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.
Filmography
Bad Fairies
2027
as Stickers (voice)
James Acaster: Cinemagoers Welcome
2026
Clash of the Comics
2025
as Self
Chess Ham
2025
as Self
James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome
2024
as Self
Seize Them!
2024
as Felix the Ironmonger
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
as Lars
Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer
2023
as Self (archival)
The Unofficial Science of Home Alone
2022
as Self – Presenter
Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage
2022
as Self
Cinderella
2021
as John
James Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow
2021
as Self - Comedian
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
2020
as Self - Comedian
A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh
2018
as Self