Rob Beckett
- 39 years old
- English
- Stand-up comedian and presenter
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As Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan bring their series of brief encounters to an end (as usual, you only get 10 minutes of time with the star), the bantering pair are greeted by a heavyweight champion with an easy charm. Plus they get to see him in action - but only from the cheap seats.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 1st March 2019Comic Relief Spectacular review
You cannot keep politics out of comedy, but most of the stand-ups at last night's Spectacular tried. Until Sir Lenny Henry commented on the current Stacey Dooley "white saviour" controversy.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 1st March 2019Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster are the co-hosts of this alternative gameshow in which comedians are awarded points for their solutions to crazy hypothetical situations. A strong first episode features schoolmates Tom Allen and Rob Beckett alongside Jessica Knappett and Liza Tarbuck.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 6th February 2019TV review: Hypothetical, Dave
The scoring system here makes Mornington Crescent seem perfectly logical.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th February 2019Review: Hypothetical
This probably won't be such a mega-hit as Taskmaster, but everything Acaster touches tends to turn to gold, so it's easy to see this becoming an audience favourite.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 6th February 2019A new series in which Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett tick off their wishlist of sports and entertainment megastars. Join them on a lightning tour of Jamaica hosted, appropriately, by Usain Bolt. Larks aplenty: 38 minutes of R&R and seven minutes of Bolt to finish.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 25th January 2019Comic Relief announces all-star Wembley Arena gig
Stars including Jimmy Carr, Lenny Henry, Katherine Ryan and Catherine Tate will appear at Comic Relief: Spectacular, a fundraising gig for the charity due to take place at London's SSE Arena Wembley on Thursday 28th February 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 5th December 2018Rob Beckett to tour in 2019 with Wallop!
Rob Beckett has announced an initial 23-dates for a brand new 2019 tour, Wallop!. Tickets are on sale now.
British Comedy Guide, 28th August 2018Beckett's new show is GamesMaster meets Back in Time for Dinner. He must make his way back to the present day by completing an iconic video game challenge in each year he lands in. This week's guest, Gogglebox's Scarlett Moffatt, has some relevant screen-within-screen experience.
Ellen E. Jones, The Guardian, 30th March 2018Channel 4 orders computer game show with Rob Beckett
Rob Beckett and Kerry Godliman will front a new series about computer games since the 1980s.
British Comedy Guide, 12th February 2018