Alasdair Beckett-King

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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

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.

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. ^ a b "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. February 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Edgar, Robert (November 2, 2017). Basics Film-Making 03: Directing Fiction. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781350034631 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Edgar, Robert; Marland, John; Rawle, Steven (August 27, 2015). The Language of Film. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472575258 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Head, Chris (July 12, 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.