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James Acaster

Headshot photo of James Acaster surrounded with an ornate golden frame.
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Roles:
Contestant, Guest
Tags:
actor, comedian, podcaster, presenter, screenwriter

Biography

James is an actor, comedian, podcaster and presenter who has appeared as a contestant on Taskmaster.

Best bits video

Official interview video

Recurring Bits Video

James steadfastly refused to greet Alex at the start of any of his tasks.

Contestant stats

Seasons
1
Season Wins
0
Specials
0
Special Wins
0
Episodes
10
Episode Wins
3
Episode Win %
30%
Episode Titles
3
Base Points
164
Bonus Points
1
Points Deducted
0
Total Points
165
Points per Episode
16.5
Task Base Points Distribution
0
3
10
11
10
8
14
0
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Tasks Attempted
57
Tasks Won
18
Task Win %
32%
Points per Task
2.89
Assignment Type
Att.WonWin%PpT
Solo5115
29%
3.0
Team63
50%
2.0
Split22
100%
3.5
Tie-Break1
0
0%
0.0
Task Format
Att.WonWin%PpT
Prize101
10%
2.3
Filmed3614
39%
3.2
Homework11
100%
2.0
Live102
20%
2.6
Activity Type
Att.WonWin%PpT
Creative269
35%
2.8
Mental248
33%
3.3
Physical339
27%
2.6
Social103
30%
2.8
Judgment Type
Att.WonWin%PpT
Objective308
27%
3.0
Subjective259
36%
2.9
Combination21
50%
1.5

Contestant appearances

Task attempts

Guest appearances

Taskmaster UKChampion of Champions II (23/06/2022)

James appeared on video in Kerry Godliman's attempt in the 'Feed yourself a grape in the most elaborate way' task.

Taskmaster UKSeries 15A yardstick for failure (01/06/2023)

James made a very brief cameo in an aerial shot of the geodesic dome, in the interstitial footage shown before the 'Fill the glass up to the line' task. This shot was presumably filmed while he and Ed Gamble were hiding out at the Taskmaster house during their appearance on Celebrity Hunted.

Podcast appearances