Hypothetical. James Acaster
James Acaster

James Acaster

  • 39 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
  1. 27th March: Laura Smyth, James Acaster and Frank Skinner amongst ARIAS nominees
  2. 20th March: Comics star in new podcast set behind-the-scenes at a sports radio station (Chortle)
  3. 4th March: Chortle Awards 2024 results
  4. 8th February: Chortle Awards 2024 nominees announced
James Acaster

James Acaster is an English comedian who has been nominated for Best Show five times at the Edinburgh Fringe. He hosts the panel shows Hypothetical, alongside Josh Widdicombe, and the food podcast Off Menu, with Ed Gamble. In 2018 he released a 4-part Netflix original comedy series James Acaster: Repertoire, and in 2019 he won the Chortle Award for Best Show with stand-up special Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999.

Year Production Role
2024 Wells Comedy Festival Self
2024 Machynlleth Comedy Festival Self
2024 Seize Them! Felix the Ironmonger
2023 Off Menu: Live Self
2023 Roundhouse Comedy Festival Self
2023 James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome Self
2023 Latitude Self
2023 Guessable? - Series 4
  1. E7 - James's Smelly Cocktail
 Guest
2023 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 20
  1. E3 - Maya Jama, Prue Leith, James Acaster, Niall Horan
 Guest
2023 Just For Laughs London Self
2023 Hold The Front Page - Series 1
  1. E5 - Northamptonshire Telegraph
 Self
2022 Guessable? - Christmas Special
  1. Christmas Special
 Guest
2022 The Last Leg - Series 26
  1. Special - Christmas Bash
 Guest
2022 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 30
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2022 Question Team - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2022 The Ranganation - Series 5
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2022 Mock The Week - Series 21
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2022 Aberystwyth Comedy Festival Self
2022 Laughterama Self
2022 The Last Leg - Series 25
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2022 Welcome To The Neighbourhood - Series 1
  1. E6 - James Acaster
 Guest
2022 Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage Self
2022 Taskmaster - Champion Of Champions 2
  1. The Alpine Darling
 Guest
2022 Bristol Comedy Garden Self
2022 Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains - Series 4
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2022 Hypothetical - Series 4
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
 Host / Presenter
2022 The Last Leg - Series 24
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2022 Lazy Susan - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Chef
2022 QI - Series S
  1. E2 - Secrets, Spies & Sleuths
  2. Special - VG: Part I
 Guest
2022 Lazy Susan - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Man on Date
2022 The Island Creator
2022 The Island
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
 Executive Producer
2022 The Unofficial Science Of... Host / Presenter
2021 The Person Behind The Celebrity
  1. E1 - James Acaster
 Guest
2021 The Last Leg - Series 23
  1. Special - Christmas Special
 Self
2021 There's Something About Movies - Series 4
  1. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2021 Question Team - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2021 Sorry, I Didn't Know - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2021 The Last Leg - Series 23
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2021 Channel Hopping With Jon Richardson - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2021 Big Zuu's Big Eats - Series 2
  1. E2 - James Acaster
 Guest
2021 Mark Smith Versus The People - Series 2
  1. E1 - Fame
 Terry Gibbs
2021 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 17
  1. E6 - Tom Jones, Paloma Faith, Dave Bautista, Nicola Adams, James Acaster, Royal Blood
 Guest
2021 Grave New World Fizz Gambol - Fizzy Drinks Expert
2021 Hypothetical - Series 3
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
 Host / Presenter
2021 Save The Bill Murray
  1. E6 - James Acaster
 Self
2020 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year
  1. E25 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2020
  2. E26 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2021
 Guest
2020 James Acaster - Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 Writer
2020 James Acaster - Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 Host / Presenter
2020 The Last Leg - Series 20
  1. Special - The Last Leg Of The Year
 Guest
2020 Mission: Accessible - Series 1
  1. E3 - West Country
 Self
2020 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 19 (Channel 4: Series 20)
  1. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2020 ReincarNathan - Series 2
  1. E5 - Komodo
 Arakas, the young Komodo
2020 The Machynlleth Comedy Festival - 2020
  1. E1 - 10 Years Of Mach Fest
 Guest
2020 Who Said That? - Series 1
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2020 Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2020 Hypothetical - Series 2
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
 Host / Presenter
2019 Content
  1. E2 - Homeless Social Experiment
 Eddie
2019 Would I Lie To You? - Series 13
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2019 Birmingham Comedy Festival Self
2019 Blockbusters - Series 2
  1. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2019 James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 Self
2019 QI - Series Q
  1. E15 - Quantity And Quality
  2. Special - Highlights Special
