James Acaster
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.
James Acaster — movies and TV shows
5.1SeriesLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
7.9SeriesQI
2003
7.1SeriesHave I Got News for You
1990
7.1SeriesNever Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
7.0SeriesHave I Got a Bit More News for You
5.7SeriesThe Last Leg
2013
7.2Series8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
8.3SeriesTaskmaster
2015
7.8SeriesWould I Lie to You?
2007
4.9SeriesBig Brother's Bit on the Side
2011
7.4Series8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
5.2SeriesThe Jonathan Ross Show
2011
7.1SeriesMock the Week
2005
6.1SeriesRichard Osman's House of Games
2017
6.4FilmGhostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
7.6SeriesBig Fat Quiz
2004
8.3SeriesThe Celebrity Traitors
2025
6.6SeriesRoom 101
1994
7.0SeriesThe Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
7.1SeriesAlan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
6.4SeriesTravel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
7.9SeriesNever Mind the Buzzcocks
2021
5.2SeriesThe Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017
6.9SeriesLive at the Apollo
2004
5.5SeriesCelebrity Hunted
2017
7.0SeriesVirtually Famous
2014
6.2SeriesHypothetical
2019
SeriesThe Dog Ate My Homework
2014
7.0SeriesRhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021
6.8SeriesInsert Name Here
2016
6.3FilmCinderella
2021
5.0SeriesSweat the Small Stuff
2013
6.3SeriesQuestion Team
2021
5.8SeriesJon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
2018
7.5SeriesDrunk History
2015
SeriesWe Have Been Watching
2017
5.5SeriesChannel Hopping with Jon Richardson
2020
7.0SeriesAbsolutely Fine
2017
SeriesIn Tandem with Chloe Radcliffe
2024
7.9SeriesDave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish
2013
4.3SeriesRomesh: Talking to Comedians
2017
FilmBad Fairies
2027
FilmClash of the Comics
2025
8.0SeriesJames Acaster: Repertoire
2018
5.7FilmSeize Them!
2024
7.0SeriesTaskmasterclass
2024
SeriesThe Dickie Show
2026
6.3FilmJames Acaster: Hecklers Welcome
2024
SeriesJust Puddings
2017
6.3FilmIan Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage
2022
5.3FilmThe Unofficial Science of Home Alone
2022
FilmJames Acaster: Cinemagoers Welcome
2026
8.1FilmJames Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
2020
10.0SeriesGrave New World
2021
8.0SeriesSweet Home Ketteringa
2014
4.5FilmChess Ham
2025
FilmFinlay Christie: OK Zoomer
2023
7.4FilmJames Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow
2021
6.0FilmA1: The Long Road to Edinburgh
2018