Alasdair Beckett-King
- English
- Actor, writer, animator, graphic artist and stand-up comedian
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Laugh a minute: Edinburgh festival's 2017 comedy lineup
Sara Pascoe looks at life after a breakup, Trygve Wakenshaw brings his baby on stage, and Alexei Sayle, Ruby Wax and talkshow king Craig Ferguson all return to the fringe this year.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 8th June 2017Alasdair Beckett-King wins at Leicester
Alasdair Beckett-King has been named Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year during the Leicester Comedy Festival's closing weekend.
British Comedy Guide, 26th February 2017Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2017 review
Though cutting a striking figure - tall, slender with long rusty-hued locks - Alasdair Beckett-King avoids wading straight into the obvious gags about how he looks, instead leading into them slowly and subtly beginning with the social pitfalls of possessing such pale eyebrows.
Marissa Burgess, Chortle, 26th February 2017Review - Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year
Until Saturday night, reading from William Blake's Proverbs of Hell wouldn't have made it in to a guide called How To Win Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year. But that the reading - mischievously scattered with the comic's own inventions (such as "What makes golf so hard is that the holes are so small") - drew such big laughs illustrated just how creative and unconventional Alasdair Beckett-King's material was.
Leicester Mercury, 26th February 2017Vote for your best Leicester Comedy Festival poster
Voting is now open for you to choose your favourite poster from the Leicester Comedy Festival 2017.
Becky Jones, Leicester Mercury, 8th February 20172017: The comedians to watch
To mark the new year, we asked several comedy club promoters around the country for their tips of comedians to watch in 2017 - the stand-ups they expect to break through to the next level of success. Here is their top ten (plus a few more for good measure)
Chortle, 30th December 2016Review: Comedy Knights Fresh Comedian Of 2014
Reviews of Don Tran, Alasdair Beckett-King, Matt Smith, Farrell MacKenzie, Dom Lister, Alexis Wieroniey, Dave Green, Joe Sutherland, Jacob Hawley, Philip Simon and Daryl Perry.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th September 2014News: Alasdair Beckett-King wins NATYS
Comedian, illustrator and filmmaker Alasdair Beckett-King was crowned the latest New Act of the Year at the Bloomsbury Theatre tonight (Sunday).
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th January 2014One to watch: Alasdair Beckett-King
Read our comedy profile of Alasdair Beckett-King and see him live.
Time Out, 21st January 2014Alasdair Beckett-King is the internet's ginger Jesus
What better way to mark the new year than to look up some new comedians? First up we've got Alasdair Beckett-King, who's already made inroads to various new act competitions.
Andrew Mickel, Such Small Portions, 6th January 2014