A well-known British comedian has been forced to axe a string of shows after previously announcing he was quitting stand-up.
Rob Beckett began performing stand-up in 2009, the entertainer made his debut at Edinburgh Fringe three years later.
He is now best known for appearing on shows including Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Taskmaster and Lol: Last One Laughing UK.
However, in March, the 39-year-old detailed his plans to take a step back from the stage.
A month after he had announced he was stepping down from his BBC Radio 2 show, he explained he was planning on pausing stand-up shows to prioritise time with his children.
Although he’d had shows planned in Scotland next week, Rob’s now had to pull the plug after falling ill.
Posting a message on Instagram, he wrote: ‘Hello everyone, I’m so sorry but I’m not well and can’t do the shows in Scotland this week.
‘Aberdeen has been rescheduled to Wednesday 14th Jan 20206 and Edinburgh has been rescheduled to Thursday 15th Jan 2026.
‘The venue will be in touch, but tickets remain valid for both shows. I hate doing this, but I’m not well enough to give you the best show possible, but I look forward to seeing you all at the new shows.’
Despite his plans to take a break from stand-up, Rob has shows throughout the UK up until April next year.
What Rob Beckett shows can you still get tickets to?
While most of Rob’s upcoming stand-up shows have sold out, these ones still have tickets available:
Southend- Cliffs Pavilion (September 10)
Derry- Millennium Forum (September 25)
Dublin- 3Olympia Theatre (September 27)
However, after the cancellation of his Scotland shows, he won’t be back on stage again until September, where he will perform in Liverpool, Sheffield, Southend, Buxton, Oxford, Belfast, Derry and Dublin, before he embarks on a tour of Australia.
When previously explaining his decision to spend more time with his family, Rob told The Sun: ‘I’ll still do stand up and local clubs and charity gigs but I’m going to take a break from touring until the kids are 16/17.
‘Then I’ll do a big tour when they’re sixth form and when they go to Uni, me and Lou are going to spend Feb and March in Australia bumming around.’
The comedian also revealed that when he is 50, he wanted ‘to do a psychology degree’.
When revealing he was quitting his radio show, Rob said in a statement: ‘I’ve had such a laugh each Sunday getting to know the listeners, but as my tour schedule hots up and my family forget what I look like, I’ve decided to step away from a weekly show.’
However, the comedian also promised fans that he would return.
He added: ‘But you won’t get away from me that easily as I’ll be back presenting shows on Radio 2 later in the year when normal service is resumed!’
Rob has been married to teacher Louise Watts since 2015. They share two daughters.
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