James Acaster Bio | Wiki
James Acaster is an English stand-up comedian and television presenter. He performed for several consecutive years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and became nominated for Best Show five times. James received the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show in 2019 with Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 and has won four Chortle awards.
Additionally, he has appeared on several panel shows such as Mock the Week, Taskmaster, 8 out of 10 Cats, and Would I Lie to You?. He authored two books that have appeared on The Sunday Times Bestseller List: James Acaster’s Classic Scrapes, and Perfect Sound Whatever. Currently, James hosts the panel show Hypothetical alongside Widdicombe, the food podcast Off Menu with Ed Gamble, and the music podcast James Acaster’s Perfect Sounds on BBC Sounds.
James Acaster Age
James was born on January 9, 1985, in Kettering, United Kingdom. He is 37 years old.
James Acaster Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.72 m).
James Acaster Family
He was born and raised in Kettering by his parents. James holds an English nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity. Information about his parents is not available at the moment.
James Acaster Wife | Rose Matafeo
James was previously in a romantic relationship with comedian Rose Matafeo from 2014 to 2017. Moreover, he had a relationship with comedian Louise Ford until 2013. Currently, he lives in London.
James Acaster Education
He attended Montagu Secondary School and later studied music at Northampton College. During this time, James also sporadically worked at a drinks stand at Wicksteed Park, where he was known as The Mash King. He also served as a teaching assistant in a school for autistic children, during which time he began to perform stand-up comedy.
James Acaster Bake Off
In 2018, James participated in Series 5 Episode 7 of The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice, a British television after-show to follow the series The Great British Bake Off. It is hosted by Jo Brand and features three celebrity panelists discussing the after-events of the week. Originally, the show started airing on BBC Two on 8 August 2014 two days after the premiere episode of the fifth series of the main show and was filmed at The London Studios. In 2019, James was a Series 2 Contestant of The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off.
James Acaster Cold Lasagne
In 2019, James won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show with Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999. He has also won four Chortle awards.
James Acaster Repertoire
In March 2018, Netflix released James: Repertoire, consisting of the four one-hour shows Recognise, Represent, Reset, and Recap, filmed in September 2017. The initial response to Repertoire was very positive, with a rating of 8.3 on IMDB. In July 2018, James performed at Cornbury Music Festival on the Comedy Stage. He currently presents a weekly podcast series with Ed Gamble called Off Menu. In the podcast, Gamble and James invite a special guest to discuss their dream starter, main course, side, dessert, and drink.
James Acaster Special
In 2017, James took Recognise, Represent, and Reset to various venues, performing one show each night over three nights as The Trelogy. A further show of previously performed material, Recap, was also developed to tie the shows together thematically. These four shows were filmed in September for a Netflix special.
James Acaster Cinderella
In 2021, James voiced John alongside Romesh Ranganathan and James Corden voicing three mice and appeared as three transformed footmen in the 2021 film Cinderella.
James Acaster Stand Up
In June 2016, James appeared as a guest on Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central. In July 2016, he performed in the comedy tent at Latitude Festival. He wrote a pilot episode for a new sitcom, We The Jury, which was broadcast by the BBC in September 2016.
James Acaster Book
James has written two books Classic Scrapes was published in 2017. It is based on an anecdotal segment of Josh Widdicombe’s XFM show. His second book Perfect Sound Whatever became published in 2019 and consists of reviews of albums from 2016 with an autobiographical element.
James Acaster Shows
The Last Leg of the Year 2020
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2020
The Jonathan Ross Show 2019
Hypothetical 2019
Pointless Celebrities 2019
Taskmaster 2018
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier 2018
Richard Osman’s House of Games 2018
James Acaster Podcast
Currently, James hosts the panel show Hypothetical alongside Widdicombe. He also presents a weekly podcast series with Ed Gamble called Off Menu. In the podcast, Gamble and James invite a special guest to discuss their dream starter, main course, side, dessert, and drink. Additionally, he serves as the host of a podcast with BBC Sounds Perfect Sounds which started in April 2020
James Acaster Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. James’ estimated net worth is $1 million.