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.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
as Lars PinfieldThe Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to...
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Cinderella
as JohnCinderella, an orphaned girl with an evil stepmother, has big dreams and with the help of her...
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Seize Them!
as Felix the IronmongerAn arrogant queen becomes a fugitive in her own land after being overthrown by a charismatic...
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James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
as Self - ComedianOn December 17th 2019, I, James Acaster, filmed my 2019 tour show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999...
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The Unofficial Science of Home Alone
as Self – PresenterComedians James Acaster, Guz Khan and Alex Brooker have all been obsessed with the classic 1990...
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Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage
as SelfRising to fame amid the 1980s alternative comedy boom, Ian Cognito was one of the UK's most...
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A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh
as SelfFrom zero experience of stand up comedy to The Edinburgh Festival in just one year - you're...
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James Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow
as Self - ComedianA forty minute stand-up special consisting of material that was cut from James Acaster's 2019...
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
as SelfSeth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - PanellistNever Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show...
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Would I Lie to You?
as SelfA comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per...
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Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - PanellistBased on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news...
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8 Out of 10 Cats
as Self - Panelist8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4....
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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
as Self - ContestantJimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz.
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The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self - GuestThe Jonathan Ross Show is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast...
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Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - ContestantEach week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills...
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QI
as Self - PanelistComedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers...
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Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
as Self - GuestOne of Britain’s favourite comedians doing what he does best – being funny. But Alan Davies...
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The Last Leg
as Self - GuestAdam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the...
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The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Self - GuestFour different celebrities all aim to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with their...
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Mock the Week
as SelfMock the Week is a British topical celebrity panel game hosted by Dara Ó Briain. The game is...
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Big Fat Quiz
as Self - ContestantPresenter Jimmy Carr oversees a panel of top-name celebrities in this year end quiz show where...
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Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
as Self - GuestBritish comedian Richard Ayoade (later taken over by Joe Lycett), accompanied by a celebrity...
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Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
as Self - GuestRhod Gilbert's Growing Pains involves celebrity guests revisiting their teenage years. Each...
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Insert Name Here
as Himself - PanelistComedy panel show about people with the same first name, hosted by Sue Perkins.
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Taskmaster
as Self - ContestantGreg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they...
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The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
as Self - Former bakerThe show that gives fans another bite of Bake Off when one helping just isn't enough. Jo Brand...
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Live at the Apollo
as Self - ComedianA British stand-up comedy programme performed from the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre in west London.
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - PanelistThe iconic pop culture panel show is back, as host Greg Davies is joined by regulars Noel...
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Virtually Famous
as Self - PanelistVirtually Famous, currently presented by Chris Ramsey, is a British comedy panel game show with...
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The Dog Ate My Homework
as Self - Comedian ContestantTwo teams fight it out to dodge detention, and put the cool back into school, in a mischievous...
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Room 101
as Self - GuestFast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities...
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Sweat the Small Stuff
as Self - PanelistNick Grimshaw hosts the panel show that makes a big deal about the little things in life.
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Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
as Self - GuestEver worried about laboratory-grown meat, accidentally touching someone’s hand on the train or...
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Hypothetical
as Self - HostHosted by Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster, top comedians are posed absurd hypothetical...
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Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson
as Self - GuestComedian Jon Richardson presents a weekly digest of the world's wildest television, giving his...
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James Acaster: Repertoire
as Self - ComedianOffbeat comic James Acaster covers the strange, the mundane and everything in between in this...
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There's Something About Movies
as Self - GuestAlan Carr hosts this movie game-show where comedians team up with famous actors to answer...
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Question Team
as Self - ContestantIn every episode Richard invites three comedians to join his Question Team. In a brazen act of...
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Grave New World
as Fizz GambolStuart Laws takes an in-depth look at life after a pandemic and how the familiar we knew has...
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Celebrity Hunted
as Self - ContestantFamous faces join Channel 4's hit real-life thriller, for Stand Up To Cancer. Can they survive...
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Sweet Home Ketteringa
as Self - PresenterJames Acaster is from Kettering, a town in the middle of England. He returns home as his...
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