Ep. 317 - Alasdair Beckett-King

Alasdair Beckett-King was a regular panellist on Mock the Week, most notably appearing in the show's final ever episode. He was named Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2017 and won the NATYs New Act of the Year in 2014. Alasdair’s debut solo show ‘The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries’ was a finalist in the Amused Moose Comedy Award 2017, made Dave's top 10 jokes of the fringe and went on to sell out at the Soho Theatre. A stand up comedian and animator, ABK has written and performed for BBC radio and for several indie video games. His stand up clip for 'BBC Scotland Short Stuff' went viral in 2017, with over 2 million views. A graduate of the London Film School, he won a student Royal Television Society award and was nominated for a Student Oscar in 2013. Alasdair’s social media profile grew significantly during Lockdown when he began creating online comedy shorts. The videos gained great traction with his ‘Every Single Scandinavian Crime Drama’ achieving over 2.5 Million views in less than a month.

Alasdair Beckett-King is guest number 317 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .

Cab Calloway - St. James Infirmary Blues animation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r-6_EBw6T8

For Alasdair’s books, gigs and everything else, visit: abeckettking.com .

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Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .

Music by Pass The Peas Music .

Artwork by matthewboxall.com .

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