Howard Read

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Howard Read

The Goons

There's a new Sparklegoose Cartoon Podcast! @rathergood.bsky.social & I talk to @howardread.bsky.social about writing for animation, head writing, and karaoke. We also ask why he's brought something that definitely isn't a cartoon despite the VERY CLEAR TITLE OF THE SPARKLEGOOSE CARTOON PODCAST.

The Goon Show with Howard Read Sparklegoose! The Cartoon Podcast! · Episode

New Sparklegoose! The Cartoon Podcast! This week we talk to the Head Writer of Stand & Gran (Milkshake) @howardread.bsky.social about his history in comedy, Horrible Histories, and why he's chosen The Goon Show- something for a cartoon podcast that isn't a cartoon. open.spotify.com/episode/5Wmd...

Here’s me on a lovely podcast about cartoons with the marvellous @thatnatt.bsky.social and @rathergood.bsky.social, talking about cartoons, and cartoons without pictures!

“From the depths” by William Balfour-Ker. A lavish party of the wealth is interrupted by an upraised fist breaking through their dance floor; underneath we can see the entire party venue is built on the shoulders of the marginalized and lower classes.

“From The Depths,” William Balfour Ker

Budapest Pride goes ahead, defying Orban threat of 'legal consequences' Tens of thousands have gathered for the LGBTQ march in Hungary's capital, despite a police ban and warning from PM Viktor Orban.

“Tens of thousands have gathered for the Budapest Pride march, defying Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's legal threats against LGBTQ rights activists.”

Solidarity with everyone marching at Budapest Pride today. It’s beautiful to see so many people resisting authoritarian politics.

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Bezos Wedding Guests Delighted By Amazon Worker With Ring Tied To Collar Crawling Down Aisle

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I don’t think the old Onion, when it followed the herd and didn’t charge for its work, meekly becoming another digital ad space, would have done this. They’ve got their balls back. Nice.

For a thing. What’s the most popular, pointless, stupid and funny use of A.I. You’ve heard of?

God bless the internet. Made me laugh.

More of this tone please 😏

It will call Christmas “crispmas” forever, like Mavity in Dr Who.

I be fair that is a script I’d be prepared to let AI have.

Watch Ocean With David Attenborough, in cinemas now. A masterpiece in documentary storytelling, and “filling the hope gap” in environmentalism. Such a moving and important film. Mr Attenborough’s career mic drop. Go. You’ll thank me.

www.oceanfilm.net/home/

Oo! Had no idea. Thanks.

Watch The Comic Strip Presents | Netflix Composed of a who's who of British comedians, the Comic Strip crew offers up spot-on parodies of pop culture phenomena in this anthology series.

The Comic Strip Presents is on Netflix!

www.netflix.com/gb/title/702...

I can’t work out if our brains are like swans or icebergs. Most of it goes in underneath. Perhaps our brains are enormous ice sculptures of swans, made out of icebergs?

My brain writes songs when I’m driving, free-thinks best when running, and solves crossword clues I’ve been stuck on, while sitting on the loo.

I love the fact that no one gets that we’re trying to stop it “kill”in our industry, which is constantly one of the strongest sectors of the economy.

Yup. I find the same with writing (my job). A story is dead on the page and you’re stuck on it. You ask your brain to do something else and it usually fixes the story problem half way through cooking the pasta. Brains are literally mental.

My elderly and quite religious mum and dad, decided to support their local comedy festival. The show they chose was K&TheG. I’d love to have seen it. This makes it all the funnier as my dad has always been an active Liberal Democrat.

Yup, I’ve started on Quick Cryptic. Can usually finish that by the end of Saturday and spend the rest of the week working on the Quiptic. I’ve got about 3 more clues done since getting the D-word. My favourite thing is staring at a clue for hours, then glancing at it later and getting it immediately

Oucho! That’s probably why the spines evolved. The cacti were absolutely sick to death of being illused.

Thanks for the pointers. It was the Guardian. The more I hear about other papers, the less I like them.

…so to speak.

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.

I feel oppressed.

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?

A jackhuahua lounging in the sun by a fireplace.

Sunshine dog.