Little Howard's Little Blog

Little Howard's Blog's new home

2009-09-18T15:12:00.003Z

In case you hadn't noticed, I don't blog here any more. My blog is now here:

http://www.littlehowardblog.com

Come and have a look.

New Appeal Show Tour Dates Announced

2006-06-18T12:22:00.002Z

New Little Howard Appeal dates (grown-up shows)

7th November 2006, Nordon Farm Arts Centre, Maidenhead, http://nordenfarm.org/

New Appeal Show Tour Dates Announced

2006-06-18T12:22:00.001Z

New Little Howard Appeal dates (grown-up shows)

7th November 2006, Nordon Farm Arts Centre, Maidenhead, http://nordenfarm.org/

New Appeal Show Tour Dates Announced

2006-06-18T12:22:00.000Z

New Little Howard Appeal dates (grown-up shows)

7th November 2006, Nordon Farm Arts Centre, Maidenhead, http://nordenfarm.org/

New Tour Dates Announced

2006-06-18T11:57:00.000Z

Hello

Here are some more dates that have been added to the tours of The Little Howard Appeal (for Grown-ups) and The Little Howard Kid's Show.

kid's show

15th July 2006, The Liverpool Comedy Festival, www.liverpoolcomedyfestival.co.uk, The Unity Theatre

30 July 2006, Battersea Arts Centre, 17.30, http://www.bac.org.uk/

7th November 2006, Nordon Farm Arts Centre, Maidenhead, http://nordenfarm.org/

1st December 2006, The Junction, Cambridge www.junction.co.uk, BOX OFFICE 01123 511 511

3rd December 2006, Stables Theatre, Hastings, BOX OFFICE 01424 423221, www.stables-theatre.co.uk

8th and 9th December 2006, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, details soon.

New Kid's Show!

2006-04-25T08:10:00.000Z

Big Howard and Little Howard are creating a show just for kids!

After years of being told "you should do a show for children", and foolishly not listening, we're doing a show for children!

We're touring it in the afternoons and early evenings starting from june.

See previous post for dates. Come along and bring the kids.

It's the same high-calibre comedy animated fun, but without the scary rude bits.

Howard

New Tour Dates

2006-04-25T08:09:00.000Z

hello

Me and Little Howard are going on tour! we're doing two shows, The Little Howard Appeal, our highly acclaimed show which debuted at last year's Edinburgh Festival.

We are also touring a brand new Little Howard show for kids!

These are the dates so far and some contact information for booking tickets.

The Little Howard Appeal
not for kids.

19th May 2006, Beaford Arts, Greenwarren House, Beaford, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8LU. BOX OFFICE 01805 603201

31st May 2006, York Digital Arts Festival (details to follow)

8th June 2006, The Original Oak, 2 Otley Road, Headingly, Leeds, LS20 8PS. Enquiries: 0113 275 1322

23rd June 2006, The Tower Arts Centre, Winchester, www.towerarts.co.uk/whatson/jun07.html BOX OFFICE 01962 867986

24th June 2006, Windsor Arts Centre, 8.30pm, The Old Court, St Leonards Road, Windsor, www.windsorartscentre.org BOX OFFICE 01753 859336 (NB: The Little Howard Kid's Show is also on that day)

29th June 2006, The Arc Arts Centre, Stockton. BOX OFFICE 01642 525199 www.arconline.co.uk

9th July 2006, The Hawth Theatre, Crawley. www.hawth.co.uk BOX OFFICE 01293 553636

13th July 2006, The Brewhouse, Taunton, www.thebrewhouse.net, BOX OFFICE 01823 283244, (NB: The Little Howard Kid's show is also showing this day)

15th July 2006, The Liverpool Comedy Festival (venue TBC), www.liverpoolcomedyfestival.co.uk

8th August 2006, Cardiff, (details soon)

8th October 2006, South Street Arts Centre, Reading. www.readingarts.com (NB: The Little Howard Kid's show is also on at this venue during the day)

Little Howard's Kid's Show

2nd June, Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury. BOX OFFICE 01227-769075. www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian/

24th June 2006, Windsor Arts Centre, 12.30pm, The Old Court, St Leonards Road, Windsor. www.windsorartscentre.org BOX OFFICE 01753 859336 (NB: The Little Howard Appeal show for adults is also on that day)

11th July 2006, Newbury Corn Exchange, BOX OFFICE 01635 522733

13th July 2006, The Brewhouse, Taunton, www.thebrewhouse.net, BOX OFFICE 01823 283244, (NB: The Little Howard Appeal show for adults is also showing in the evening)

30th July 2006, Gloucester, TBC.

2nd August 2006, Broxbourne Civic Hall, Hoddesdon, Herts. Contact 01992 441946.

