James Acaster Quotes

You look at shows like The Simpsons or Larry Sanders or Curb Your Enthusiasm or Seinfeld, they're really sophisticated shows that we all love back home.

I love 'Blackadder,' but history it certainly ain't.

The fact that the Kardashians could be more popular than a show like 'Mad Men' is disgusting. It's a super disgusting part of our culture, but I still find it funny to make a joke about it.

Saturday Night Live is hitting me on a regular basis again. This is my fourth decade that I've been lampooned on Saturday Night Live.

There is something fantastically post-modern about David Frost.

I have gotten a couple of letters meant for Mr. Bean aka Rowan Atkinson. These letters would say things like, 'You're so funny, you make me laugh, with your big rubbery face,' and I would say, 'You can't mean me!'

I've never seen the Kardashians; I'm not sure who they are. But I know a lot about them because it's impossible not to.

'MADtv' was a network show, so we would come across the people that we were lampooning - a lot.

Dave Chappelle - he's one of my favorite icons. I can't think of anyone who's funnier.

You know James Corden - I'm like a version of him but in a girl.

What amazes me is that the whole world is fascinated by Kim Kardashian. What's her talent?

I had a 'Monty Python' CD, and I would listen to it in the car on the way to school. It also refined my British accent. I can do a killer British accent because I'm just imitating 'Monty Python.'

I love Marie Osmond. Marie Osmond is really cool.

If I'm going to be completely honest, I did not get the appeal of IFC's 'Portlandia' initially.

I think it's one of the coolest things especially as a young actor, actually at any time - even doing my stuff with Avatar - merchandising, video games come out and action figures and plushie toys. It really ignites the kid in you.

Occasionally, there are programmes - like 'The Office' or 'Gavin and Stacey,' perhaps - where you get the feeling everybody's seen it.

Love & Hip Hop' is like the Super Bowl of reality TV.

I grew up when Chris Brown was, like, an icon. He was my ringtone when I was in high school.

For me, Mr. T and Donald Trump are the same sort of phenomenon - they're guys with catchphrases and wacky hair.

Spock is a huge mythical character that even people who aren't 'Star Trek' fans like.

The trail of the human serpent is thus over everything.

I think this whole celebrity world is weird anyway. Weird and funny and kind of pathetic and yet so right for parody.

My mom is very religious and she said, 'Whatever you think about all the time, that's what you worship.' If that's the case I'd like everyone to pop open their Diet Coke cans and turn to page 37 of their People Magazines. In this holy scripture, we read the parable of Ms. Valerie Bertinelli.

People know I'm smart. And people know that, whether it's SNL or Jimmy Kimmel, it's a trend to take the piss out of celebrity -- just as much of a trend as wearing a gray hoodie or driving a Prius.

It was like Elvis came along and whispered some dream in everybody's ear