  3. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2019 Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier - Series 2
  1. E10 - Planet Earth
 Guest
2019 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 17 (Channel 4: Series 18)
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2019 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 14
  1. E2 - Harry Redknapp, John Barnes, Naomi Campbell, Dido
 Guest
2019 Hypothetical - Series 1
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
 Host / Presenter
2018 Have I Got News For You - Series 56
  1. Special - Have I Got 2018 News For You
 Guest
2018 Insert Name Here - Series 4
  1. Special - Xmas
 Guest
2018 Would I Lie To You? - Series 12
  1. Special - Would I Lie To You At Christmas?
 Guest
2018 Taskmaster - Series 7
View episodes
  1. E1 - The Mean Bean
  2. E2 - My Eyes Are Circles
  3. E3 - Twelve Blush Majesty Two
  4. E4 - OLLIE.
  5. E5 - Lotta Soup
  6. E6 - A Coquettish Fascinator
  7. E7 - The Perfect Stuff
  8. E8 - Mother Honks Her Horn
  9. E9 - The Pendulum Draws The Eye
  10. E10 - I Can Hear It Gooping
 Self
2018 Nathaniel Metcalfe: Chameleon, Comedian, Corinthian and Caricature Director
2018 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 15 (Channel 4: Series 16)
  1. Special - Christmas Special
 Self
2018 A1: The Long Road To Edinburgh Self
2018 Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier - Series 1
  1. E6 - Technology
 Guest
2018 From Russia With Lou & Annie
  1. E2 - Matchday 2
 Self
2018 Mock The Week - Series 17
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. Special - Highlights Special
  5. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2018 The Leak - Series 7
  1. E3 - Machynlleth Comedy Festival Special
 Guest
2018 Have I Got News For You - Series 55
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2018 James Acaster: Repertoire
View episodes
  1. E1 - Recognise
  2. E2 - Represent
  3. E3 - Reset
  4. E4 - Recap
 Writer
2018 James Acaster: Repertoire
View episodes
  1. E1 - Recognise
  2. E2 - Represent
  3. E3 - Reset
  4. E4 - Recap
 Host / Presenter
2018 The Now Show - Series 52
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Writer
2018 The Now Show - Series 52
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2017 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 20
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
  2. Special - Best Bits
  3. Special - More Best Bits
 Guest
2017 James Acaster's Xmas Writer
2017 James Acaster's Xmas Self
2017 Insert Name Here - Series 3
  1. E3 - Anne
 Guest
2017 Would I Lie To You? - Series 11
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
 Guest
2017 Stand Up Central - Series 3
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2017 The Last Leg - Series 12
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2017 Bastard Entry Self
2017 James Acaster: The Trelogy Self
2017 Tonight At The London Palladium - Series 4
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2017 Mock The Week - Series 16
  1. Special - Election Special
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E8 - Episode Eight
  4. E9 - Episode Nine
  5. E10 - Episode Ten
  6. Special - Highlights Special
  7. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2017 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 12 (Channel 4: Series 13)
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2017 Absolutely Fine - Series 1
  1. E2 - Deliveroo
 Deliveroo guy
2017 Romesh: Talking To Comedians
  1. E2 - In Caffs About Growing Up
 Guest
2017 Mime Utopia Voiceover (Voice)
2017 James Acaster: The Trelogy Self
2017 Insert Name Here - Series 2
  1. E5 - Charlie
 Guest
2017 We Have Been Watching
View episodes
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
 Self
2016 The Now Show - Series 49
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Writer
2016 The Now Show - Series 49
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Self
2016 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 19
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. Special - Best Bits
  3. Special - More Best Bits
 Guest
2016 Funny, Furry & Famous Writer
2016 Funny, Furry & Famous Narrator
2016 James Acaster: Reset Self
2016 We The Jury Writer
2016 We The Jury Man at Court House
2016 Comedy Central At The Comedy Store - Series 4
  1. E5 - James Acaster At The Comedy Store
  2. E9 - James Acaster At The Comedy Store
 Host / Presenter
2016 James Acaster: Reset Self
2016 Mock The Week - Series 15
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E9 - Episode Nine
  4. E11 - Episode Eleven
  5. Special - Highlights Special
  6. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2016 James Acaster: Sweet Home... - Sweet Home Lahnsteineringa
  1. E6 - Lahneck Castle
 Director
2016 Stand Up Central - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2016 The Funny Thing About...
  1. E1 - Kids
  2. E2 - Holidays
  3. E3 - Dating
  4. E4 - Christmas
  5. E6 - Growing Up
 Guest
2016 Dave TALKS
View episodes
  1. E6 - People Are Not A Fruit
 Writer
2016 Dave TALKS
View episodes
  1. E6 - People Are Not A Fruit
 Host / Presenter
2016 James Acaster: Sweet Home... - Sweet Home Lahnsteineringa
View episodes
  1. E1 - The Carnival
  2. E2 - Historic Lahnstein
  3. E3 - Die Ruppertsklamm
  4. E4 - Mittagsmenu
  5. E5 - Monastic Retreat
  6. E6 - Lahneck Castle
  7. Special - Winzerhaus
 Writer
2016 James Acaster: Sweet Home... - Sweet Home Lahnsteineringa
View episodes
  1. E1 - The Carnival
  2. E2 - Historic Lahnstein
  3. E3 - Die Ruppertsklamm
  4. E4 - Mittagsmenu
  5. E5 - Monastic Retreat
  6. E6 - Lahneck Castle
