
James Acaster
Born: 1985-01-09
Place of birth: Kettering, England, UK
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

Grave New World
2021

Taskmaster
2015

James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
2020

James Acaster: Repertoire
2018

Sweet Home Ketteringa
2014

QI
2003

Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish
2013

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021

Would I Lie to You?
2007

Big Fat Quiz
2004

Drunk History
2015

James Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow
2021

Live at the Apollo
2004

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013

8 Out of 10 Cats
2005

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014

Have I Got News for You
1990

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018