Name Howard Read | Role Comedian | |
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Books Little Howard's Unpleasant Lullaby | ||
Howard read lullaby
Howard Oliver Drinkwater Read is a 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 read lullaby
- Howard read hide and speak blippar edinburgh 2013
- Little Howard
- Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- TV credits
- Theatre credits
- Radio credits
- References
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, Nik Naks. Unfortunately the product was never mass-produced.
Read is a regular contributor to Robin Ince's Book Club.
Read also went on to work as a current writer for a Disney XD series Counterfeit Cat and is also a current writer for the new Dangermouse series on CBBC.
Howard read hide and speak blippar edinburgh 2013
Little Howard
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 favourite food is fish and chips and he is currently learning the ukulele.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
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.