
James Acaster
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.
TV Shows(30)

The Celebrity Traitors
Self - Contestant

Taskmasterclass
Self

Question Team
Self - Contestant

Grave New World
Fizz Gambol

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
Self - Guest

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Panellist

Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson
Self - Guest
Mission: Accessible
Self - Guest

Hypothetical
Self - Host

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Self - Guest

James Acaster: Repertoire
Self - Comedian

Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
Self - Guest

We Have Been Watching
Self - Television Watcher

Celebrity Hunted
Self - Contestant

Just Puddings
Self - Co-host

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
Self

Romesh: Talking to Comedians
Self - Guest

Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Contestant

Absolutely Fine
Deliveroo Guy

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Self - Panelist