Rob Beckett
- 39 years old
- English
- Stand-up comedian and presenter
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Noel 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 2020TV review: Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club, ITV1
A heck of a lot packed into a thirty-minute slot. An hour would've been so much better.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th September 2020Unbiased jokes at the BBC? We've heard that one before
Writers remain sceptical of Tim Davie's plan to limit left-wing laughs, and warn it will be impossible to deliver.
Vanessa Thorpe, The Observer, 6th September 2020Rob And Romesh Vs to return to Sky One
Rob And Romesh Vs will return to Sky One in 2021 with a third series of challenges for the comic duo.
British Comedy Guide, 21st August 2020Comedies announced for Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Monday night shows will start on August 17 with Rob Beckett, followed by Jimmy Carr (Aug 24) and Russell Brand (Sept 14) and Kerry Godliman, Judi Love and Russell Kane on Sept 21. Two further gigs will take place on September 7 at 6pm and 9pm and will feature Suzi Ruffell, Sindhu Vee, Olga Koch and Gabby Best with more names to be announced - the shows will have different line-ups.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th July 2020Messrs Beckett and Ranganathan conclude their banter-fuelled trip to South Africa. It feels more like a jolly than a serious documentary, but the pair are good value and the cricket itself adds considerable drama - the conclusion to the Test match they attend will feel poignant to anyone yearning for a fix of live sport.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 26th May 2020Rob Beckett interview
'I vowed to work harder than anyone else'. Rob Beckett on how he became a comedian.
Susan Gray, The Daily Express, 10th May 2020