Howard Read
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Howard Read is a British comedian and aspiring song writer best known for his work with his animated sidekick, Little Howard. His other creations include an angry manager with a conversational style and the worldview of Bernard Manning, Roger T Pigeon, and H:BOT 2000, a robot from the future. Each of these characters interact with both Big Howard and each other.
Howard Read is also known for his on-stage human Guess Who? act: the audience guesses who he has drawn on a large pad of paper, sitting down as their questions exclude those of a certain appearance until only one person is left standing.
Read is a regular contributor to Robin Ince's Book Club.
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[edit] Little Howard
Little Howard is a six year old animated "standing-up comedian". Generally, he appears on a laptop or projection screen, interacting either with Big Howard, the audience, or with other animated characters (including the pigeon Roger, his manager, and H:BOT 2000, a funny robot from the future). He is adept at interrupting Big Howard, dealing with hecklers and doing tarot readings with a pack of Top Trumps. He is currently learning the ukelele.
[edit] Edinburgh Fringe Festival
In 2003, Howard Read and Little Howard were nominated for a Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
At the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2005, Read staged his own Comeback Special where he performed his first solo Festival show.
[edit] TV Credits
- 2005-06 Two Posh Old Men (UKTV G2)
- 2007 Comedy Cuts (ITV2)
- 2007 The Royal Variety Performance (ITV1)
[edit] Theatre credits
- 2002 Words and Pictures
- 2003 The Big Howard and Little Howard Show
- 2004 At Home With The Howards
- 2005 The Little Howard Appeal
- 2005 2005 Comeback Special
- 2007 Little Howard And The Magic Pencil Of Life And Death
[edit] Radio credits
- 2005 The Milk Run (Radio 1)
- 2007 An A-Z Of The British Countryside (BBC 7)
- 2007 Peacefully In Their Sleeps (Radio 4)
