
James Acaster
Acting
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

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · tv

2003
QI
2003 · tv

1990
Have I Got News for You
1990 · tv

2005
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005 · tv

2013
The Last Leg
2013 · tv

2015
Taskmaster
2015 · tv

1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · tv

2007
Would I Lie to You?
2007 · tv

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You
— · tv

2011
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · tv

2013
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013 · tv

2011
Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2011 · tv

2017
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017 · tv

1994
Room 101
1994 · tv

2005
Mock the Week
2005 · tv

2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018 · tv

2004
Big Fat Quiz
2004 · tv

2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · movie

2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014 · tv

2015
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015 · tv

2017
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017 · tv

2021
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021 · tv

2021
Cinderella
2021 · movie

2019
Hypothetical
2019 · tv

2021
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021 · tv

2004
Live at the Apollo
2004 · tv

2014
The Dog Ate My Homework
2014 · tv

2016
Insert Name Here
2016 · tv

2017
Celebrity Hunted
2017 · tv

2014
Virtually Famous
2014 · tv