James Acaster
Born
Jan 09, 1985 (41 years old)
Place of birth
Kettering, England, UK
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.
Movies (13)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
Cinderella
2021
James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome
2024
Seize Them!
2024
Chess Ham
2025
The Unofficial Science of Home Alone
2022
Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage
2022
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
2020
Clash of the Comics
2025
A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh
2018
James Acaster: Cinemagoers Welcome
2026
James Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow
2021
Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer
2023
Shows (45)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Have I Got News for You
1990
QI
2003
The Last Leg
2013
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
Taskmaster
2015
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
Would I Lie to You?
2007
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
Big Fat Quiz
2004
Room 101
1994
Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2011
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
Mock the Week
2005
As... (11)
James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome
2024
James Acaster: Repertoire
2018
James Acaster: Repertoire
2018
The Island
2022
The Island
2022
We the Jury
2016
Sweet Home Ketteringa
2014
Just Puddings
2017
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
2020
James Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow
2021