Howard Oliver Drinkwater Read is a British screenwriter, comedian, and animator. He is best known for his stand-up comedy and television work alongside his animated sidekick, "Little Howard". His other animated creations include characters such as Roger T. Pigeon and H:BOT 2000.

Read is a regular contributor to Robin Ince's Book Club and has written extensively for children's television networks, including CBBC, Cartoon Network, Disney XD, and Nickelodeon.

Career

Little Howard

The stage show The Big Howard and Little Howard Show was nominated for a Perrier Award at the 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This concept was later adapted into the CBBC television series Little Howard's Big Question (2009–2011), which won a British Writers' Guild Award for Best Children's Television Script in 2011. Read served as the creator, head writer, and lead animator for all 38 episodes.

Live comedy and television

Outside of his animation work, Read is known for an interactive human Guess Who? stage act. In 2005, he debuted his first solo show, 2005 Comeback Special, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Filmography and writing credits

Other work

Radio credits

• 2005: The Milk Run (BBC Radio 1)

• 2007: An A-Z of the British Countryside (BBC 7)

• 2007: Peacefully in Their Sleeps (BBC Radio 4)

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

• 2011: Aladdin

• 2012: Little Howard's Big Show

• 2013: Howard Read - Hide and Speak

References

External links

• Official website

• Little Howard's Big Question page