Howard Read
- English
- Writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Stan & Gran preschool comedy to air on Channel 5
Channel 5's Milkshake! strand has commissioned Stan & Gran, a 52-part animated comedy aimed at preschoolers. The "funny and heart-warming" format focuses on a 7 year-old boy and his grandmother investigating mysterious goings-on.
British Comedy Guide, 31st January 2024Bournemouth Comedy Festival to launch in October
Bournemouth will play host to a five-day comedy festival in October. Tickets are priced just £8, and stars will include Zoe Lyons, Troy Hawke and Tom Ward.
British Comedy Guide, 11th August 2023Review: Double Trouble with Holt and Talbot
If not the backbone of comedy, double acts are at least a major limb... yet they are somewhat out of fashion, despite the enduring appeal of Ant & Dec. Well, hot on the heels of Inside No. 9's poignant celebration of the comic duo comes a new monthly night dedicated to partnerships.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th January 2018Natalie Read: Man, Boy and Wife
Natalie Read, beloved wife of 'Big Howard', spills all on what it's really like being married to a professional comic.
British Comedy Guide, 14th August 2017Fringe SOS: Howard Read
Think you have it hard at the Fringe? Well, you don't have to look after a six-year-old animated alter ego. Howard Read--aka Big Howard--shares Little Howard's festival survival tips.
Howard Read, Fest Mag, 13th August 2017Fringe shows that other comedians recommend
With the following recommendations you're in safe hands - we asked 10 comedians for their tips on who to see at the 70th Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Finlay Greig, i Newspaper, 27th July 2017Big Howard Little Howard: Man and Boy preview
Running alongside his work in animation and children's shows, Howard Read has been entertaining adults at the Fringe for more than 15 years, invariably with his animated sidekick, six-year-old Little Howard in tow.
Jay Richardson, Edinburgh Festivals, 20th July 2017Review: Comedy at the Hippodrome, London
The first comedian to play the London Hippodrome was Charlie Chaplin, who was a youngster in extravagant 1900 circus variety show, headlined by Little Tich and featuring on its packed bill a water spectacle on a flooded, sunken stage, a horse act, 21 lions and 'Lavater Lee and his screamingly funny bucking mule'. The last comedian to play the London Hippodrome - now a casino but with a classy cabaret venue within - was Glenn Wool, who had to work his Canadian socks off to get a reaction from a largely sluggish crowd last night. How times have changed.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th January 2017Howard Reed answers 10 Edinburgh Fringe Questions
Howard Read is the man behind kids show Annabelle's Skirting Board Adventure.
British Comedy Guide, 21st August 2015Interview: Baker, Graham, Baby, Read and Piff (Link expired)
Fringe performers Charlie Baker, Baby Wants Candy, Howard Read, Ivo Graham and Piff the Magic Dragon visit the #WOWwagon and are forced to answer some morally tricky questions.
Alex Watson, WOW247, 19th August 2015