Laurence Rickard

Actor, writer and comedian

Laurence is a BAFTA-winning comedy writer and actor. He is best known for cowriting and starring in critically lauded sketch show Horrible Histories, which has won more than 20 major awards, including two National Comedy Awards and four successive BAFTA’s (a Guinness World Record).

Following this, Laurence continued to work with his Horrible Histories co-stars, creating the acclaimed fantasy sitcom Yonderland and the hit BBC1 sitcom Ghosts. Ghosts received a glowing critical reception, quickly becoming the most watched comedy on UK television, and has recently wrapped filming on its fifth and final series and received its third BAFTA nomination. He had also worked on films such as Paddington 2 and Aardman’s Shaun the Sheep and Chicken Run sequels.

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