12th August 2006, Leicester (details to follow)

19th August 2006, Haverhilll Arts Centre, www.haverhill-uk.com/artscentre, BOX OFFICE 01440 714140

16th September 2006, The Egg Theatre, Theatre Royal, Bath, www.theatreroyal.org.uk/egg, Contact 01225 823409 (two shows)

1st October 2006, Barnet Arts Depot, www.artsdepot.co.uk, BOX OFFICE 020 8369 5454

8th October 2006, South Street Arts Centre, Reading. www.readingarts.com (NB: The Little Howard Appeal show for adults is also on at this venue in the evening)

21st February 2007, West End Centre, Aldershot. www.westendcentre.co.uk BOX OFFICE 01252 330040.

Come and see them, or we'll beat you up.

click here for www.littlehoward.co.uk

The Animated Album is back!

2006-02-14T10:56:00.001Z

Hello

after a brief haietus (sp?) Howard Read's Animated Album is back on the ebay store.

Sorry for the gap but I've been away from home for ages.

Howard

Big Howard Little Howard Store

The Animated Album is back!

2006-02-14T10:56:00.000Z

Hello

after a brief haietus (sp?) Howard Read's Animated Album is back on the ebay store.

Sorry for the gap but I've been away from home for ages.

Howard

Big Howard Little Howard Store

Little Howard At Leicester Comedy Festival

2006-02-09T12:27:00.000Z

we're doing two shows at this year's Leicester Comedy Festival. At Bambu on thursday 16th and Leicester Student Union on Saturday 18th. See http://www.howardread.com/gigs.html for details

New Stock of DVDs Available

2006-01-17T01:32:00.000Z

Hello.

Having sold out completely of DVDs over new-year I've made some more! And they're available here.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/The-Big-Howard-Little-Howard-Shop

We've been getting great feedback. If you want to look at it, it's here.

http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=howardread&ssPageName=STRK:ME:UFS

Little Howard Street

2006-01-06T03:15:00.000Z

A nice man who bought one of Big Howard's DVDs sent us an email wanting us to go and talk to his students about comedy and telling us that there's a "Little Howard Street" in Liverpool. They probably named after we did a preview during the Liverpool Comedy Festival last year (the show wasn't finished, and Big Howard didn't know all his words, but I think I was still worth naming a street after). It's next to Great Howard Street, but I don't know a Great Howard, just a big one.

Here it is on multi-map:
Link

Please note that this man bought a DVD before becoming all familiar and sending us emails. If you want to talk to us you have to buy a DVD or offer us a guest lecture spot at the very least.
Shop

Thank you

Little Howard

Two Posh Old Men DVDs

2005-12-11T00:47:00.000Z

Hello

All 30 episodes of my UKTV cartoon The Two Posh Old Men are now available to buy here.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/The-Big-Howard-Little-Howard-Shop

Link

You can also buy more of Howard Read's Animated Album if you like.

Howard

More DVDs available

2005-12-06T10:23:00.000Z

The last batch of DVDs sold out almost immediately, which is nice. So I've put some more up.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/The-Big-Howard-Little-Howard-Shop

Link

Big Howard Little Howard Ebay shop open!

2005-12-02T18:01:00.001Z

DVDs of Howard's animation, including Little Howard are now available at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/The-Big-Howard-Little-Howard-Shop

Link

go and buy them now please.

Howard

Big Howard Little Howard Ebay shop open!

2005-12-02T18:01:00.000Z

DVDs of Howard's animation, including Little Howard are now available at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/The-Big-Howard-Little-Howard-Shop

Link

go and buy them now please.

Howard

Little Howard at The Soho Theatre

2005-11-21T12:51:00.000Z

Come and see The Little Howard Appeal at the Soho Theatre (21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE) at 9pm, 1st - 3rd December.

Book Tickets on 0870 429 6883 or at http://www.sohotheatre.com

If you can't come, watch this, so that you wish you could, or feel compelled to forward this email to all your friends in london.

If you can come, watch this anyway, it's great!

QUICKTIME: http://www.littlehoward.co.uk/sohotrail.mov
FLASH: http://www.littlehoward.co.uk/sohotrail.swf

Here is what some fancy critics have said about it.

"I pity the fool that misses this" Metro

"His best and most ambitious show yet" The Scotsman

"Damn good" The Guardian

ALSO! The show will see the release of new DVDs of Howard's animations and of The Two Posh Old Men, Howard's cult cartoon series as seen on UKTV.

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and NEW! web diarys:
http://littlehoward.blogspot.com/
http://howardread.blogspot.com/

www.howardread.com
www.littlehoward.co.uk

Little Ben Cartoon

2005-09-24T11:19:00.000Z

If you liked the pictures of Little Ben I've just found a flim of him. it is here.

http://www.littlehoward.co.uk/meetlittleben.html

click here

He's very nice, I hope you like him.

Please can you all leave posts asking Big Howard to draw me a jet-pack too. I've been here for ages, Little Ben has only just arrived and he gets a jet pack. Where's the justice in that?

