Random Acts: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Heralding the return of late-night lunacy to the Channel 4 schedule, this new series, presented by writer, filmmaker and cult comedian Eric Wareheim, showcases the world's best creative short films from the channel's Random Acts strand. The shorts cover avant-garde visual art, music video, eye-popping animation, contemporary dance, spoken word and all points in between; and Eric guides viewers through them in a slightly unhinged mode somewhere between The Late Show and Gary Shandling. The strand features new shorts by Shia LeBoeuf, Martin Creed, Mica Levi, Beck, Simon Amstell, Reggie Yates, and Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, but also introduces a new generation of artistic talent. It also includes interviews with some of the films' creators.

Series details

• Title: Random Acts
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2016-05-09
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 24 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16712
• TVDB ID: 330109

Cast and credited roles

• Eric Wareheim — Host
• Jordan Stephens — Host
• Zawe Ashton — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-05-09; final listed air date 2016-06-13; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-11-10; final listed air date 2016-12-15; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 2017-08-21; final listed air date 2017-09-25; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 2017-11-09; final listed air date 2017-12-14; episode order: 6.
• Season 5: premiered 2018-07-17; final listed air date 2018-08-21.
• Season 6: premiered 2018-11-01; final listed air date 2018-12-06.
• Season 7: premiered 2020-10-26; final listed air date 2020-10-30.
• Season 8: premiered 2021-10-25; final listed air date 2021-10-28; episode order: 4.
• Season 9: premiered 2022-11-23; final listed air date 2022-11-23.
• Season 10: premiered 2024-04-11; final listed air date 2024-04-11.
• Season 11: premiered 2024-04-10; final listed air date 2024-04-12; episode order: 3.
• Season 12: premiered 2025-02-07; final listed air date 2025-02-07.
• Season 13: premiered 2026-02-19; final listed air date 2026-02-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from Random Acts on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.