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'''Howard Read''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[comedian]], [[animator]] 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.
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'''Howard Oliver Drinkwater Read''' is a British screenwriter, comedian, and animator 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 interacts 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.
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.


In 1993, Howard Read invented NikNakNoodles - an amalgamation of Golden Wonder's Pot Noodle and Golden Wonder's other oddly-flavoured product, the Pot Noodle. Unfortunately, due to Howard's poor marketing skills, the product was never mass produced. {{cn|date=April 2011}}
In 1993, Howard Read invented NikNakNoodles - an amalgamation of Golden Wonder's Pot Noodle and Golden Wonder's other oddly-flavored product,
Nik Naks. Unfortunately, the product was never mass-produced. {{citation needed|date=April 2011}}


Read is a regular contributor to [[Robin Ince]]'s Book Club.
Read is a regular contributor to [[Robin Ince]]'s Book Club.

Read also went on to work as a writer for the [[Disney XD]] series ''[[Counterfeit Cat]]'' and is also a writer for the new ''[[Danger Mouse (2015 TV series)|Danger Mouse]]'' series on [[CBBC (TV channel)|CBBC]].


== Little Howard ==
== Little Howard ==
Little Howard is a brilliant sketched cartoon child aged 6 who is a "standing-up comedian". He appears on a laptop or projection screen except on [[Little Howard's Big Question|his own TV show]], interacting either with Big Howard, the audience, or with other animated characters (including the pigeon Roger, his manager, and H:BOT 2000 (named as Mother on Little Howard's Big Question), 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]]. His favourite food is [[fish and chips]] and he is currently learning the [[ukulele]].
Little Howard is a sketched cartoon child aged 6 who is a "standing-up comedian". He appears on a laptop or projection screen except on [[Little Howard's Big Question|his own TV show]], interacting either with Big Howard, the audience, or with other animated characters (including the pigeon Roger, his manager, and H:BOT 2000 (named as MOTHER on Little Howard's Big Question), a computer). He is adept at interrupting Big Howard, dealing with hecklers and doing tarot readings with a pack of [[Top Trumps]]. His favorite food is [[fish and chips]] and he is currently learning the [[ukulele]].


==Edinburgh Festival Fringe==
==Edinburgh Festival Fringe==
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==Writing Credits==
* 2021 ''Horrible Histories Podcast''
* 2021 ''Horrible histories 9'' (covid-safe mini series) (Lion TV/CBBC) Sketch and song-writer.
* 2019-21 ''[[It's Pony]]'' Series 2 (Blue Zoo/Nickelodeon)
* 2018-2021 ''Deer Squad'' Series 1 & 2 (NICK jnr/IQIYI)
* 2018-2020 ''The Rabbids Invasion Mars'' (Ubisoft/France Télévision/Netflix)
* 2019-2020 ''Horrible histories 9'' (lion tv/CBBC) (filming delayed by Covid pandemic)
* 2019 ''I Don’t Wanna Grow Up'' (HARE AND TORTOISE/FREEMANTLE) Created, co-writer and performer
* 2019-2020 ''Family Jewels'' (Wildseed Studios) Pilot script for adult animation series
* 2018-2019 ''The Blackpool Museum Project'', Development writer and animated character bible author.
* 2019 ''[[Ninja Express]]'' (CBBC/Boomerang)
* 2019 ''Incredible Ant'' (Wildseed Studios/iQiyi)
* 2019 ''Not The End Of The World'' (Wildseed studios/Sky)
* 2019 "Horrible Histories 8" (Lion TV/CBBC) BAFTA NOMINATED as part of Best Writer team and WINNER BEST CHILDREN'S COMEDY BAFTA
* 2018 "Super Natural" (King Bert) Development, sketch and song writer.
* 2018 "Totems" (A Productions/Sesame Studios/Apple TV)
* 2018 "The World's Worst Children" (King Bert) development writer
* 2016-19 "Dennis And Gnasher Unleashed" (Beano Studios/CBBC)
* 2016 Horrible Histories 7 (Lion TV/CBBC), BAFTA NOMINATED as part of Best Writer team
* 2016 "The Floogals" (Sprout/Channel 5)
* 2012 - 2015 "Horrible Histories 5 - 6" (Lion TV/CBBC)
* 2016 "Danger Mouse" (Freemantle/CBBC)
* 2016 "The Furchester Hotel" (Sesame Studios/CBBC)
* 2015 "Class Dismissed" (CBBC)
* 2015 "The Tracy Ulman Show" (Citrus/BBC)
* 2015 "Counterfeit Cat" (Wildseed Studios/Disney XD)
* 2015 "The Amazing World Of Gumball" (Cartoon Network)
* 2013-14 "Gigglebiz" (Cbeebies) BAFTA winning live action pre-school sketch show
* 2009-11 "Little Howard's Big Question" (CBBC) British Writer’s Guild Award-winning animated/live-action edu-sit-com. Creator, head-writer, song-writer and lead animator, 38 episodes.
* 2003 "Celebdaq" (BBC3) Live action/animated celebrity comedy show. Creator, writer and animator of animated celebrity caricature sketch segments.
* 2001 "Polar Bears In a Snowstorm" (BBC) BBC New Comedy Award-winning animated comedy short. Creator, writer, voice and animator.


