Rob Beckett
- 38 years old
- English
- Stand-up comedian and presenter
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BAFTA TV Awards 2021 nominations
Ghosts, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees in the BAFTA TV Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 28th April 2021St Albans gets its own Comedy Garden festival
Dara O Briain, Sara Pascoe, Alan Davies, Tom Allen and Aisling Bea are among the big names who will be playing the St Albans Comedy Garden.
Chortle, 23rd April 2021Rob Beckett to publish a memoir in October
Rob Beckett is the latest comedian to have written a memoir over lockdown. A Class Act will be published in October.
British Comedy Guide, 19th April 202150 funny podcasts to make you feel much better
Has your daily walk become an endless trudge to nowhere? These podcasts, chosen by comedians, podcasters, Guardian writers and readers, are guaranteed to bring a smile to your face.
The Guardian, 5th April 2021Beckett & Widdicombe on their parenting podcast
It began as a way to moan about the pandemic - or avoid childcare. Now Lockdown Parenting Hell is downloaded 2m times a month. The comedians chat fatherhood, burnout - and dreaming of the pub.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 11th March 2021Royal Television Society Awards 2021 nominations
Brassic, Sex Education, The Young Offenders, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Sophie Willan, Ruth Jones, Youssef Kerkour, O-T Fagbenle and Paul Chahidi are amongst the nominees for the RTS Programme Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd March 2021Noel Fielding and more on Heat's Secret Crush 2021
Frank Skinner, Rob Beckett, Bill Bailey, Romesh Ranganathan, James Acaster and Noel Fielding appear on Heat's Secret Crush list.
Heat Magazine, 10th February 2021Comedy podcasts round-up 2: from home and abroad
We're still some way off being able to see live performances in actual clubs and theatres, but here are some more comedy podcasts to keep your laughter quotient healthy in the meanwhile.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 6th January 2021A League Of Their Own announces UK Road Trip
Sky panel show A League Of Their Own will travel from Loch Ness to London for its next special Road Trip series, which is now filming.
British Comedy Guide, 1st December 2020Stand-ups on their first gigs since lockdown
Bridget Christie was a bag of nerves, Suzi Ruffell played Covid for laughs and Stephen K Amos was so rusty he needed a clipboard ... top comics on the thrill of returning.
Chris Wiegand, The Guardian, 6th October 2020