  7. Special - Winzerhaus
 Host / Presenter
2016 Don't Make Me Laugh - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2016 Radio 4 At The Machynlleth Comedy Festival With Elis James Self
2016 Live From The BBC - Series 1
  1. E3 - Spencer Jones & James Acaster
 Self
2016 The Dog Ate My Homework - Series 3
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2016 Room 101 - Series 5
  1. E4 - Heston Blumenthal, James Acaster, Kirsty Wark
  2. Special - Best Of Series 5
 Guest
2015 Have I Got News For You - Series 50
  1. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2015 Live At The Apollo - Series 11
  1. E5 - Katherine Ryan, Henning Wehn, James Acaster
 Guest
2015 Josh - Series 1
  1. E4 - Teabag & No Sympathy
 Mike
2015 QI - Series M
  1. E15 - Mix And Match
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 13
 Guest
2015 Fresh From The Fringe - 2015
  1. E1 - Fresh From The Fringe: 2015
 Guest
2015 Manwatching Self
2015 James Acaster: Represent Self
2015 Mock The Week - Series 14
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E9 - Episode Nine
  4. E10 - Episode Ten
  5. Special - Highlights Special
  6. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2015 Have I Got News For You - Series 49
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2015 The John Bishop Show
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2015 The Dog Ate My Homework - Series 2
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
  2. Special - Compilation Show
 Guest
2015 Listomania - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2015 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. Special - Unseen
 Guest
2015 Drunk History - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
 Self
2014 Sweat The Small Stuff - Series 4
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2014 James Acaster's Findings - Series 1
View episodes
  1. E1 - Wood
  2. E2 - Fruit
  3. E3 - Wheels
  4. E4 - Paint
 Writer
2014 James Acaster's Findings - Series 1
View episodes
  1. E1 - Wood
  2. E2 - Fruit
  3. E3 - Wheels
  4. E4 - Paint
 Host / Presenter
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 18
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. Special - Jimmy, Sean & Jon's Best Bits
  3. Special - Best Bits
 Guest
2014 Comedy Central At The Comedy Store - Series 3
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E12 - Episode Twelve
 Guest
2014 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 28
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - The Series That Changed The World
 Guest
2014 Mock The Week - Series 13
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
  2. Special - Highlights Special
  3. Special - Christmas Special
  4. Special - New Year Special
 Guest
2014 Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live - 2014
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2014 MacAulay And Co - Edinburgh 2014
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2014 Virtually Famous - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2014 Milking It For Charity Self
2014 Comedy Gala 2014: In Aid of Waverley Care Self
2014 The Circus Self
2014 Josh Widdicombe's XFM Show Live! Self
2014 James Acaster: Recognise Self
2014 James Acaster: Sweet Home... - Sweet Home Ketteringa
View episodes
  1. E1 - Kettering Town FC
  2. E2 - Wicksteed Park
  3. E3 - Manor House Museum
  4. E4 - Kettering Buccleuch Academy
  5. E5 - Boughton House
  6. E6 - The Weetabix Factory
 Writer
2014 James Acaster: Sweet Home... - Sweet Home Ketteringa
View episodes
  1. E1 - Kettering Town FC
  2. E2 - Wicksteed Park
  3. E3 - Manor House Museum
  4. E4 - Kettering Buccleuch Academy
  5. E5 - Boughton House
  6. E6 - The Weetabix Factory
 Host / Presenter
2014 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section - Series 3
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 17
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. Special - Best Bits
  3. Special - Jimmy, Sean & Jon's Best Bits
 Guest
2013 Twit Of The Year Self
2013 Sabotage - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2013 Sweat The Small Stuff - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2013 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 27
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. Special - Buzzcocks: The Hunt For The Missing Episode - A Documentary With Krishnan Guru-Murthy
 Guest
2013 James Acaster - Lawnmower Self
2013 The Manuscript
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2013 James Acaster's Findings - Pilot Writer
2013 James Acaster's Findings - Pilot Host / Presenter
2013 Life: An Idiot's Guide - Series 2
  1. E1 - Role Models
 Guest
2012 Roisin Conaty - What If? Self
2012 Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live - 2012
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2012 Comic Fringes - Series 8
  1. E2 - Sorry For Your Loss
 Writer
2012 Comic Fringes - Series 8
  1. E2 - Sorry For Your Loss
 Narrator
2012 James Acaster - Prompt Self
2012 The Machynlleth Comedy Festival - 2012
  1. E2 - Machynlleth Stand Up Show 2012
 Guest
2011 Show & Tell
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
  2. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2011 Show & Tell
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Writer (Additional Material)
2011 What's So Funny? - Edinburgh Special
  1. Edinburgh Special
 Guest
2011 James Acaster: Amongst Other Things Self
2011 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 4
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Self
2010 Sex And Hugs And Forward Rolls Self
2010 For 21 Nights Only! Self
2010 Amusements Self

