Howard Read

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 Year Title Role Notes Network / Platform 2001 Polar Bears in a Snowstorm Creator, writer, animator, voice Short film; BBC New Comedy Award winner BBC 2003 Celebdaq Segment creator, writer, animator Animated segments BBC Three 2004 Celebdaq Performer Live-action segments BBC Choice / BBC Three 2005 The World Stands Up Performer Stand-up comedy Paramount Comedy 2005–2006 Two Posh Old Men Performer Comedy series UKTV G2 2006 Stairlift to Heaven Performer Comedy broadcast CBBC / BBC One 2007 Comedy Cuts Performer Stand-up showcase ITV2 2007 The Royal Variety Performance Performer Stand-up showcase ITV1 2009–2012 Little Howard's Big Question Creator, head writer, lead animator 38 episodes; Writers' Guild Award winner BBC / CBBC 2013–2014 Gigglebiz Writer Sketch comedy CBeebies 2015 Class Dismissed Writer Sketch comedy CBBC 2015 The Tracey Ullman Show Writer Sketch comedy BBC One 2015 Counterfeit Cat Writer Animated series Disney XD 2014 The Amazing World of Gumball Writer Animated series; Episode: "The Shell" Cartoon Network 2016 The Furchester Hotel Writer Children's puppetry series CBeebies 2016 Danger Mouse Writer Animated series CBBC 2016 The Floogals Writer Animated series Channel 5 / Sprout 2016–2019 Dennis and Gnasher Unleashed Writer Animated series CBBC 2012–2019 Horrible Histories Sketch and song writer Series 5–9; BAFTA Winner (Best Children's Comedy) CBBC 2018 Totems Writer Animated short project Apple TV+ / Sesame Studios 2018 The World's Worst Children Development writer Script adaptation King Bert Productions 2018 Super Natural Sketch and song writer Development stage King Bert Productions 2018–2021 Deer Squad Writer Series 1 & 2 Nick Jr. / iQIYI 2019 Ninja Express Writer Animated series CBBC / Boomerang 2019 Incredible Ant Writer Animated series Wildseed Studios / iQIYI 2019 Not the End of the World Writer Animated series Wildseed Studios / Sky 2019 I Don't Wanna Grow Up Creator, co-writer, performer Live comedy pilot Fremantle 2019–2020 Family Jewels Writer Adult animation pilot Wildseed Studios 2021 Rabbids Invasion: Mission to Mars Writer Television film Netflix / France Télévisions 2021–2022 It's Pony Writer Series 2 Nickelodeon

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