- Howard Read
Howard Read is a British
comedian and aspiringsong 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 ofBernard 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.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 , 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 theukelele .Edinburgh Fringe Festival
In
2003 , Howard Read and Little Howard were nominated for aPerrier Award at theEdinburgh Fringe Festival .At the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival in2005 , Read staged his own "Comeback Special" where he performed his first solo Festival show.TV Credits
* 2005-06 "Two Posh Old Men" (UKTV G2)
* 2007 "Comedy Cuts " (ITV2)
* 2007 "The Royal Variety Performance " (ITV1)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"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)External links
* [http://www.howardread.com Official website]
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