
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

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · tv

QI
2003 · tv

Taskmaster
2015 · tv

Have I Got News for You
1990 · tv

8 Out of 10 Cats
2005 · tv

The Last Leg
2013 · tv

Would I Lie to You?
2007 · tv

Have I Got a Bit More News for You
· tv

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · tv

The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · tv

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013 · tv

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · movie

Room 101
1994 · tv

Big Fat Quiz
2004 · tv

Mock the Week
2005 · tv

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015 · tv

Richard Osman's House of Games
2017 · tv

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014 · tv

Cinderella
2021 · movie

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

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

Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2011 · tv

Live at the Apollo
2004 · tv

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021 · tv

Virtually Famous
2014 · tv

Hypothetical
2019 · tv

The Dog Ate My Homework
2014 · tv

Insert Name Here
2016 · tv

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021 · tv

Drunk History
2015 · tv