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Gary Howe is a British comedy writer and performer, most noted for working in the sketch show ''
Smack the Pony ''Smack the Pony'' is a British sketch comedy show that was originally broadcast between 1999 and 2003 on Channel 4. The main performers on the show were Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips. There were also regular appearances from ...
'' and the sitcom ''
Green Wing ''Green Wing'' is a British sitcom set in the fictional East Hampton Hospital. It was created by the same team behind the Sketch comedy, sketch show ''Smack the Pony'' – Channel 4 commissioner Caroline Leddy and producer Victoria Pile – and ...
''. He has had a working partnership with fellow writer
Richard Preddy Ian Preddy aka Richard Preddy (3 September 1966 – 7 July 2020) was a British comedy writer and performer, most noted for working in the sketch show ''Smack the Pony'' and the sitcom ''Green Wing''. He had a working partnership with fellow write ...
since 1988. Renowned zoologist and bargain hunter Mark Cartwright once described Gary as "the funniest thing with two legs."


Performer

*'' All Aboard The Cat Bus'' on Channel 4's ''
Comedy Lab ''Comedy Lab'' is a British television series which showcases pilots of experimental comedy shows. Series have been aired irregularly on Channel 4 and E4 since 1998. Several pilots first shown on ''Comedy Lab'' have gone on to spawn full seri ...
'' - (1999) *'' House Of Rock'' - (2000–02) *''
Green Wing ''Green Wing'' is a British sitcom set in the fictional East Hampton Hospital. It was created by the same team behind the Sketch comedy, sketch show ''Smack the Pony'' – Channel 4 commissioner Caroline Leddy and producer Victoria Pile – and ...
'' - (2004-2006) Playing a lodger.


Writer

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ChuckleVision ''ChuckleVision'' is a British children's comedy television series created by Martin Hughes and the Chuckle Brothers for the BBC. It starred Barry and Paul Elliott as the Chuckle Brothers and occasionally their older brothers, Jimmy, and Bria ...
'' - (1987–Present) *'' Birds Of A Feather'' - (1989–98) *'' Smith and Jones'' - (1989–98) *'' Tracey Ullman: A Class Act'' - (1993) *'' Shooting Stars'' - (1993-2002) *''
Harry Enfield And Chums ''Harry Enfield & Chums'' (originally titled ''Harry Enfield's Television Programme'') is a British sketch show starring Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse and Kathy Burke. It first broadcast on BBC2 in 1990 in the 9 p.m. slot on Thursday ni ...
'' - (1994-97) *''
The Fast Show ''The Fast Show'', also known as ''Brilliant'' in the United States, is a BBC comedy sketch show that ran on BBC Two, BBC 2 from 1994 to 1997, with specials in 2000 and 2014. The show's central performers were Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Si ...
'' - (1994-2000) *'' Ant and Dec Unzipped'' - (1997) *'' Sunnyside Farm'' - (1997) *'' We Know Where You Live'' - (1997) *'' The Morwenna Banks Show'' - (1998) *'' The Zig and Zag Show'' - (1998) *'' All Aboard The Cat Bus'' on Channel 4's ''
Comedy Lab ''Comedy Lab'' is a British television series which showcases pilots of experimental comedy shows. Series have been aired irregularly on Channel 4 and E4 since 1998. Several pilots first shown on ''Comedy Lab'' have gone on to spawn full seri ...
'' - (1999) *''
Smack the Pony ''Smack the Pony'' is a British sketch comedy show that was originally broadcast between 1999 and 2003 on Channel 4. The main performers on the show were Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips. There were also regular appearances from ...
'' - (1999-2003) *'' Shooting Stars'' - (2001) *'' House Of Rock'' - (2000-02) *''
Tv to Go ''TV to Go'' is a British television sketch show that aired on BBC One during 2001 and 2002. It starred Mackenzie Crook, Hugh Dennis, Mina Anwar and Debra Stephenson. References External links''TV to Go''at BBC Online BBC Online, forme ...
'' - (2000-02) *''
Green Wing ''Green Wing'' is a British sitcom set in the fictional East Hampton Hospital. It was created by the same team behind the Sketch comedy, sketch show ''Smack the Pony'' – Channel 4 commissioner Caroline Leddy and producer Victoria Pile – and ...
'' - (2004-2006) *'' The All Star Comedy Show'', later ''
Monkey Trousers ''Monkey Trousers'' is a television comedy series on ITV first broadcast in 2005, featuring Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Alistair McGowan, Steve Coogan, John Thomson, Ronni Ancona, Mackenzie Crook, Griff Rhys Jones, Alex Lowe, Neil Morrissey ...
'' - (2004-05) *'' Man Stroke Woman'' - (2005-Present) *''
Stupid Stupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, or wit, an inability to learn. It may be innate, assumed or reactive. The word ''stupid'' comes from the Latin word ''stupere''. Stupid characters are often used for comedy in fictio ...
'' - (2005–Present)


References


External links


Gary Howe in BBC Comedy Guide
at Channel4.com
British Sitcom Guide
Green Wing writers. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Howe, Gary British comedy writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the University of Kent