James Acaster

Acting

James Acaster

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jan 09, 1985 (40 years old)

James Acaster

Known For

James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome
1h 15m
Movie 2024

James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome

James Acaster explores his love/hate relationship with standup by relinquishing...

Seize Them!
1h 31m
Movie 2024

Seize Them!

An arrogant queen becomes a fugitive in her own land...

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
1h 55m
Movie 2024

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

When the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil...

The Unofficial Science of Home Alone
1h 4m
Movie 2022

The Unofficial Science of Home Alone

Comedians James Acaster, Guz Khan and Alex Brooker have all...

Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage
1h 13m
Movie 2022

Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage

Rising to fame amid the 1980s alternative comedy boom, Ian...

Cinderella
1h 53m
Movie 2021

Cinderella

Cinderella, an orphaned girl with an evil stepmother, has big...

Grave New World
0h 58m
TV Show 2021

Grave New World

Stuart Laws takes an in-depth look at life after a...

James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
2h 7m
Movie 2020

James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999

On December 17th 2019, I, James Acaster, filmed my 2019...

Hypothetical
0h 45m
TV Show 2019

Hypothetical

Hosted by Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster, top comedians are...

A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh
1h 30m
Movie 2018

A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh

From zero experience of stand up comedy to The Edinburgh...

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.