James Acaster
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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- Born:
- Jan 9, 1985 In Kettering, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 27
- First Appeared:
- In the series Have I Got a Bit More News for You
- Latest Project:
- Movie Seize Them! 2024-04-05
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Have I Got a Bit More News for You | Himself - Panellist | 2025 |
| Movie | Seize Them! | Felix the Ironmonger | 2024-04-05 |
| Movie | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Lars Pinfield | 2024-03-20 |
| Movie | Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage | Self | 2022-07-21 |
| Movie | The Unofficial Science of Home Alone | Self – Presenter | 2022-12-19 |
| Series | Grave New World | Fizz Gambol | 2021-03-31 |
| Movie | Cinderella | John | 2021-09-03 |
| Movie | James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 | Self - Comedian | 2020-12-17 |
| Series | Hypothetical | Self - Host | 2019-02-06 |
| Movie | A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh | Self | 2018-06-29 |
| Series | James Acaster: Repertoire | Self - Comedian | 2018-03-27 |
| Series | Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier | Himself - Guest | 2018-05-16 |
| Series | We Have Been Watching | Self - Television Watcher | 2017-01-04 |
| Series | Romesh: Talking to Comedians | Himself | 2017-03-27 |
| Series | Absolutely Fine | Deliveroo Guy | 2017-04-06 |
| Series | Celebrity Hunted | Self - Contestant | 2017-10-10 |
| Series | Insert Name Here | Himself - Panelist | 2016-01-04 |
| Series | Taskmaster | Himself | 2015-07-28 |
| Series | Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled | Unknown | 2014-06-16 |
| Series | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Himself | 2013-04-12 |
| Series | The Last Leg | Himself | 2012-08-30 |
| Series | Would I Lie to You? | Himself | 2007-06-16 |
| Series | Mock the Week | Himself | 2005-06-05 |
| Series | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Himself | 2005-06-03 |
| Series | Live at the Apollo | Himself | 2004-09-06 |
| Series | Big Fat Quiz | Self - Contestant | 2004-12-27 |
| Series | QI | Unknown | 2003-09-11 |