Movie · as John

2021
Question Team poster

Question Team

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2021
Grave New World poster

Grave New World

TV · as Fizz Gambol · 4 eps

2021
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains poster

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2021
Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV · as Self - Panellist · 1 ep

2020
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 poster

James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999

Movie · as Self - Comedian

2020
Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson poster

Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2020
Mission: Accessible

Mission: Accessible

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2019
Hypothetical poster

Hypothetical

TV · as Self - Host · 32 eps

2018
A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh poster

A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh

Movie · as Self

2018
Celebrity Call Centre at Christmas

Celebrity Call Centre at Christmas

Movie · as Self

2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer poster

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2018
James Acaster: Repertoire poster

James Acaster: Repertoire

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2018
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier poster

Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2017
We Have Been Watching poster

We Have Been Watching

TV · as Self - Television Watcher · 5 eps

2017
Celebrity Hunted poster

Celebrity Hunted

TV · as Self - Contestant · 6 eps

2017
Just Puddings poster

Just Puddings

TV · as Self - Co-host · 6 eps

2017
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice poster

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Romesh: Talking to Comedians poster

Romesh: Talking to Comedians

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2017
House of Games poster

House of Games

TV · as Self - Contestant · 5 eps

2017
Absolutely Fine poster

Absolutely Fine

TV · as Deliveroo Guy · 1 ep

2016
Insert Name Here poster

Insert Name Here

TV · as Self - Panelist · 3 eps

2015
Travel Man: 48 Hours in... poster

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2015
Taskmaster poster

Taskmaster

TV · as Self · 10 eps

2015
Drunk History poster

Drunk History

TV · as Self - Drunk Storyteller · 2 eps

2014
Sweet Home Ketteringa poster

Sweet Home Ketteringa

TV · as Self - Presenter · 12 eps

2014
Virtually Famous poster

Virtually Famous

TV · as Self - Panelist · 2 eps

2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled poster

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps

2014
The Dog Ate My Homework poster

The Dog Ate My Homework

TV · as Self - Comedian Contestant · 2 eps

2013
Sweat the Small Stuff poster

Sweat the Small Stuff

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2013
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown poster

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

TV · as Self - Contestant · 2 eps

2013
The Last Leg poster

The Last Leg

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2013
Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish poster

Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
The Jonathan Ross Show poster

The Jonathan Ross Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2011
Big Brother's Bit on the Side poster

Big Brother's Bit on the Side

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
Dave's One Night Stand poster

Dave's One Night Stand

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2007
Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You?

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2005
Mock the Week poster

Mock the Week

TV · as Self · 15 eps

2005
8 Out of 10 Cats poster

8 Out of 10 Cats

TV · as Self - Panelist · 4 eps

2004
Live at the Apollo poster

Live at the Apollo

TV · as Self - Comedian · 1 ep

2004
Big Fat Quiz poster

Big Fat Quiz

TV · as Self - Contestant · 2 eps

2003
QI poster

QI

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV · as Self - Panellist · 1 ep

1994
Room 101 poster

Room 101

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1990
Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1962
The Late Late Show poster

The Late Late Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep