James Acaster
Acting
Born January 9, 1985 · 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.
Known For · 40 titles
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Have I Got News for You
QI
Richard Osman's House of Games
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Big Brother's Bit on the Side
The Last Leg
The Jonathan Ross Show
Would I Lie to You?
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Taskmaster
8 Out of 10 Cats
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Room 101
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Mock the Week
Live at the Apollo
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Celebrity Hunted
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Big Fat Quiz
Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
Virtually Famous
Hypothetical
Cinderella
Insert Name Here
Drunk History
The Dog Ate My Homework
Sweat the Small Stuff
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
The Celebrity Traitors
Question Team
Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson
Absolutely Fine
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