Alasdair Beckett-King

Alasdair Beckett-King (born 31 May 1984) is an English stand-up comedian and video game writer from Durham.[2][3][4][5][6][7] He won the 2017 Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year.

Alasdair Beckett-King
Born31 May 1984 (1984-05-31) (age 37)
Alma materYork St John University
Occupationstand-up comedian
Years active2012–present
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2019–present
Subscribers240,000[1]
(December 2021)
Total views26 million views[1]
(December 2021)
Websiteabeckettking.com

Early life

Beckett-King attended York St John University and graduated in 2012.[8][9]

Career

Alasdair Beckett-King was listed among the finalists of So You Think You're Funny in 2013. He was also among the finalists of NATYS: New Acts of the Year Show in 2014.[10]

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

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

Beckett-King wrote the script for adventure game Unforeseen Incidents, released in 2018.[14]

References
  1. "About Alasdair Beckett-King". YouTube.
  2. "Lights, camera, action". York Press.
  3. "Stream Alasdair Beckett-King stand-up comedy". The Home of Stand-Up Comedy | NextUp Comedy. 23 February 2018.
  4. Edgar, Robert (2 November 2017). Basics Film-Making 03: Directing Fiction. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781350034631 – via Google Books.
  5. Edgar, Robert; Marland, John; Rawle, Steven (27 August 2015). The Language of Film. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472575258 – via Google Books.
  6. Head, Chris (12 July 2018). A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781350035539 – via Google Books.
  7. @GlenLenSherman (31 March 2020). "@MisterABK Happy birthday Alasdair have a great day.🎂" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. Edgar, Robert; Marland, John; Richards, James (14 December 2017). Basics Film-Making 02: Screenwriting. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781350034709 – via Google Books.
  9. "Alasdair Beckett-King | London Film School". lfs.org.uk.
  10. Steve Bennett (27 January 2014) "NATYS 2014 Final", Chortle
  11. "Comedians thank DMU students for making their lives easier". www.dmu.ac.uk.
  12. "Alasdair Beckett King". Top Secret Comedy Club.
  13. "About us". The Loremen Podcast. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  14. "Wot I Think: Unforeseen Incidents". Rock Paper Shotgun. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.


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