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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.

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 Thread

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Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

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. Thread…

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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.

Results page showing Howard came in 724th place

Results showing that TV’s Adam Wodiat came in in 813th place.

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Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Tried my first recipe from George Egg’s cook book The Snack Hacker. Fish Finger spaghetti. So nice. Buy the book. Please.

Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

I’m so sorry. I had no idea. This is Yoda helping me do post run stretches.

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Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

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.

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Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

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?

Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

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.

Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

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?)

Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Today my dogs have arranged themselves in the style of a Wes Anderson film.

Two small dogs, arranged in a mirrored pattern in a green and leafy setting. Like Wes Andersen cinematography.

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Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

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.

Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Here are some other nice mushrooms.

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Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

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...

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Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

And finally, a stack of sun dogs.

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Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Look at this beautiful little benny enjoying the spring sunshine this morning.

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Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Although you can’t stay mad at this can you… unless you paid for that cushion.

Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Don’t worry, this one will bark until the person knocking at the door gets pissed off and leaves.

Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

These are our dogs Chewie and Yoda. They are a massively anti-social pain in the arse, because of their various issues, but I love them very much, sometimes I prefer their company to the people who they bark at until they leave. But not always. Today it is four years since we rescued them.

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Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

… Their arrival has caused an imbalance in the joy found in sticks in our household. Instead of biting at a stick to play the little one chews on the big ones back legs. 2/2

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Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I am the proud father of two dogs who are not only uninterested in sticks, but are actively terrified of them (they’re rescues and someone clearly hit them with stick-shaped things)… 1/2

Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I was in Lille yesterday and bought some amazing chocolates, but didn’t have time to buy any “Gomu Badgers” sadly. (I think it says Bao-gers, as in a bap bun burger cross-over. But it took me AGES to work out it wasn’t badgers)

Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Moving away from Meta bin fire, so get ready for more pictures of my dogs here. Blame the billionaires.

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Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

We do live in a beautiful world don’t we.

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Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Well mine’s bollocks for a start.

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Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

GOOD LORD! My first meal of the year is a left-over revelation, hot smoked salmon and broccoli soup. Really great!

Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Has Google just started to ignore what you type in its search bar and now only shows you crap it wants to sell you? Even when it listens to the words “bellboy hat”… that’s a Fez isn’t it? In other news I’m afraid there are no bellboys hats for Christmas this year family. Blame Google

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Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

<CLAAAAAAAANG!!!> such a lovely night celebrating 15 years of Horrible Histories, and more importantly, having it, and everyone who’s made it what it is, celebrated.

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Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Is everyone else drinking glasses of Robinson’s?