James Acaster
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James Acaster

Jan 9, 1985 - Kettering, England, UK

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.

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Movie2024Ghostbusters: Frozen EmpireLars
Movie2022Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On StageSelf
Movie2024Seize Them!Felix the Ironmonger
Movie2022The Unofficial Science of Home AloneSelf – Presenter
Movie2023Finlay Christie: OK ZoomerSelf (archival)
Movie2018A1: The Long Road to EdinburghSelf
Movie2020James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999Self - Comedian
Movie2021James Acaster: Make a New TomorrowSelf - Comedian
Movie2021CinderellaJohn
Movie2024James Acaster: Hecklers WelcomeSelf
MovieN/AReturn to the Firehouse: Making Ghostbusters: Frozen EmpireSelf
TV Show2017We Have Been WatchingSelf - Television Watcher5
TV Show2018The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To CancerSelf - Guest1
TV Show2014Sweet Home KetteringaSelf - Presenter12
TV Show2013Sweat the Small StuffSelf - Panelist1
TV Show20138 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownSelf - Contestant2
TV Show2017Celebrity HuntedSelf - Contestant6
TV Show2011The Jonathan Ross ShowSelf - Guest1
TV Show2020Channel Hopping with Jon RichardsonSelf - Guest1
TV Show2014Virtually FamousSelf - Panelist2
TV Show2003QISelf3
TV Show2021Question TeamSelf - Contestant1
TV Show2014Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledSelf - Guest1
TV Show2021Grave New WorldFizz Gambol4
TV Show2021Rhod Gilbert's Growing PainsSelf - Guest1
TV Show2017Just PuddingsSelf - Co-host6
TV Show2020Mission: AccessibleSelf - Guest1
TV Show2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf3
TV Show2015Travel Man: 48 Hours in...Self - Guest1
TV Show2013The Last LegSelf4
TV Show2018James Acaster: RepertoireSelf - Comedian4
TV Show2004Live at the ApolloSelf - Comedian1
TV Show1994Room 101Self - Guest1
TV Show2015TaskmasterSelf10
TV Show2018Jon Richardson: Ultimate WorrierSelf - Guest2
TV Show2007Would I Lie to You?Self2
TV Show2017The Great British Bake Off: An Extra SliceSelf - Former baker1
TV ShowN/AHave I Got a Bit More News for YouSelf - Panellist2
TV Show2016Insert Name HereSelf - Panelist3
TV Show2017Romesh: Talking to ComediansSelf - Guest1
TV Show2017Richard Osman's House of GamesSelf - Contestant5
TV Show1996Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf - Panellist1
TV Show2005Mock the WeekSelf4
TV Show2017Absolutely FineDeliveroo Guy1
TV Show2014The Dog Ate My HomeworkSelf - Comedian Contestant2
TV Show2021Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf - Panellist1
TV Show20058 Out of 10 CatsSelf - Panelist4
TV Show2019HypotheticalSelf - Host32
TV Show2004Big Fat QuizSelf - Contestant2
TV Show2011Big Brother's Bit on the SideSelf1
TV Show2013Dave Gorman's Modern Life is GoodishSelf1

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Media
Movie2021James Acaster: Make a New TomorrowWriterWriting
Movie2020James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999WriterWriting
Movie2024James Acaster: Hecklers WelcomeWriterWriting
TV Show2018James Acaster: RepertoireWriterWriting
TV Show2022The IslandExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2016We the JuryCreatorCreator
TV Show2018James Acaster: RepertoireCreatorCreator
TV Show2022The IslandCreatorCreator
TV Show2014Sweet Home KetteringaCreatorCreator
TV Show2017Just PuddingsCreatorCreator