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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. Born : 9th-Jan-1985

Movie Credits

A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh

From zero experience of stand up comedy to The Edinburgh Festival in just one year - you're having a laugh.
Released : 29th-Jun-2018

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James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999

On December 17th 2019, I, James Acaster, filmed my 2019 tour show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 at EartH in Hackney. It was a show about the best year of my life (1999) and the worst year of my life (2017), I wore a very nifty jacket for it and I looked extremely cool.
Released : 17th-Dec-2020

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James Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow

A forty minute stand-up special consisting of material that was cut from James Acaster's 2019 show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999.
Released : 5th-Mar-2021

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Cinderella

Cinderella, an orphaned girl with an evil stepmother, has big dreams and with the help of her Fabulous Godmother, she perseveres to make them come true.
Released : 3rd-Sep-2021

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Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage

Rising to fame amid the 1980s alternative comedy boom, Ian Cognito was one of the UK's most popular comedians. His performances left audiences in hysterics - but behind the laughter was a troubled and often controversial figure. This is the story of the comedy scene that nurtured a comedic genius, and the real life of a man famed for his outlandish sense of humour.
Released : 21st-Jul-2022

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Seize Them!

An arrogant queen becomes a fugitive in her own land after being overthrown by a charismatic revolutionary and must face hardship and danger as she embarks on a voyage to win back her throne.
Released : 5th-Apr-2024

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The Unofficial Science of Home Alone

Comedians James Acaster, Guz Khan and Alex Brooker have all been obsessed with the classic 1990 comedy "Home Alone" ever since they were kids. But there's one big burning question that all "Home Alone" fans need answering: would The Wet Bandits have survived Kevin's traps in real life? Well, it's time to find out!
Released : 19th-Dec-2022

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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

The Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who've developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.
Released : 20th-Mar-2024

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TV Credits

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

Self - Guest - One of Britain’s favourite comedians doing what he does best – being funny. But Alan Davies isn’t on a stage, or behind his QI desk sparring with Stephen Fry, or even wearing his Jonathan Creek duffle coat… instead, Alan is at his most relaxed and most natural – sitting around chatting with some of his best comedian friends.
Released : 16th-Jun-2014

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The Last Leg

Self - Guest - Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days.
Released : 25th-Jan-2013

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James Acaster: Repertoire

Self - Comedian - Offbeat comic James Acaster covers the strange, the mundane and everything in between in this collection of four wide-ranging stand-up specials.
Released : 27th-Mar-2018

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Live at the Apollo

Self - Comedian - A British stand-up comedy programme performed from the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre in west London.
Released : 6th-Sep-2004

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Taskmaster

Self - Contestant - Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to test the wiles, wit, wisdom and skills of five hyper-competitive comedians. Who will be crowned the Taskmaster champion in this brand new game show?
Released : 28th-Jul-2015

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Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier

Self - Guest - Ever worried about laboratory-grown meat, accidentally touching someone’s hand on the train or the impending nuclear apocalypse? Then join Jon Richardson as he hilariously works out exactly how worried the British public should be about everything there is to worry about.
Released : 16th-May-2018

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Self - Panellist - Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.
Released : Unknown

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Romesh: Talking to Comedians

Self - Guest - Romesh Ranganathan meets some of the UK’s most loved comedians, including Jack Dee, Sharon Horgan, Russell Howard, Jayde Adams, Humza Arshad and Tim Renkow. In these one-to-one, frank and funny conversations, they discuss their earliest memories in their comedy careers - from show flops to patronising fans and facing their fears - through an engaging, empathetic and relatable pub chat.
Released : 27th-Mar-2017

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Insert Name Here

Himself - Panelist - Comedy panel show about people with the same first name, hosted by Sue Perkins.
Released : 4th-Jan-2016

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Absolutely Fine

Deliveroo Guy - A series of short comedies for Comedy Central written by and starring Tom Rosenthal. Short sitcom episodes that explore the stresses and strains of trying to do the right thing when you're a millennial with a comparatively easy life and a sense of entitlement. Simple things go wrong as Tom's attempts to be decent and generous end up tying himself, his friends and anyone he encounters in disastrous knots. From the Uber driver he's desperate to get a five star rating from to the lazy Deliveroo guy who refuses to go that extra step to the awkward encounter with the boiler repair man and his disastrous attempt at Netflix and chill. Series 2 sees Tom and his girlfriend spicing things up in the bedroom, getting rid of his annoying housemate, awkwardly meeting her ex-boyfriend, and more.
Released : 6th-Apr-2017

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8 Out of 10 Cats

Self - Panelist - 8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris Poll. The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas".
Released : 3rd-Jun-2005

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Hypothetical

Self - Host - Hosted by Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster, top comedians are posed absurd hypothetical situations and scored on how well they would deal with them. Over three rounds, two teams of comedians must think fast as they are faced with a series of completely made-up scenarios and interrogated on their approach to each one. Host Josh Widdicombe poses the questions and interrogates the guests' methods, whilst James Acaster, as arbiter of the Hypotheticals, deals with the guests quibbles and queries and doles out the points.
Released : 6th-Feb-2019

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Big Fat Quiz

Self - Contestant - Presenter Jimmy Carr oversees a panel of top-name celebrities in this year end quiz show where they compete to see who can answer the most questions correctly.
Released : 27th-Dec-2004

