Howard Read
@howardread.bsky.social
Comedy writer. Doesn’t understand how Bluesky works.
Flying visit to Dublin to celebrate the wrap of Adam Loves Adventure, a lovely RTÉ I had the joy of helping develop and write and get in a spot of Christmas shopping.
December 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Flying visit to Dublin to celebrate the wrap of Adam Loves Adventure, a lovely RTÉ I had the joy of helping develop and write and get in a spot of Christmas shopping.
Is there a Most Christmassyist Garage competition? If there is
Can someone enter this big jingly carport into it, because it’ll win hands down. After most of the day up a ladder, discovering problems with both the guttering and the roof tiles, Christmas is well and truly started in this house.
Can someone enter this big jingly carport into it, because it’ll win hands down. After most of the day up a ladder, discovering problems with both the guttering and the roof tiles, Christmas is well and truly started in this house.
November 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Is there a Most Christmassyist Garage competition? If there is
Can someone enter this big jingly carport into it, because it’ll win hands down. After most of the day up a ladder, discovering problems with both the guttering and the roof tiles, Christmas is well and truly started in this house.
Can someone enter this big jingly carport into it, because it’ll win hands down. After most of the day up a ladder, discovering problems with both the guttering and the roof tiles, Christmas is well and truly started in this house.
For those who are wondering (and getting bafflingly angry) about when it’s okay to start celebrating Christmas, the answer is NOW. Last night we went to see one of the Sing-a-long showings at the Prince Charles Cinema. THAT is when Christmas starts for us.
November 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
For those who are wondering (and getting bafflingly angry) about when it’s okay to start celebrating Christmas, the answer is NOW. Last night we went to see one of the Sing-a-long showings at the Prince Charles Cinema. THAT is when Christmas starts for us.
The Muppets Christmas Carol is the best telling of anything ever. A masterpiece in adaptation, every key line delivered brilliantly, great songs, genuinely funny and emotion, rewards repeated viewing (trust me on this) and every single shot of the film has at least one joke in it.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The Muppets Christmas Carol is the best telling of anything ever. A masterpiece in adaptation, every key line delivered brilliantly, great songs, genuinely funny and emotion, rewards repeated viewing (trust me on this) and every single shot of the film has at least one joke in it.
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The site is hand-made, hand-drawn and full of pictures of me. Lot's of promo shots from over the years, but also several portraits by my daughter Mabel Read. You've never seen anyone get so angry creating something so joyful.
October 30, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The site is hand-made, hand-drawn and full of pictures of me. Lot's of promo shots from over the years, but also several portraits by my daughter Mabel Read. You've never seen anyone get so angry creating something so joyful.
It has been great fun putting it together with my son Samson who's just started studying Computer Science at Sheffield Uni. If anyone needs a website, let me know, he's good and cheap, could do pretty much anything I asked him to, and it turns out university's quite expensive, so there's that.
October 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It has been great fun putting it together with my son Samson who's just started studying Computer Science at Sheffield Uni. If anyone needs a website, let me know, he's good and cheap, could do pretty much anything I asked him to, and it turns out university's quite expensive, so there's that.
I owe a great deal to having fun websites. My live act, my life as a writer and animator all span off from my websites. I've written a little piece about it... on my new website!
Www.howardread.com
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Www.howardread.com
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October 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I owe a great deal to having fun websites. My live act, my life as a writer and animator all span off from my websites. I've written a little piece about it... on my new website!
Www.howardread.com
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Www.howardread.com
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Just in time for *Stan & Gran* hitting the Milkshake screen next month I've got a new website including all the things a writer needs on a website, and several things a writer really doesn't need, like a 360 degree tour of my head!
Find it at www.howardread.com if you'd like an explore.
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Find it at www.howardread.com if you'd like an explore.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Just in time for *Stan & Gran* hitting the Milkshake screen next month I've got a new website including all the things a writer needs on a website, and several things a writer really doesn't need, like a 360 degree tour of my head!
