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

• 2027Bad Fairies — Stickers (voice)
• 2026James Acaster: Cinemagoers Welcome
• The Dickie Show
• 2024Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire — Lars
• 2024James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome — Self, Writer
• 2024Seize Them! — Felix the Ironmonger
• The Island — Executive Producer, Creator
• 2021Cinderella — John
• Grave New World — Fizz Gambol
• 2021James Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow — Self - Comedian, Writer
• 2020James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 — Self - Comedian, Writer
• James Acaster: Repertoire — Self - Comedian, Writer, Creator
• Absolutely Fine — Deliveroo Guy
• Just Puddings — Self - Co-host, Creator
• We the Jury — Creator
• Sweet Home Ketteringa — Self - Presenter, Creator
• Sky Comedy Christmas Shorts — Self, Writer

Appearances as themselves (46)

• 2025Chess Ham — Self
• 2025Clash of the Comics — Self
• The Celebrity Traitors — Self - Contestant
• In Tandem with Chloe Radcliffe — Self
• Taskmasterclass — Self
• 2023Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer — Self (archival)
• 2022Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage — Self
• 2022The Unofficial Science of Home Alone — Self – Presenter
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self - Panellist
• Question Team — Self - Contestant
• Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains — Self - Guest
• Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson — Self - Guest
• Mission: Accessible — Self - Guest
• Hypothetical — Self - Host
• 2018A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh — Self
• Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier — Self - Guest
• The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer — Self - Guest
• Celebrity Hunted — Self - Contestant
• Richard Osman's House of Games — Self - Contestant
• Romesh: Talking to Comedians — Self - Guest
• The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice — Self
• We Have Been Watching — Self - Television Watcher
• Insert Name Here — Self - Panelist
• Drunk History — Self - Drunk Storyteller
• Taskmaster — Self
• Travel Man: 48 Hours in... — Self - Guest
• Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self, Self - Guest
• The Dog Ate My Homework — Self - Comedian Contestant
• Virtually Famous — Self - Panelist
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown — Self - Contestant
• Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish — Self
• Sweat the Small Stuff — Self - Panelist
• The Last Leg — Self
• Big Brother's Bit on the Side — Self
• The Jonathan Ross Show — Self - Guest
• Would I Lie to You? — Self
• 8 Out of 10 Cats — Self - Panelist
• Mock the Week — Self
• Big Fat Quiz — Self - Contestant
• Live at the Apollo — Self - Comedian
• QI — Self
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self - Panellist
• Room 101 — Self - Guest
• Have I Got News for You — Self
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You — Self - Panellist