Laurence 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.

Works

Horrible Histories

Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.

Release Date2009-04-16

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd

Episode Count40

Vote Count59

Ghosts

A cash-strapped young couple inherits a grand country house, only to find it is both falling apart and teeming with the ghosts of former inhabitants.

Release Date2019-04-15

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Robin / Humphrey's Head

Episode Count13

Vote Count206

Yonderland

A bored young mum steps through a portal and discovers a world of incompetent knights, monks who are incapable of lying, and a race of people intent on firing the cleverest amongst them into the sun.

Release Date2013-11-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Various

Episode Count25

Vote Count20

Tracey Ullman's Show

Tracey Ullman returns with her unique take on some of the extraordinary characters who make up the global hub that is the UK.

Release Date2016-01-11

Charactersd Philip May

Episode Count1

Vote Count10

We Are Not Alone

SF comedy set after Earth has been invaded by a race of aliens, the Gu'un. A hapless human called Stewart is appointed the Gu'un's official liaison, is saddled with an alien housemate and must deliver their message to the masses

Release Date2022-11-28

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Cirsh

Episode Count3

Bill

What really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.

Release Date2015-03-27

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

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

Vote Count81

Chicken Town

In a dead-end town in the East of England, a young man is released from prison after serving time for a crime he didn't commit. He returns home looking for answers only to become embroiled in a scheme to sell a crop of cannabis grown by an elderly neighbour on his allotment.

Release Date2025-06-20

Charactersd Greebo Mechanic

We Are Not Alone

Six weeks after the Gu'un aliens have invaded and completely conquered Earth, hapless Stewart becomes the Gu'uns' official human liaison who ends up saddled with alien Greggs for a housemate. Stewart must help the Gu'uns deliver their message to the masses and win favour with humankind, while also aiding the human resistance and managing his enduring crush on Elodie.

Release Date2023-01-27

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Cirsh

Vote Count7

Tracey Breaks the News

Tracey Ullman and her cast of characters react to the outcome of the 2017 British election.

Release Date2017-06-23

Charactersd Various

Vote Count4

Richard Osman's House of Games

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.

Release Date2017-09-04

Charactersd Self - Contestant

Episode Count5

Vote Count22

Pointless Celebrities

Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz in which contestants try to come up with the answers that nobody else could think of.

Release Date2011-07-04

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Vote Count17

Ghosts

Samantha and Jay throw caution to the wind when they convert their recently inherited country estate into a bed-and-breakfast. Call it mislaid plans. Not only is the place falling apart, but it’s also inhabited by spirits of previous residents -- whom only Samantha can see and hear.

Release Date2021-10-07

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count72

Vote Count276

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

A band of fearless chickens flock together to save poultry-kind from an unsettling new threat: a nearby farm that's cooking up something suspicious.

Release Date2023-12-08

DepartmentCrew

JobAdditional Writing

Vote Count795

Amandaland

Post her divorce, Amanda has had to downsize and up sticks to South Harlesden, or as the Estate Agent calls it SoHa (definitely not the area around Wormwood Scrubs prison). With both Manus and Georgie now at secondary school, Amanda has to try and get her head around raising teenagers, dealing with modern motherhood horrors like teenage drinking, fake Instagram accounts and eco anxiety. Spin off from Motherland.

Release Date2025-02-05

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count6

Vote Count5

Bad Tidings

Grumpy home-security expert Neil feuds with his neighbour Scott, who insists on keeping his Christmas lights illuminated all-year-round. Their tit-for-tat argument culminates in Neil triggering a power-cut across the entire street on Christmas Eve. But when the local crime family decide to rob every house on the street that night, and the pair must set aside their differences to defeat them.

Release Date2024-12-22

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count13

Horrible Histories’ Big Prom Party

Horrible Histories Prom was a free family concert showcasing the original songs from the British television series Horrible Histories, along with classical music. It was held on 30 July 2011 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and was that year's children's entry in the BBC's annual Proms series.

Release Date2011-09-09