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 2017 James released his debut book Classic Scrapes which made the Sunday Times bestseller list. James' second book Perfect Sound Whatever also made the Sunday Times bestseller list in 2019. This summer will see the publication of James' latest book, James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media.
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 is now available to watch on Vimeo.
James also has two hit podcasts: Off Menu which he hosts with Ed Gamble, and Perfect Sounds both of which are regulars on the iTunes top 10 List.
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 — 2022 |
| 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 |
| 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
| 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
| Cinderella Mouse | Cinderella - Mouse | Columbia Pictures, Amazon Prime | 2021 |
Theatre and Live Performance
| Hecklers Welcome Writer / Performer | Hecklers Welcome - Writer / Performer | UK Tour | 2023 |
| Off Menu: Live Writer / Performer | Off Menu: Live - Writer / Performer | UK 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 |
Writing
| We the Jury Creator and Writer | We the Jury - Creator and Writer | BBC Two | 2016 |
News
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 |
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
 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.    | |
 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.  | |