Alasdair Beckett-King

Alasdair Beckett-King
Beckett-King at the Utrecht International Comedy Festival 2018
Born (1984-03-31) 31 March 1984 (age 40) [1]
Alma materYork St John University
Occupation(s)Stand-up comedian, programmer, actor, author
Years active2012–present
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2019–present
Subscribers330,000[2]
(December 2024)
Total views60.01 million[2]
(December 2024)
Last updated: 21st December, 2024
Websiteabeckettking.com

Alasdair James Beckett-King[1] (born 31 March 1984) is an English stand-up comedian, video game writer, and actor from Durham.[3][4][5][6][7][8][excessive citations] He won the 2017 Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, and Chortle's Breakthrough Comedian of the Year in 2023.

Early life

Beckett-King is half-Scottish.[9] He attended York St John University and graduated in 2012.[10][11] He holds an undergraduate degree in Film and Television Production and an MA in Journalism.[12]

Career

Beckett-King was listed among the finalists of So You Think You're Funny in 2013. He was also among the finalists of NATYS: New Acts of the Year Show in 2014.[13]

Beckett-King won the 2017 Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year.[14]

Beckett-King has appeared on The Comedian's Comedian with Stuart Goldsmith and Unforeseen Incidents.[15] He co-hosts the Loremen podcast with James Shakeshaft.[16]

Beckett-King created the adventure games Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy!, released in 2007, and Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet, released in 2016.[17][18] He also wrote the script for the adventure game Unforeseen Incidents, released in 2018.[19]

Since 2019, he publishes comedy sketches, which are written, acted, produced and animated by himself, on his YouTube channel.[20]

In 2022, Beckett-King voiced the character of "The Floater" in Doctor Who: Redacted, produced by BBC Studios.[21][22] He won the award for Breakthrough Act in the 2023 Chortle Awards.[23]

Beckett-King was an occasional panellist on Mock the Week, the British comic news quiz show, most notably appearing in the show's final ever episode.[24] He is the host of the BBC Radio 4 comedy series Wing It!

References

  1. ^ a b Alasdair Beckett-King & James Shakeshaft. "Loremen Podcast". Loremen Podcast (Podcast). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "About Alasdair Beckett-King". YouTube.
  3. ^ "Lights, camera, action". York Press. 17 July 2008.
  4. ^ "Stream Alasdair Beckett-King stand-up comedy". The Home of Stand-Up Comedy | NextUp Comedy. 23 February 2018.
  5. ^ Edgar, Robert (2 November 2017). Basics Film-Making 03: Directing Fiction. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781350034631 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Edgar, Robert; Marland, John; Rawle, Steven (27 August 2015). The Language of Film. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472575258 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Head, Chris (12 July 2018). A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781350035539 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ @GlenLenSherman (31 March 2020). "@MisterABK Happy birthday Alasdair have a great day.🎂" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Mock the Week S20 E5. Stand-up challenge: Laura Lexx and Alasdair Beckett-King., 11 June 2021, retrieved 10 June 2023
  10. ^ Edgar, Robert; Marland, John; Richards, James (14 December 2017). Basics Film-Making 02: Screenwriting. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781350034709 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "Alasdair Beckett-King | London Film School". lfs.org.uk.
  12. ^ "Interview with comedian and animator Alasdair Beckett-King". Voice Magazine. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  13. ^ Steve Bennett (27 January 2014) "NATYS 2014 Final", Chortle
  14. ^ "Comedians thank DMU students for making their lives easier". www.dmu.ac.uk.
  15. ^ "Alasdair Beckett King". Top Secret Comedy Club.
  16. ^ "About us". The Loremen Podcast. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet". Steam.
  18. ^ "Alasdair Beckett-King Community". Youtube.
  19. ^ "Wot I Think: Unforeseen Incidents". Rock Paper Shotgun. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Alasdair Beckett-King". Youtube.
  21. ^ "The TARDIS visits BBC Sounds in new spin-off podcast Doctor Who: Redacted". BBC. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  22. ^ Morris, Lauren (12 April 2022). "Doctor Who: Redacted teases the Doctor being "erased from existence"". Radio Times. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  23. ^ Bennett, Steve. "Chortle Awards 2023 winners announced : News 2023 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  24. ^ "Mock the Week S21 E5 (21 Oct 22). The End". YouTube. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.


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