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James Acaster

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Known For

40 Years Old

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.

Born

Kettering, England, UK on 9th January 1985

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Late Night with Seth Meyers Image
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
QI Image
QI
Self
Would I Lie to You? Image
Would I Lie to You?
Self
The Last Leg Image
The Last Leg
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Have I Got a Bit More News for You Image
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Panellist
Room 101 Image
Room 101
Self - Guest
Richard Osman's House of Games Image
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Contestant
8 Out of 10 Cats Image
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self - Panelist
Taskmaster Image
Taskmaster
Self
The Jonathan Ross Show Image
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self - Guest
Mock the Week Image
Mock the Week
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks Image
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Panellist
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Image
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Self - Contestant
Live at the Apollo Image
Live at the Apollo
Self - Comedian
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer Image
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Self - Guest
The Dog Ate My Homework Image
The Dog Ate My Homework
Self - Comedian Contestant
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice Image
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
Self - Former baker
Travel Man: 48 Hours in... Image
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Self - Guest
Sweat the Small Stuff Image
Sweat the Small Stuff
Self - Panelist
Virtually Famous Image
Virtually Famous
Self - Panelist
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Insert Name Here
Self - Panelist
Never Mind the Buzzcocks Image
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
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Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled Image
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self - Guest
Celebrity Hunted Image
Celebrity Hunted
Self - Contestant
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier Image
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
Self - Guest
James Acaster: Repertoire Image
James Acaster: Repertoire
Self - Comedian
Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson Image
Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson
Self - Guest
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Image
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Lars
Hypothetical Image
Hypothetical
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Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains Image
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
Self - Guest
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Mission: Accessible
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Absolutely Fine Image
Absolutely Fine
Deliveroo Guy
Big Brother's Bit on the Side Image
Big Brother's Bit on the Side
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Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish Image
Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish
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Cinderella Image
Cinderella
John
Question Team Image
Question Team
Self - Contestant
Big Fat Quiz Image
Big Fat Quiz
Self - Contestant
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Just Puddings
Self - Co-host
Grave New World Image
Grave New World
Fizz Gambol
Sweet Home Ketteringa Image
Sweet Home Ketteringa
Self - Presenter
Seize Them! Image
Seize Them!
Felix the Ironmonger
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Romesh: Talking to Comedians
Self - Guest
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We Have Been Watching
Self - Television Watcher
James Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow Image
James Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow
Self - Comedian
James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome Image
James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome
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James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 Image
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
Self - Comedian
The Unofficial Science of Home Alone Image
The Unofficial Science of Home Alone
Self – Presenter
Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage Image
Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage
Self
A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh Image
A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh
Self
Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer Image
Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer
Self (archival)