Alasdair Beckett-King is the crumbliest comedian in the game: he is a multi-award-winning stand-up comic, author (occasionally), an internet sensation and breakout star of Mock The Week and 8 Out Of 10 Cats. In 2026, he will embark on his third UK tour, entitlred King Of Crumbs.
ABK blends his smart, sophisticated writing with an offbeat comic sensibility. Times are hard for a medieval whimsy peddler. The milk of human kindness has curdled into the cheese of mistrust – hungrily devoured on the crackers of hatred. Which is bad news for everyone, especially the vegans.
With his distinctive comic voice, Alasdair is the only comedian daring enough to ask the real questions: Who watches the watchmen? Who milks the milkmen? How come ducks quack at the speed they walk?
These are the mysteries that haunt the King Of Crumbs. As the pillars of civilisation crumble into the sea of chaos, Alasdair makes a rallying cry for uplifting nonsense. He steps down from the seat of the Elder Millennial High Council and asks…What Would Satan Do?
In his new show, Alasdair promises to:
1. Raise people up, like an unqualified forklift operator.
2. Solve the political and moral crises of our age and still have time for a funny story about biscuits.
3. Escape the Millennial Nostalgia Trap before your very eyes. Were things better in the 90s? He says NO! Pop tarts were rubbish.
Alasdair Beckett-King is a legendary comedian and writer, in that there is little historical evidence that he exists. He has performed on C4’s 8 out of 10 Cats, BBC’s Mock the Week, Comedy Central Live, BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and at the Glastonbury Festival. Following several viral videos and sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Alasdair embarked upon his first UK tour in 2023. In the same year, Walker Books began publishing ABK’s Montgomery Bonbon series of children’s mystery novels. He is also the co-host of Loremen, a podcast about historical oddities and local legends. With Eleanor Morton, he recently launched Eleanor & Alasdair Read That, a new podcast revisiting classic kids’ books.
TOUR DATES 2026:
21 February Shrewsbury, The Walker Theatre
25 February Brighton, Komedia
26 February Portsmouth, New Theatre Royal
27 February Frome, Merlin Theatre
28 February Oxford, The North Wall
1 March Cardiff, The Glee Club
4 March Exeter, Pheonix
5 March Taunton, Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre
6 March Plymouth, The Quad Theatre
7 March Bristol, 1532
8 March Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
11 March Glasgow, The Glee Club
12 March Belfast, The Limelight
13 March Liverpool, The Epstein
14 March Barnard Castle, Witham Hall
15 March Newcastle, The Stand
18 March Canterbury, Gulbenkian Theatre
20 March Sheffield, The Foundry
21 March Chelmsford, Theatre Studio
25 March Birmingham, The Glee Club
29 March Maidstone, Hazlitt Theatre
31 March Norwich, Playhouse
1 April Leeds, City Varieties
2 April Manchester, Home T1
4 April London, Leicester Square Theatre
5 April Colchester, Arts Centre
7 April Cambridge, Junction
8 April Swindon, Arts Centre
9 April Salisbury, Arts Centre
10 April Aldershot, West End Centre
11 April London, Leicester Square Theatre
Pre-sale now, general sale: Thursday 16 October at 10am
Tickets & information here.
picture by Edward Moore