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
James Acaster on IMDb

Born
Wednesday 9th January 1985 (39 years-old)
Nationality
English
ARIAs, The 2024
The Comedy Award (Nominee)
Best New Podcast (Nominee)
Chortle Awards 2024
Best Tour (Winner)
British Podcast Awards 2023
The Spotlight Award (Nominee)
National Comedy Awards, The 2023
Outstanding Male Comedy Entertainment Performance (Longlisted)
PodBible Poll 2022
Comedy (Winner)
British Podcast Awards 2022
Best Arts and Culture Podcast (Winner)
National Comedy Awards, The 2021
Best Comedy Podcast (Longlisted (Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster))
Outstanding Male Comedy Entertainment Performance (Longlisted)
British Podcast Awards 2021
The Creativity Award (Nominee (James Acaster's Perfect Sounds))
Entertainment (Runner-up (James Acaster's Perfect Sounds))
Listeners' Choice Award (Top 20 (Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster))
PodBible Poll 2021
Comedy (Runner-up)
Music (Winner)
British Podcast Awards 2020
Listeners' Choice Award (Nominee (Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster))
Entertainment (Nominee (Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster))
Best Comedy (Nominee (Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster))
JOE Comedy Awards 2020
Podcast (Winner (James Acaster's Perfect Sounds))
Chortle Awards 2020
Internet Award (Nominee (Off Menu))
PodBible Poll 2020
Comedy (Winner)
Music (Winner)
JOE Comedy Awards 2019
Podcast (Winner (Off Menu))
Digital Spy Reader Awards 2019
Best Stand-Up Comedian (Nominee)
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award 2019
Most Outstanding Show (Winner)
PodBible Poll 2019
Comedy (Winner)
Chortle Awards 2019
Best Full-Length Solo Show (Winner)
Digital Spy Reader Awards 2018
Best Stand-Up Comedian (Nominee)
I Talk Telly Awards 2018
Best Live Comedian (Nominee)
Chortle Awards 2018
Book Award (Nominee)
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2016
Best Comedy Show (Nominee)
Chortle Awards 2016
Best Full-Length Solo Show (Nominee)
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2015
Best Comedy Show (Nominee)
Chortle Awards 2015
Breakthrough Act (Winner)
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2014
Best Comedy Show (Nominee)
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2013
Best Comedy Show (Nominee)
Loaded LAFTAs 2013
Best Newcomer (Nominee)
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2012
Best Comedy Show (Nominee)

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