James Acaster
James Acaster is ‘One of comedy’s most original voices’ (Evening Standard).
A whimsical master, he has received acclaim from around the world...
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A whimsical master, James has received acclaim from around the world, including a record breaking 5 consecutive nominations for ‘Best Comedy Show’ at the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. In 2017 he toured the country with a staggering three show Trelogy, performing Recognise, Represent and Reset consecutively over three nights in each venue. These three shows and Recap form his Netflix four part series, Repertoire. It was the first of its kind, a stand up mini series with an overarching narrative, and James is the first UK comic to shoot more than one Netflix Original special.
In 2019 James completed a mammoth long tour of his hugely successful show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 around the UK, Australia and America, the show was nominated for a critics choice award after its release in 2022 and is now available to watch on his website. James is currently touring his new show Hecklers Welcome internationally.
As well as a celebrated stand up, James is a Sunday Times best selling author, with three publications; Classic Scrapes, Perfect Sound Whatever and his most recent book, James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media. James also has three hit podcasts: Off Menu which he hosts with Ed Gamble, Perfect Sounds and his latest release; Springleaf which he wrote and stars in.
This year James joins the Ghostbusters cast in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
Television
| Zerocalcare Aramadillo | Zerocalcare - Aramadillo | Netflix | 2023 |
| Lazy Susan Various | Lazy Susan - Various | BBC Three | 2022 |
| The Unofficial Science of Home Alone Himself | The Unofficial Science of Home Alone - Himself | Sky | 2022 |
| The Island Co-Creator / Writer | The Island - Co-Creator / Writer | UKTV | 2022 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers Himself | Late Night with Seth Meyers - Himself | NBC | 2021 — 2024 |
| Never Mind the Buzzcocks Himself | Never Mind the Buzzcocks - Himself | Sky | 2021 |
| Later... with Jools Holland Himself | Later... with Jools Holland - Himself | BBC | 2019 |
| Hypothetical (Series 1-4) Co-Creator / Performer | Hypothetical (Series 1-4) - Co-Creator / Performer | Dave | 2019 — 2022 |
| Great British Bake Off Stand Up for Cancer Special, Series 2 Guest | Great British Bake Off Stand Up for Cancer Special, Series 2 - Guest | Channel 4 | 2019 |
| Taskmaster Guest | Taskmaster - Guest | Dave | 2018 |
| Repertoire Writer / Peformer | Repertoire - Writer / Peformer | Netflix | 2018 |
| Richard Osman's House of Games, Series 2 Guest | Richard Osman's House of Games, Series 2 - Guest | 2018 | |
| Great British Bake Off An Extra Slice Guest | Great British Bake Off An Extra Slice - Guest | All 4 | 2018 |
| Conan on TBS Performer | Conan on TBS - Performer | TBS | 2017 |
| Mock the Week Guest | Mock the Week - Guest | BBC One | 2017 |
| Would I Lie to You? Guest | Would I Lie to You? - Guest | BBC One | 2017 |
| Chris Ramsey's Stand Up Central Performer | Chris Ramsey's Stand Up Central - Performer | Comedy Central | 2017 |
| 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Guest Panellist | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Guest Panellist | Channel 4 | 2017 |
| James Acaster's Xmas Sky Christmas Comedy Shorts Writer / Performer | James Acaster's Xmas Sky Christmas Comedy Shorts - Writer / Performer | SKY | 2017 |
| Russell Howard's Stand Up Central Guest Peformer | Russell Howard's Stand Up Central - Guest Peformer | Comedy Central / Avalon | 2017 |
| Josh Mike | Josh - Mike | BBC Three | 2016 |
| Room 101 Performer | Room 101 - Performer | BBC One | 2016 |
| QI Guest Panellist | QI - Guest Panellist | BBC Two | 2016 |
| We the Jury Creator and Writer | We the Jury - Creator and Writer | BBC Two | 2016 |
| Drunk Histories Himself | Drunk Histories - Himself | Comedy Central | 2016 |
| 8 Out of 10 Cats Guest Panellist | 8 Out of 10 Cats - Guest Panellist | Channel 5 | 2016 — 2017 |
| The Dog Ate My Homework Guest Panellist | The Dog Ate My Homework - Guest Panellist | CBBC | 2016 |
| Dave Talks - People Are Not A Fruit Writer / Perfomer | Dave Talks - People Are Not A Fruit - Writer / Perfomer | DAVE | 2016 |
