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Alasdair Beckett-King
Alasdair Beckett-King

Alasdair Beckett-King

  • English
  • Actor, writer, animator, graphic artist and stand-up comedian

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Fringe 2017 - Alasdair Beckett-King

Mick Perrin Worldwide are proud to announce the debut solo stand-up show from award-winning comedian Alasdair Beckett-King at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Mike Smith, The Edinburgh Reporter, 5th July 2017

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 2017

Alasdair 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 2017

Leicester 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 2017

Review - 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 2017

Vote 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 2017

2017: 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 2016

News: 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 2014

One to watch: Alasdair Beckett-King

Read our comedy profile of Alasdair Beckett-King and see him live.

Time Out, 21st January 2014

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