James Acaster
Acting
January 9, 1985
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.
Movies
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh
2018
Cinderella
2021
James Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow
2021
Chess Ham
2025
James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome
2024
Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer
2023
Clash of the Comics
2025
Seize Them!
2024
The Unofficial Science of Home Alone
2022
Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage
2022
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
2020
TV Shows
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Taskmaster
2015
Have I Got News for You
1990
Would I Lie to You?
2007
QI
2003
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
The Last Leg
2013
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
2024
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
Big Fat Quiz
2004
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017
Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2011
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
Room 101
1994
Mock the Week
2005
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018