James Acaster
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.
Known for
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
- Have I Got News for You (1990)
- QI (2003)
- The Last Leg (2013)
- Taskmaster (2015)
- Have I Got a Bit More News for You
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996)
- 8 Out of 10 Cats (2005)
- House of Games (2017)
- Big Brother's Bit on the Side (2011)
- Would I Lie to You? (2007)
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2013)
- Mock the Week (2005)
- The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)
- Room 101 (1994)
- The Celebrity Traitors (2025)
- The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer (2018)
- The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (2017)
- Big Fat Quiz (2004)