Find it at www.howardread.com if you'd like an explore.
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Find it at www.howardread.com if you'd like an explore.
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For me running isn’t about the beating Adam Woodiat off of EastEnders, it’s about the taking part. But I did beat Adam Woodiat off of EastEnders.
October 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
For me running isn’t about the beating Adam Woodiat off of EastEnders, it’s about the taking part. But I did beat Adam Woodiat off of EastEnders.
That is all. Thank you.
August 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
That is all. Thank you.
Tried my first recipe from George Egg’s cook book The Snack Hacker. Fish Finger spaghetti. So nice. Buy the book. Please.
August 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Tried my first recipe from George Egg’s cook book The Snack Hacker. Fish Finger spaghetti. So nice. Buy the book. Please.
I’m so sorry. I had no idea. This is Yoda helping me do post run stretches.
May 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I’m so sorry. I had no idea. This is Yoda helping me do post run stretches.
I’m new to cryptic crosswords (this is last Sunday’s (I’m THAT new) so hopefully no spoilers) but is this normal? Obviously I guessed it, because I’m a child, but my monocle fair popped across the first class carriage when I checked it and it was right! Writing to Daily Mail as we speak.
May 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I’m new to cryptic crosswords (this is last Sunday’s (I’m THAT new) so hopefully no spoilers) but is this normal? Obviously I guessed it, because I’m a child, but my monocle fair popped across the first class carriage when I checked it and it was right! Writing to Daily Mail as we speak.
Soo… Zack Starkey wasn’t introduced to drumming by Ringo, but by Keith Moon? Ringo Star wasn’t even the best drummer in his own house?
May 19, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Soo… Zack Starkey wasn’t introduced to drumming by Ringo, but by Keith Moon? Ringo Star wasn’t even the best drummer in his own house?
Beginnings of my much-needed office refurb. I made the first Kallax unit and IMMEDIATELY dented it, by dropping an EMMY nomination medal on it, which was hanging on my flying-V ukulele.
Nothing says winner and loser at the same time as loudly.
Nothing says winner and loser at the same time as loudly.
April 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Beginnings of my much-needed office refurb. I made the first Kallax unit and IMMEDIATELY dented it, by dropping an EMMY nomination medal on it, which was hanging on my flying-V ukulele.
Nothing says winner and loser at the same time as loudly.
Nothing says winner and loser at the same time as loudly.
Morning all. Myself and Mabel Read are doing a stand-up gig in Hitchin next week. I very rarely gig near home, for reasons you’ll discover if you come. See me one last time before I’m chased out with pitchforks. And Mabel too, who really is very funny. Link in replies (is that a thing?)
April 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Morning all. Myself and Mabel Read are doing a stand-up gig in Hitchin next week. I very rarely gig near home, for reasons you’ll discover if you come. See me one last time before I’m chased out with pitchforks. And Mabel too, who really is very funny. Link in replies (is that a thing?)
Today my dogs have arranged themselves in the style of a Wes Anderson film.
April 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Today my dogs have arranged themselves in the style of a Wes Anderson film.
We dun a science. Then found out you could do exactly the same thing with a colander. But ours involved cutting up a box, which is more science.
March 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We dun a science. Then found out you could do exactly the same thing with a colander. But ours involved cutting up a box, which is more science.
Here are some other nice mushrooms.
March 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Here are some other nice mushrooms.
Me and my daughter are both doing stand-up here tomorrow. No. I’m not happy about that either.
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March 15, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Me and my daughter are both doing stand-up here tomorrow. No. I’m not happy about that either.
www.jokepit.com/comedy-in/he...
www.jokepit.com/comedy-in/he...
And finally, a stack of sun dogs.
February 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
And finally, a stack of sun dogs.
Blissed-out sun dog II
February 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Blissed-out sun dog II
Look at this beautiful little benny enjoying the spring sunshine this morning.
February 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Look at this beautiful little benny enjoying the spring sunshine this morning.