Stand-up comedian

Rob Beckett

Who Rob Beckett is

Rob Beckett is an English stand-up comedian and presenter, runner-up in the Bath Comedy Festival's New Act Competition in 2010, who made his Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2012 with Rob Beckett's Summer Holiday. He has been a team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats since 2016 and hosts Rob & Romesh Vs with Romesh Ranganathan, with whom he has also hosted the Royal Variety Performance and the BAFTA TV Awards and won a BAFTA for Comedy Entertainment Performance in 2024; he also hosts Sky's Rob Beckett's Smart TV and is the voice of Celebs Go Dating.

His television credits include Live at the Apollo, Would I Lie to You?, QI, Taskmaster, Last One Laughing and The Celebrity Traitors. His 2025 show Giraffe toured worldwide and became a comedy special for Sky One, and with Josh Widdicombe he co-hosts the podcast Parenting Hell, which has passed 300 million downloads and became a Sunday Times bestselling book in 2023.

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At a glance

Stand-up specials
Giraffe
Podcasts
Parenting Hell
Books
Parenting Hell
On screen
8 Out of 10 Cats, Rob & Romesh Vs, Rob Beckett's Smart TV and 9 more

On stage

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

Books and writing

Comedians like Rob Beckett

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Career timeline

  1. 20168 Out of 10 Cats (team captain, from 2016) On screen
  2. 2023Parenting Hell (book, 2023) Book
  3. 2026Giraffe (Sky One, 2026) Special
  4. 2026The Celebrity Traitors (2026) On screen

Questions and answers

Where is Rob Beckett performing next?

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What stand-up specials have they released?

Giraffe.

What podcast do they host?

Parenting Hell.

Have they written a book?

Yes: Parenting Hell.

What TV shows and films are they in?

8 Out of 10 Cats (team captain, from 2016), Rob & Romesh Vs (co-host, with Romesh Ranganathan), Rob Beckett's Smart TV (host, Sky), Celebs Go Dating (narrator, E4), The Royal Variety Performance (co-host) and BAFTA TV Awards (co-host), among 12 credits.

Who are some comedians like them?

Josh Widdicombe (also in Rob Beckett's Smart TV), Maisie Adam (also in The Royal Variety Performance), Rosie Jones (also in 8 Out of 10 Cats), Chris Ramsey (also in The Royal Variety Performance) and Jason Manford (also in The Royal Variety Performance).

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Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026