CULTURE
The rise and rise of Rob Beckett
The loveable British comedian is in town this month. Here’s why What’s On loves him, and why you should too
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ondon lad Rob Beckett has fast become a mainstream comedy hero, popping up on Live at the Apollo,, hosting a primetime Saturday night entertainment series in the UK, and appearing on various panel shows and movies with his unmistakable toothy grin. Ahead of his
2009 Beckett begins performing stand up, coming in third place at the annual So You Think You’re Funny? newcomer’s competition.
2011 He’s invited to perform at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in Australia and earns a best newcomer nomination for his efforts.
2012 It’s a big year for Beckett with stand-up success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He also begins co-hosting the spin-off show for I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! which he continues to present up until 2015, throwing in the towel to concentrate on his comedy tour.
one-night-only stand up show at Dubai World Trade Centre on October 28, we map out the Londoner’s rise to comedy stardom…
2016 Arguably when he becomes a household name as the team captain on comedy panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats hosted by Jimmy Carr.
2019 Beckett teams up with best pal and fellow comedian Romesh Ranganathan for a TV series titled Rob & Romesh vs… where the duo travel around the world, taking on various silly challenges.
2020 Lockdown Parenting Hell begins. Co-hosted with Josh Widdicombe, this uproarious podcast – downloaded a whopping two million times a month – follows their trials and tribulations of parenting during the pandemic.
2021 Rob stars on the silver screen in the newest adaptation of Cinderella. But it was his trip to the England vs Germany game at Euro 2020 that left fans in stitches as he documented his inebriated night out on Instagram. Give it a Google if you haven’t seen that yet…
2014 Beckett becomes the hilarious writer and narrator for the cheeky Celebs Go Dating series.
October 28 a Dubai World Trade Centre, Thur 7pm, from Dhs195. platinumlist.net
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