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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 9, 1985
Place of Birth
Kettering, England, UK
Also Known As
- James William Acaster
James Acaster
0.7 Popularity
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.
Known For
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Self
Clash of the Comics
2025
0.0
Self
Chess Ham
2025
6.5
Self
James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome
2024
5.4
Felix the Ironmonger
Seize Them!
2024
6.5
Lars
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
0.0
Self (archival)
Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer
2023
5.5
Self – Presenter
The Unofficial Science of Home Alone
2022
6.3
Self
Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage
2022
6.3
Self - Contestant
Question Team
2021
7.8
Self - Panellist
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021
Credits
Clash of the Comics
as Self
2025
0.0
Chess Ham
as Self
2025
0.0
James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome
as Self
2024
6.5
Seize Them!
as Felix the Ironmonger
2024
5.4
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Lars
2024
6.5
Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer
as Self (archival)
2023
0.0
The Unofficial Science of Home Alone
as Self – Presenter
2022
5.5
Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage
as Self
2022
6.3
Question Team
as Self - Contestant
2021
6.3
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Panellist
2021
7.8
Cinderella
as John
2021
6.3
Grave New World
as Fizz Gambol
2021
10.0
James Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow
as Self - Comedian
2021
7.4
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
as Self - Guest
2021
7.0
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
as Self - Comedian
2020
8.0
🎬
Mission: Accessible
as Self - Guest
2020
0.0
Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson
as Self - Guest
2020
5.8
Hypothetical
as Self - Host
2019
6.0
A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh
as Self
2018
6.0
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
as Self - Guest
2018
5.7
James Acaster: Repertoire
as Self - Comedian
2018
8.0
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Self - Guest
2018
7.4
Celebrity Hunted
as Self - Contestant
2017
5.4
Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Contestant
2017
6.0
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
as Self
2017
5.3
Absolutely Fine
as Deliveroo Guy
2017
7.0
🎬
Romesh: Talking to Comedians
as Self - Guest
2017
3.0
🎬
Just Puddings
as Self - Co-host
2017
0.0
🎬
We Have Been Watching
as Self - Television Watcher
2017
0.0
Insert Name Here
as Self - Panelist
2016
6.7
Taskmaster
as Self
2015
8.2
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
as Self - Guest
2015
6.3
Sweet Home Ketteringa
as Self - Presenter
2014
0.0
Virtually Famous
as Self - Panelist
2014
7.0
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
as Self - Guest
2014
7.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
5.3
The Dog Ate My Homework
as Self - Comedian Contestant
2014
0.0
Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish
as Self
2013
7.5
Sweat the Small Stuff
as Self - Panelist
2013
5.0
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
as Self - Contestant
2013
7.3
The Last Leg
as Self
2013
5.7
Big Brother's Bit on the Side
as Self
2011
4.9
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self - Guest
2011
5.3
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
2007
7.8
Mock the Week
as Self
2005
7.0
8 Out of 10 Cats
as Self - Panelist
2005
7.1
Big Fat Quiz
as Self - Contestant
2004
7.7
Live at the Apollo
as Self - Comedian
2004
7.1
QI
as Self
2003
7.9
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Panellist
1996
7.0
Room 101
as Self - Guest
1994
6.3
Have I Got News for You
as Self
1990
7.1
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Panellist
N/A
7.0
🎬
Sky Comedy Christmas Shorts
as Self
N/A
0.0