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Laurence Rickard

Acting

Laurence Rickard

EN cinema · 11 credits

Born

14 June 1975 (age 51)

Birthplace

Brighton, England, UK

Also known as Larry Rickard

Laurence Carl "Larry" Rickard (born 14 June 1975) is an English actor, writer and comedian. He is best known for his roles in the TV series Horrible Histories (2009-2013), Yonderland (2013-2016), and Ghosts (2019-). He also appeared and co-wrote for the film Bill (2015). He is also one half of the comedy writing/performance duo "Larry and George" with George Sawyer. He has written for numerous UK comedy shows, notably including The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007–2010), The Charlotte Church Show (2006–2008) and The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson (2009–2011), as well as children's programme Me and My Monsters (2010–2011). He is perhaps best known for his role as a principal cast member, lyricist and writer for the award-winning CBBC programme Horrible Histories, in particular for creating and performing the character of 'Special Correspondent' Bob Hale. He has also appeared regularly on the spin-off game show Horrible Histories: Gory Games and in the Horrible Histories BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. He is also the co-creator, -writer and -star of Yonderland, a family fantasy comedy series that premiered on SkyOne on 10 November 2013. In addition, he is the co-writer of Bill, a BBC-produced comedy film which is based loosely around the early life of William Shakespeare. He is also a writer and performer on Tracey Ullman's Show (2016–2018) and Tracey Breaks the News (2017–2018). He co-wrote and starred in the 2019 BBC sitcom Ghosts. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Laurence Rickard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

Ghosts: The Possession of Button House poster

Ghosts: The Possession of Button House

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as Humphrey (Head)/Robin, Writer, Executive Producer

Ghosts: Inside The Movie poster

Ghosts: Inside The Movie

EN · 20261.0

Actor

Chicken Town poster

Chicken Town

EN · 20255.3

as Greebo Mechanic

Bad Tidings poster

Bad Tidings

EN · 20246.5

Writer

We Are Not Alone poster

We Are Not Alone

EN · 20236.9

as Cirsh, Writer

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget poster

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

EN · 20236.9

Additional Writing

Ghosts: He Came poster

Ghosts: He Came

EN · 2021Not rated

as Robin/Humphrey, Writer

Ghosts: The Ghost of Christmas poster

Ghosts: The Ghost of Christmas

EN · 2020Not rated

as Robin/Humphrey

Tracey Breaks the News

2017

Tracey Breaks the News

EN · 20178.2

as Various

Bill poster

Bill

EN · 20156.9

as Sir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty Guard / Slightly Late Courtier / Ian / Hanging Criminal / Chicken Drumstick, Writer

Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party poster

Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party

EN · 2011Not rated

Actor