| Comedy Central at the Comedy Store Performer | Comedy Central at the Comedy Store - Performer | Comedy Central | 2016 |
| Live at the Apollo Performer | Live at the Apollo - Performer | BBC Two | 2015 |
| Have I Got News For You Guest Panellist | Have I Got News For You - Guest Panellist | BBC One | 2015 |
| New Zealand Comedy Festival Award for Best International Show Winner | New Zealand Comedy Festival Award for Best International Show - Winner | Recgonise | 2014 |
| Russell Howard's Good News Performer | Russell Howard's Good News - Performer | BBC Two | 2011 |
Podcast and Online Content
| Mission: Accessible Himself | Mission: Accessible - Himself | Channel 4 Online | 2020 |
| James Acaster's Perfect Sounds Host | James Acaster's Perfect Sounds - Host | BBC Sounds | 2020 |
| Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster Co-Creator / Co-Host | Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster - Co-Creator / Co-Host | 2018 — 2024 | |
| Just Puddings Contributor / Host | Just Puddings - Contributor / Host | Turtle Canyon / YouTube | 2017 |
| Sweet Home Ketteringa Contributor / Host | Sweet Home Ketteringa - Contributor / Host | Turtle Canyon / YouTube | 2014 |
Film
| Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Lars Pinfield | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire - Lars Pinfield | Sony Pictures | 2024 |
| Seize Them! Felix the Ironmonger | Seize Them! - Felix the Ironmonger | Entertainment Film Distributors | 2024 |
| Cinderella Mouse | Cinderella - Mouse | Columbia Pictures, Amazon Prime | 2021 |
Theatre and Live Performance
| Hecklers Welcome Writer / Performer | Hecklers Welcome - Writer / Performer | North American Tour | 2024 |
| Hecklers Welcome Writer / Performer | Hecklers Welcome - Writer / Performer | UK Tour | 2023 — 2024 |
| Off Menu: Live Writer / Performer | Off Menu: Live - Writer / Performer | UK Tour | 2023 |
| Hecklers Welcome Writer / Performer | Hecklers Welcome - Writer / Performer | Scandinavian Tour | 2023 |
| Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 Himself | Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 - Himself | DICE International Live Stream | 2020 |
| Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 Writer / Performer | Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 - Writer / Performer | UK Tour | 2019 |
| Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 Writer / Performer | Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 - Writer / Performer | America Tour | 2019 |
| Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 Writer / Performer | Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 - Writer / Performer | Australia Tour | 2019 |
| Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 Writer / Perfomer | Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 - Writer / Perfomer | New Zealand Tour | 2019 |
| Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 Writer / Performer | Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 - Writer / Performer | West End Run | 2018 |
| Latitude Festival 2017 Peformer | Latitude Festival 2017 - Peformer | Comedy Tent | 2016 |
| Reset Writer / Performer | Reset - Writer / Performer | Edinburgh Fringe Festival | 2016 |
| Reset Writer / Peformer | Reset - Writer / Peformer | Melbourne International Comedy Festival | 2016 |
| Reset Writer / Contributor | Reset - Writer / Contributor | New Zealand International Comedy Festival | 2016 |
| Represent Writer / Performer | Represent - Writer / Performer | UK Tour | 2015 |
| Represent Writer / Performer | Represent - Writer / Performer | Edinburgh Fringe Festival | 2015 |
| Resent Writer / Performer | Resent - Writer / Performer | Edinburgh Fringe Festival | 2014 |
Awards
| The National Comedy Award: Outstanding Male Comedy Entertainment Perfromance Nominee | The National Comedy Award: Outstanding Male Comedy Entertainment Perfromance - Nominee | Outstanding Male Comedy Entertainment Perfromance: Hypothetical | 2022 |
| The National Comedy Award: Best Comedy Podcast Nominee | The National Comedy Award: Best Comedy Podcast - Nominee | Best Comedy Podcast: Off Menu | 2022 |
| Critics' Choice Award Nominee | Critics' Choice Award - Nominee | Best Comedy Special - Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 | 2021 |