==TV credits==
==TV credits==
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* 2007 ''[[Comedy Cuts]]'' (ITV2)
* 2007 ''[[Comedy Cuts]]'' (ITV2)
* 2007 ''[[The Royal Variety Performance]]'' (ITV1)
* 2007 ''[[The Royal Variety Performance]]'' (ITV1)
* 2009 ''[[Little Howard's Big Question]]'' (BBC1/CBBC/BBC2)
* 2009-12 ''[[Little Howard's Big Question]]'' (BBC1/CBBC/BBC2)


==Theatre credits==
==Theatre credits==
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* 2005 ''2005 Comeback Special''
* 2005 ''2005 Comeback Special''
* 2007 ''Little Howard And The Magic Pencil Of Life And Death''
* 2007 ''Little Howard And The Magic Pencil Of Life And Death''
* 2011 ''Aladdin''
* 2012 ''Little Howard's Big Show''
* 2013 ''Howard Read - Hide and Speak''


== Radio credits ==
== Radio credits ==
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00gn33z Little Howard's Big Question page]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00gn33z Little Howard's Big Question page]


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Latest revision as of 17:17, 5 July 2023

Howard Oliver Drinkwater Read is a British screenwriter, comedian, and animator 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 interacts 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.

In 1993, Howard Read invented NikNakNoodles - an amalgamation of Golden Wonder's Pot Noodle and Golden Wonder's other oddly-flavored product, Nik Naks. Unfortunately, the product was never mass-produced. [citation needed]

Read is a regular contributor to Robin Ince's Book Club.

Read also went on to work as a writer for the Disney XD series Counterfeit Cat and is also a writer for the new Danger Mouse series on CBBC.

Little Howard

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Little Howard is a sketched cartoon child aged 6 who is a "standing-up comedian". He appears on a laptop or projection screen except on his own TV show, interacting either with Big Howard, the audience, or with other animated characters (including the pigeon Roger, his manager, and H:BOT 2000 (named as MOTHER on Little Howard's Big Question), a computer). He is adept at interrupting Big Howard, dealing with hecklers and doing tarot readings with a pack of Top Trumps. His favorite food is fish and chips and he is currently learning the ukulele.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

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The Big Howard and Little Howard Show was nominated for a Perrier Award at the 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

In 2005, Read staged his own Comeback Special where he performed his first solo Festival show.[1]

Writing Credits

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  • 2021 Horrible Histories Podcast
  • 2021 Horrible histories 9 (covid-safe mini series) (Lion TV/CBBC) Sketch and song-writer.
  • 2019-21 It's Pony Series 2 (Blue Zoo/Nickelodeon)
  • 2018-2021 Deer Squad Series 1 & 2 (NICK jnr/IQIYI)
  • 2018-2020 The Rabbids Invasion Mars (Ubisoft/France Télévision/Netflix)
  • 2019-2020 Horrible histories 9 (lion tv/CBBC) (filming delayed by Covid pandemic)
  • 2019 I Don’t Wanna Grow Up (HARE AND TORTOISE/FREEMANTLE) Created, co-writer and performer
  • 2019-2020 Family Jewels (Wildseed Studios) Pilot script for adult animation series
  • 2018-2019 The Blackpool Museum Project, Development writer and animated character bible author.
  • 2019 Ninja Express (CBBC/Boomerang)
  • 2019 Incredible Ant (Wildseed Studios/iQiyi)
  • 2019 Not The End Of The World (Wildseed studios/Sky)
  • 2019 "Horrible Histories 8" (Lion TV/CBBC) BAFTA NOMINATED as part of Best Writer team and WINNER BEST CHILDREN'S COMEDY BAFTA
  • 2018 "Super Natural" (King Bert) Development, sketch and song writer.
  • 2018 "Totems" (A Productions/Sesame Studios/Apple TV)
  • 2018 "The World's Worst Children" (King Bert) development writer
  • 2016-19 "Dennis And Gnasher Unleashed" (Beano Studios/CBBC)
  • 2016 Horrible Histories 7 (Lion TV/CBBC), BAFTA NOMINATED as part of Best Writer team
  • 2016 "The Floogals" (Sprout/Channel 5)
  • 2012 - 2015 "Horrible Histories 5 - 6" (Lion TV/CBBC)
  • 2016 "Danger Mouse" (Freemantle/CBBC)
  • 2016 "The Furchester Hotel" (Sesame Studios/CBBC)
  • 2015 "Class Dismissed" (CBBC)
  • 2015 "The Tracy Ulman Show" (Citrus/BBC)
  • 2015 "Counterfeit Cat" (Wildseed Studios/Disney XD)
  • 2015 "The Amazing World Of Gumball" (Cartoon Network)
  • 2013-14 "Gigglebiz" (Cbeebies) BAFTA winning live action pre-school sketch show
  • 2009-11 "Little Howard's Big Question" (CBBC) British Writer’s Guild Award-winning animated/live-action edu-sit-com. Creator, head-writer, song-writer and lead animator, 38 episodes.
  • 2003 "Celebdaq" (BBC3) Live action/animated celebrity comedy show. Creator, writer and animator of animated celebrity caricature sketch segments.
  • 2001 "Polar Bears In a Snowstorm" (BBC) BBC New Comedy Award-winning animated comedy short. Creator, writer, voice and animator.

TV credits

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Theatre credits

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  • 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
  • 2011 Aladdin
  • 2012 Little Howard's Big Show
  • 2013 Howard Read - Hide and Speak

Radio credits

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References

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  1. ^ "Howard Read: 2005 Comeback Special - Description". Chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
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