James Mustapic

James Mustapic (born 1 December 1995) is a New Zealand comedian and YouTuber. He has created the television shows Abandonment Issues and James Must-a-pic His Mum a Man, has starred in the show Queer Academy, and has been a reporter for Seven Sharp. He won Celebrity Treasure Island 2023. Mustapic was born in Dunedin in 1995 or 1996, and attended John McGlashan College. In 2012 he won the New Zealand International Science Festival 'Science Idol' competition after creating a parody of a Justin Bieber song. He moved to Auckland in 2015.

Mustapic commenced his film career by starting a YouTube channel when he was 15, creating the channel Shortland Street Scandal, which started by making recaps of television soap Shortland Street episodes. He first started stand-up comedy in 2015, and his first solo show was in 2018 at the Dunedin Fringe Festival. In 2019 he performed stand-up comedy in the show The Blair Witch Projector at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. Mustapic was nominated for the Billy T Award in 2019 and 2021, and in 2021 he became a Seven Sharp reporter.

In 2022 Mustapic launched the show Abandonment Issues, in which he tracks down New Zealand celebrities who have decreased in popularity. He competed in Celebrity Treasure Island 2023 and won, donating the prize money to the charity Gender Minorities Aotearoa. In 2024 he launched the comedy television show James Must-a-pic His Mum a Man, in which he puts his single mother, Janet, on dates. In June 2026 Mustapic appeared in a New Zealand celebrity version of the game show Tipping Point.