Rob Beckett
- 39 years old
- English
- Stand-up comedian and presenter
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Preview: Taskmaster series 3
It feels as if the second series of Taskmaster has only just finished but the third series starts on Dave on Tuesday, October 4 at 10pm.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd October 2016The 15th series of the panel show perennial continues. With the hardcore crew reduced to just Dara O Briain and team captain Hugh Dennis, the combative atmosphere of previous seasons has receded even further. If the flurry of punchlines used to feel like comedic mixed martial arts, now there is more of a swingball vibe. Rob Beckett, Gary Delaney, Ed Gamble, Zoe Lyons and Rhys James are the guests putting topical events through the wringer in search of zingers.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 1st July 2016C4 Comedy Gala, review
Rattling through a conveyor belt of more than twenty comedians, this marathon event had one-liners flying so thick and fast it started to become exhausting, says Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 9th May 2016Taskmaster Series 3 line-up revealed
Rob Beckett, Paul Chowdhry, Dave Gorman, Al Murray and Sara Pascoe will take part in the third series of Taskmaster.
British Comedy Guide, 16th April 2016Leicester Comedy Festival review: Rob Beckett
Thankfully, with whatever irked the lighting resolved, the second half was an improvement with Rob able to see jokes through without fear of blackout.
Russ T Whyte, Leicester Mercury, 6th February 2016Rob Beckett interview
Family's an important subject for the Lewisham-based star Rob Beckett. He's got no desire to leave the neighbourhood where he grew up, despite it being 'a bit stabby'.
Plymouth Herald, 27th November 2015Rob Beckett 'Mouth of the South' review
At the end of the two hour marathon show Rob stood at the exit and personally shook every audience members hand and thanked them for coming out, showing just how grounded he still is.
Sophie McCoid-Sou, Soutport Visiter, 21st October 2015Rob Beckett: I'm never going to be a Fringe favourite
Rob Beckett laughs as he admits he had no idea what the Edinburgh Fringe was until he became a comedian.
Jill Castle, The Herald, 27th August 2015Fringe with new funnyman Lloyd Griffith
By day he's doing a podcast in his pants with pal and comedian Rob Beckett, by night he's gigging and boozing. Lloyd Griffiths has gone in two-footed into the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Here he describes the scene.
Lia Nicholls, JOE, 20th August 2015Edinburgh preview: Rob Beckett
I didn't want to write a preview of Rob Beckett that focussed on his teeth. Honest. But then I saw that his show was called Mouth of the South and I thought, well, he's asking for it.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st July 2015