Alasdair Beckett-King is an English stand-up comedian, video game writer, and actor from

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. He won the 2017

Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year The ''Leicester Mercury'' Comedian of the Year is held during the Leicester Comedy Festival every February. All the finalists picked are nominated by the UK's top comedy clubs and must meet certain criteria. The competition is sponsored by the ''Le ...

Early life

Beckett-King is half-Scottish. He attended

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and graduated in 2012. He holds an undergraduate degree in Politics and an MA in Journalism.

Career

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.Steve Bennett (27 January 2014
"NATYS 2014 Final"
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'' Beckett-King won the 2017 ''Leicester Mercury'' Comedian of the Year. Beckett-King has appeared on ''

The Comedian's Comedian with Stuart Goldsmith ''The Comedian's Comedian with Stuart Goldsmith'' is an interview podcast, in which Stuart Goldsmith interviews comedians about the craft of writing and performing standup comedy. Guests on the show have included Russell Brand, Stewart Lee, and ...

'' and '' Unforeseen Incidents''. He co-hosts the ''Loremen'' podcast with James Shakeshaft. Beckett-King created the adventure games '' Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy!'', released in 2007, and ''Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet'', released in 2016. He also wrote the script for the adventure game '' Unforeseen Incidents'', released in 2018. Since 2019, he publishes comedy sketches, which are written, acted, produced and animated by himself, on his Youtube channel. In 2022, Beckett-King voiced the character of "The Floater" in ''Doctor Who: Redacted'', produced by

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. Beckett-King was an occasional panellist on ''

Mock the Week ''Mock the Week'' is a British topical satirical celebrity panel show, created by Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson. It was produced by Angst Productions for BBC Two, and was broadcast from 5 June 2005 to 4 November 2022. The programme was present ...

'', the British comic news quiz show, most notably appearing in the show's final ever episode.

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Alasdair Beckett-King's Youtube Channel
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