Alasdair Beckett-King Explained

Alasdair Beckett-King
Occupation:Stand-up comedian, programmer, actor, author
Alma Mater:York St John University
Years Active:2012–present
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Years Active:2019–present
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Alasdair Beckett-King is an English stand-up comedian, video game writer, and actor from Durham.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He won the 2017 Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, and Chortle's Breakthrough Comedian of the Year in 2023.

Early life

Beckett-King is half-Scottish. He attended York St John University and graduated in 2012.[7] [8] He holds an undergraduate degree in Politics and an MA in Journalism.[9]

Career

Beckett-King was listed among the finalists of So You Think You're Funny in 2013. He was also among the finalists of in 2014.[10]

Beckett-King won the 2017 Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year.[11]

Beckett-King has appeared on The Comedian's Comedian with Stuart Goldsmith and Unforeseen Incidents.[12] He co-hosts the Loremen podcast with James Shakeshaft.[13]

Beckett-King created the adventure games , released in 2007, and Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet, released in 2016.[14] [15] He also wrote the script for the adventure game Unforeseen Incidents, released in 2018.[16]

Since 2019, he publishes comedy sketches, which are written, acted, produced and animated by himself, on his YouTube channel.[17]

In 2022, Beckett-King voiced the character of "The Floater" in Doctor Who: Redacted, produced by BBC Studios.[18] [19] He won the award for Breakthrough Act in the 2023 Chortle Awards.[20]

Beckett-King was an occasional panellist on Mock the Week, the British comic news quiz show, most notably appearing in the show's final ever episode.[21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lights, camera, action. York Press. 17 July 2008 .
  2. Web site: Stream Alasdair Beckett-King stand-up comedy. February 23, 2018. The Home of Stand-Up Comedy | NextUp Comedy.
  3. Book: Edgar, Robert. Basics Film-Making 03: Directing Fiction. November 2, 2017. Bloomsbury Publishing. 9781350034631. Google Books.
  4. Book: The Language of Film. Robert. Edgar. John. Marland. Steven. Rawle. August 27, 2015. Bloomsbury Publishing. 9781472575258. Google Books.
  5. Book: Head, Chris. A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up. July 12, 2018. Bloomsbury Publishing. 9781350035539. Google Books.
  6. 1244944989806829569. GlenLenSherman. @MisterABK Happy birthday Alasdair have a great day. . 31 March 2020.
  7. Book: Basics Film-Making 02: Screenwriting. Robert. Edgar. John. Marland. James. Richards. December 14, 2017. Bloomsbury Publishing. 9781350034709. Google Books.
  8. Web site: Alasdair Beckett-King | London Film School. lfs.org.uk.
  9. Web site: Interview with comedian and animator Alasdair Beckett-King . 2023-06-10 . Voice Magazine . en-gb.
  10. Steve Bennett (27 January 2014) "NATYS 2014 Final", Chortle
  11. Web site: Comedians thank DMU students for making their lives easier. www.dmu.ac.uk.
  12. Web site: Alasdair Beckett King. Top Secret Comedy Club.
  13. Web site: About us. 2021-07-19. The Loremen Podcast. en-GB.
  14. Web site: Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet . Steam.
  15. Web site: Alasdair Beckett-King Community . Youtube.
  16. News: 2018-05-25. Wot I Think: Unforeseen Incidents. en. Rock Paper Shotgun. 2021-07-19.
  17. Web site: Alasdair Beckett-King . Youtube.
  18. Web site: 8 April 2022 . The TARDIS visits BBC Sounds in new spin-off podcast Doctor Who: Redacted . 2022-06-20 . BBC . en .
  19. Web site: Morris . Lauren . 12 April 2022 . Doctor Who: Redacted teases the Doctor being "erased from existence" . 2022-06-20 . Radio Times . en.
  20. Web site: Bennett . Steve . Chortle Awards 2023 winners announced : News 2023 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide . 2024-04-17 . www.chortle.co.uk . en.
  21. Web site: Mock the Week S21 E5 (21 Oct 22). The End.. 2022-10-22. YouTube. 21 October 2022 . en-GB.

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