Little Howard

Little Ben

2005-09-13T17:27:00.000Z

This is Big Howard's new character who isn't based on me at all.

He is for a thing for children's tevelision about Parliament. he is a Alien.

He is like me, but he's an alien, and he's called Ben.

this is Ben being elected to Parliament.

this is ben "illegally downloading music"

This is ben supporting the olympic bid.

this is another picture of ben.

This is ben with a jet pack. I want a jet pack, but Big Howard won't draw me one.

Little Howard

new LITTLE HOWARD date in Manchester

2005-09-13T10:52:00.000Z

Hello

We're doing a show on 14th of October in Oldham, near Manchester for Children In need.

More details when they come.

LH

THE LITTLE HOWARD APPEAL - dates

2005-09-05T15:34:00.000Z

We are going to take our show on tour. It isn't organized yet but we do have some dates already

Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd September, The Lamproom Theatre, Barnsley
Thursday 8th September, THE LITTLE HOWARD APPEAL, Roar With Laughter, Colliers Wood, with the fabulous Josie Long as support.
Wednesday 5th October, THE LITTLE HOWARD APPEAL, possible corporate gig in Belgium, TBC.
Wednesday 19th October, THE LITTLE HOWARD APPEAL, The Brighton Comedy Festival.

watch this space for a national tour and dates at The Soho Theatre amongst others.

(please)

or click on the link to see all my and Big Howard's live dates. - www.howardread.com/gigs.html

Little Howard

Link

2005-09-01T14:11:00.000Z

This is Andy Parsnips. He played me in our last show at the Edinburgh Festival on Sunday 28th of August. He was very good, and liked wearing the wig a lot.

This is Simon Amstel off of T4 on television. He played me on Saturday 27th of August. Ross Noble wanted to play me today as well, but had to be on the radio so he wasn't allowed. Ross's mum told him he had to play me in the show so he's going to be in big trouble when he gets home.

This is Andrew Maxwell, and Flynn and Luke. They played me on friday 26th of August. Luke and Flynn asked some very interesting questions as well. They are nice, but I am scared of Luke's dad because he talks to loud and is Austrailian.

This is Paul, Dan and Jeremy from The Trap who played me on Thursday 25th August. They are very very funny and they do a very good sketch show called The Trap, where they ride The Goodie's Bike. They also do "Bad Play" which Big Howard was in lots, pretending to be deaf.

This is Stuart Lee. He played me on Wednesday 24th August. He was very good, and didn't say anything about The Lord Jesus that might get us in trouble.

This is Peter Buckley-Hill is a comedian and singer and he is "as mad as a fucking badger" but brilliant. He played me today on Tuesday 23rd August and was very good, especially at waving.

This is John Oliver. He is a political comedian and he works with a funny clown called andy Zaltzman. he could not play me because his hair wouldn't fit in the wig. John played me on Monday 22nd of August.

I think that is everyone.

thank you very much for your time.

We're going to go on tour I hope so I'll try and tell you about that as soon as possible.

Little Howard

2005-08-21T16:13:00.000Z

Rob Deering was me today (sunday 21st) he used to be an actor, so he was very good. Germain from Flight Of The Concords came to see the show today. Big Howard called him a 'wanker', but he didn't mind.

This is Ewen Macintosh, he was Keith in the office. And Me. (saturday 20th)

His is Demitri Martin, he beat us to the Perrier Award in 2003, but he helped the show today (friday 19th), so Big Howard likes him now.

Little Howard

Little Howard Appeal Wrist Bands

2005-08-18T16:35:00.000Z

Hello

The wristbands for The Little Howard Appeal have arrived! They are brilliant. We are selling them for One Pound after the show (4.25pm finish) in the White Belly in Smirnoff Underbelly. Come and buy one. All profits (about 50p a band) are going to be given to Great Ormond Street Hospital for poorly children.

If you've already left edinburgh and you want one email Big Howard at wristband@littlehoward.co.uk

Little Howard

Link

More people playing me

2005-08-18T16:20:00.000Z

Hello

here are the other people who have been me in our show this week.

Thursday 11th August. Scott Capurro. He is a very nice man. He is from America in gayland.

Friday 12th, Robin Ince (again - he likes it a lot)

Saturday 13th, Daniel Kitson. Big Howard says that Daniel is sometimes a bit grumpy, but he's always nice to me. I think he might think that big Howard is a "dickweed".

sunday 14th, David O'Doherty. David wore a sweatband, like one of the kids from fame, he was very good.

Monday 15th, Dara O'Brien. Dara is on telly and it was very nice of him to be me.

Tuesday 16th, Micheal Legge. He is irish.

Thursday 18th, Tim Vine. Mr Vine once was asked "Do you know Howard Read" and Mr Vine said "you'd just put a book in front of me and I'd move my eyes." He is very funny, but funny like an uncle.

Little HOward

Link