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Alasdair Beckett-King is a legendary comedian and writer. The multi-award-winning comic has performed on television and radio shows including 8 Out of 10 Cats, Mock the Week, Comedy Central Live, and The News Quiz.

He has performed stand-up comedy at Glastonbury Festival and Latitude, and had a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He embarked upon his first UK tour in 2023. He followed this up the following year with a reprise of his sell-out 2022 Fringe show ‘Nevermore’. He has also performed across Europe, from Germany to Sweden, Norway to Romania, and The Netherlands to Spain.

In 2007, he created the adventure games Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! And Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet, released in 2016. He also write the script for the adventure game Unforeseen Incidents in 2018.

Alasdair is the host of a couple of popular podcasts. Alasdair and Eleanor Read That sees him and Eleanor Morton revisit classic kids’ books. And then Loreman focusses on local legends and obscure curiosities from “days of yore”.

 

Alasdair Beckett-King | Writing

Alasdair is the author of the children’s series Montgomery Bonbon. The books have been translated into several languages, including French, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Polish.

– Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum (2023)

– Montgomery Bonbon: Death at the Lighthouse (2023)

– Montgomery Bonbon: Mystery at the Manor (2024)

– Montgomery Bonbon: Sabotage at Sea (2025)

– Montgomery Bonbon: Scandal on the Stage (2026)

 

The series was shortlisted at the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Awards 2026 for Best Juvenile, and for ABA Indies Choice Books Awards 2026 for Debut Children’s Book.

 

Alasdair Beckett-King | Awards

– Chortle Breakthrough Act 2023: Winner

– Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2017: Winner

– NATYS New Act of the Year Show 2014: Winner

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