James Acaster

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.

Filmography

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James Acaster: Cinemagoers Welcome James Acaster: Cinemagoers Welcome 2026 Clash of the Comics Clash of the Comics 2025 The Celebrity Traitors ★ 8.2 The Celebrity Traitors 2025 Chess Ham ★ 8.0 Chess Ham 2025 James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome ★ 6.3 James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome 2024 Taskmasterclass ★ 7.0 Taskmasterclass 2024 Seize Them! ★ 5.5 Seize Them! 2024 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire ★ 6.5 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 2024 Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer 2023 The Unofficial Science of Home Alone ★ 5.5 The Unofficial Science of Home Alone 2022 Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage ★ 6.3 Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage 2022 Question Team ★ 6.3 Question Team 2021 Never Mind the Buzzcocks ★ 7.8 Never Mind the Buzzcocks 2021 Cinderella ★ 6.3 Cinderella 2021 Grave New World ★ 10.0 Grave New World 2021 James Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow ★ 7.4 James Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow 2021 Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains ★ 7.0 Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains 2021 James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 ★ 8.1 James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 2020 Mission: Accessible Mission: Accessible 2020 Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson ★ 5.8 Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson 2020 Hypothetical ★ 6.2 Hypothetical 2019 A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh ★ 6.0 A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh 2018 Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier ★ 5.7 Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier 2018 James Acaster: Repertoire ★ 8.0 James Acaster: Repertoire 2018 The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer ★ 7.1 The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer 2018 Celebrity Hunted ★ 5.5 Celebrity Hunted 2017 Richard Osman's House of Games ★ 6.1 Richard Osman's House of Games 2017 The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice ★ 5.3 The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice 2017 Absolutely Fine ★ 7.0 Absolutely Fine 2017 Romesh: Talking to Comedians ★ 4.3 Romesh: Talking to Comedians 2017 Just Puddings Just Puddings 2017 We Have Been Watching We Have Been Watching 2017 Insert Name Here ★ 6.7 Insert Name Here 2016 Taskmaster ★ 8.3 Taskmaster 2015 Travel Man: 48 Hours in... ★ 6.4 Travel Man: 48 Hours in... 2015 Drunk History ★ 7.5 Drunk History 2015 Sweet Home Ketteringa ★ 8.0 Sweet Home Ketteringa 2014 Virtually Famous ★ 7.0 Virtually Famous 2014 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled ★ 7.2 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ★ 5.2 Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014 The Dog Ate My Homework The Dog Ate My Homework 2014 Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish ★ 7.9 Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish 2013 Sweat the Small Stuff ★ 5.0 Sweat the Small Stuff 2013 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown ★ 7.3 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 2013 The Last Leg ★ 5.7 The Last Leg 2013 Big Brother's Bit on the Side ★ 4.9 Big Brother's Bit on the Side 2011 The Jonathan Ross Show ★ 5.3 The Jonathan Ross Show 2011 Would I Lie to You? ★ 7.8 Would I Lie to You? 2007 Mock the Week ★ 7.0 Mock the Week 2005 8 Out of 10 Cats ★ 7.2 8 Out of 10 Cats 2005 Big Fat Quiz ★ 7.7 Big Fat Quiz 2004 Live at the Apollo ★ 7.3 Live at the Apollo 2004 QI ★ 7.9 QI 2003 Never Mind the Buzzcocks ★ 7.0 Never Mind the Buzzcocks 1996 Room 101 ★ 6.5 Room 101 1994 Have I Got News for You ★ 7.2 Have I Got News for You 1990 Have I Got a Bit More News for You ★ 7.1 Have I Got a Bit More News for You Sky Comedy Christmas Shorts Sky Comedy Christmas Shorts