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We Have Been Watching

Self - Television Watcher - This series features some of Britain's best-loved comedians and funniest comedy actors gathering together for a jolly night in front of the telly, watching clips from classic sitcoms and sketch shows both old and new.
Released : 4th-Jan-2017

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The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

Self - Guest - Four different celebrities all aim to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with their baking skills.
Released : 6th-Mar-2018

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Sweet Home Ketteringa

Self - Presenter - James Acaster is from Kettering, a town in the middle of England. He returns home as his stand-up career is taking off, to revisit his old haunts and to reconnect with the town he grew up in.
Released : 24th-Jul-2014

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Sweat the Small Stuff

Self - Panelist - Nick Grimshaw hosts the panel show that makes a big deal about the little things in life.
Released : 30th-Apr-2013

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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Self - Contestant - Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz.
Released : 12th-Apr-2013

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Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson

Self - Guest - Comedian Jon Richardson presents a weekly digest of the world's wildest television, giving his take on curious headlines, hilarious clips, terrible soap opera acting and more.
Released : 20th-Oct-2020

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Virtually Famous

Self - Panelist - Virtually Famous, currently presented by Chris Ramsey, is a British comedy panel game show with games based upon social media posts and videos.
Released : 21st-Jul-2014

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QI

Self - Panelist - Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.
Released : 11th-Sep-2003

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Question Team

Self - Contestant - In every episode Richard invites three comedians to join his Question Team. In a brazen act of indolence, Richard is outsourcing the lion's share of the preparation to his guests by demanding they each bring a unique round of questions, inspired by their own interests for him and the others to play.
Released : 12th-Oct-2021

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There's Something About Movies

Self - Guest - Alan Carr hosts this movie game-show where comedians team up with famous actors to answer classic film trivia, spoof famous film scenes, and poke fun at their own work.
Released : 2nd-May-2019

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Grave New World

Fizz Gambol - Stuart Laws takes an in-depth look at life after a pandemic and how the familiar we knew has changed forever. This mini series gets some of the UK's best comedians to ask the questions we've been afraid to ask like "What?", "How?" and "Why?"
Released : 31st-Mar-2021

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Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

Self - Guest - Joe Lycett takes a ruthlessly efficient approach to travel, covering everything top tourist destinations have to offer in just 48 hours.
Released : 30th-Mar-2015

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Room 101

Self - Guest - Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish their top peeve or worst nightmare to the depths of Room 101.
Released : 4th-Jul-1994

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The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

Self - Former baker - The show that gives fans another bite of Bake Off when one helping just isn't enough. Jo Brand chats to a panel of celebrities about all the action, and meets the latest baker to leave the tent.
Released : 31st-Aug-2017

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Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Self - Panellist - Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.
Released : 12th-Nov-1996

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Mock the Week

Self - Panelist - Mock the Week is a British topical celebrity panel game hosted by Dara Ó Briain. The game is influenced by improvised topical stand-up comedy, with several rounds requiring players to deliver answers on unexpected subjects on the spur of the moment.
Released : 5th-Jun-2005

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The Dog Ate My Homework

Self - Comedian Contestant - Two teams fight it out to dodge detention, and put the cool back into school, in a mischievous mix of tongue-in-cheek comedy, off-the-wall questions, nonsensical studio games and slapstick challenges.
Released : 17th-Jan-2014

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Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Self - Panelist - The iconic pop culture panel show is back, as host Greg Davies is joined by regulars Noel Fielding, Daisy May Cooper and Jamali Maddix for music-themed mayhem.
Released : 21st-Sep-2021

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Celebrity Hunted

Self - Contestant - Famous faces join Channel 4's hit real-life thriller, for Stand Up To Cancer. Can they survive 14 days on the run from an elite team of hunters?
Released : 10th-Oct-2017

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The Jonathan Ross Show

Self - Guest - The Jonathan Ross Show is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2011 and currently airs on Saturday evenings following the conclusion of Ross' BBC One chat show, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, in July 2010.
Released : 3rd-Sep-2011

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Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

Self - Guest - Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains involves celebrity guests revisiting their teenage years. Each celebrity will take a trip down memory lane; competing across fashion, pop culture, retro gadgets, first loves, school reports and more to get their teenage years recognised as the most embarrassing by comedian Rhod Gilbert. With mystery guests popping up along the way, offering up further revelations the show celebrates those ultimate embarrassing teenage moments, and it's down to Rhod to judge which celebrity should be crowned 'winner'.
Released : 12th-Jan-2021

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Just Puddings

Self - Co-host - Ed Gamble is a Type 1 diabetic but he loves desserts. James Acaster just straight up loves desserts. So Ed takes James to eat desserts and get James to eat them for him.
Released : 28th-Feb-2017

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Mission: Accessible

Self - Guest - Rosie Jones is on a mission to help disabled people plan fun-filled adventures. With her comedian pals in tow, Rosie visits places across the UK to compile a guide to the accessible British vacation.
Released : 11th-Nov-2020

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self - Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".
Released : 25th-Feb-2014

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Would I Lie to You?

Self - A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.
Released : 16th-Jun-2007

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Richard Osman's House of Games

Self - Contestant - Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.
Released : 4th-Sep-2017

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