| Most Outstanding Show: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Winner | Most Outstanding Show: Melbourne International Comedy Festival - Winner | Melbourne International Comedy Festival | 2019 |
| Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show Nominee | Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show - Nominee | Reset | 2016 |
| Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show Nominee | Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show - Nominee | Represent | 2016 |
| Chortle Comedy Award for Best Show Winner | Chortle Comedy Award for Best Show - Winner | Recognise | 2015 |
| Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show Nominee | Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show - Nominee | Recognise | 2014 |
| Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show Nominee | Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show - Nominee | Lawnmower | 2013 |
Books
| James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media Author | James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media - Author | Headline | 2022 |
| Perfect Sound Whatever Author | Perfect Sound Whatever - Author | Headline | 2019 |
| James Acaster Classic Scrapes Author | James Acaster Classic Scrapes - Author | Headline | 2017 |
News
PBJ Clear Up at The Chortle Awards 2024 5th March 2024 PBJ have cleared up at the 2024 Chortle awards with Kiri Pritchard-McLean winning both 'Best Club Comedian' AND 'Best Compere' |
PBJ Clears Up in The Top 50 Ranked Shows of 2023 by Mark Muldoon 1st January 2024 'Is stand-up in the UK the best it's ever been? Can it similarly be argued that the British stand-up scene is the best in the world? Could it be possible that right here right now is the best stand-up comedy has ever been |
PBJ acts take over the Latitude Festival Comedy Arena 17th April 2023 Latitude Festival 2023 will see many PBJ acts performing at the Comedy Arena |
Off Menu hits the road with first ever Live Tour 13th April 2023 Ed Gamble and James Acaster are taking the Dream Restaurant on the road for the first ever live tour of their smash-hit podcast, Off Menu |
James Acaster takes to the Silver Screen in 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' & 'Seize Them!' 22nd March 2024 In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, and the Ghostbusters new and old must unite to protect their home and save the world from a second ice age |
Tickets for Frank's Fund Christmas Comedy Fundraiser 8th December 2020 Catch Maisie Adam in the annual Frank's Fund Christmas Comedy Fundraiser where you could be in the chance of winning tickets for one household to James Acaster's virtual show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 on 17th Dec |
James Acaster's new Podcast 'Perfect Sounds' set to arrive on BBC Sounds on the 24th April! 17th April 2020 We can't wait to listen to James Acaster's new podcast 'Perfect Sounds' - where each episode he tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever |
Chortle Awards 2016 - Nominations are in! 12th February 2016 Congratulations to all who have received nominations for this year's Chortle Awards |
Nominations are in for this year's Edinburgh Fringe Foster's Awards 26th August 2015 AND WE'VE PICKED UP 4 ACROSS THE BOARD |
Podcasts
 He’s an ex con man turned undercover cop in the middle of the biggest case of his career – the gang are getting suspicious, his wife wants a divorce, the police are demanding results and his ex partner-in-crime is blackmailing him. Springleaf is a true(ish) crime podcast; a dark but daft comedy about an undercover cop with a heart of gold. Pat’s natural flair for deception is both his greatest strength and his biggest weakness – he hates himself, sees the best in everybody else and desperately craves their approval above all else.    | |
 Comedians Ed Gamble and James Acaster invite special guests into their magical restaurant to each choose their favourite starter, main course, side dish, dessert and drink. Ever wanted to eat your dream meal? Its time to order Off Menu. | |
 For James Acaster 2016 is the greatest year for music of all time. Following a breakup James set out to rekindle his love for music by buying hundreds of new and niche releases from 2016. Now hes sharing his obsession with fellow comedians, exploring his favourite albums: from Beyoncés internet-breaking Lemonade, to Colombian math rock fusion, and everything in between.  | |