THREE comedians will provide a great night of laughter at Holsworthy Memorial Hall on Wednesday, February 25 in a gig to raise much-needed funds for the building.

Howard Read is a comic, writer, animator and actor, in that order. He is best known for being one half (and the other half), of the Big Howard, Little Howard, the world's first human cartoon double-act. He is also an acclaimed stand-up comic, writer, author, illustrator and animator.

Howard has just finished making his 13-part series Little Howard's Big Question on CBBC on BBC1, which is now being repeated on the CBBC channel. He headlines comedy clubs all across the UK, as well as having gigged in New York, Iceland, Dubai, Shanghai and in the French Alps. He's appeared on The World Stands Up on The Paramount Comedy Channel, ABC Australia and BBC America.

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