DAVID REED

Audio Comedy & Drama Created by David Reed Zeroes Sci-fi comedy series starring Paterson Joseph & Danielle Vitalis Severus Written by Paterson Joseph & David Reed The COMPLETE Penny Dreadfuls present... All ten historical comedies by The Penny Dreadfuls The Brothers Faversham Anthology Series written by and starring The Penny Dreadfuls. Podcasts Inside the Comedian Inside the Comedian Film Fandango Film Fandango All Rather Mysterious All Rather Mysterious Performances & Guest Appearances Behind Beyond The Fringe Kevin Eldon Will See You Now - Series 1 Kevin Eldon Will See You Now - Series 2 Kevin Eldon Will See You Now - Series 3 Kevin Eldon Will See You Now - Series 4 Casebook of Max & Ivan Series 1& 2 Angstrom Series 1 The Temp Series 1 Agendum Series 2 Tom Wrigglesworth Hangs-Up 24 Kildare Road BBC Drama Series The Escape Artist Docu-drama Series Do The Right Thing Podcast Panel Show RHLSTP Interview Podcast Smershpod - Podcast Discussion Show

Live dates, info and contact details for the comedian, actor and writer David Reed. The Penny Dreadfuls, Karaoke Circus, Film Fandango etc. DAVID REED NEWS SHERLOCK HOLMES & THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Written by and starring David Reed & Humphrey Ker with original songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice , SHERLOCK HOLMES & THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS is a brand new riotous comedy premiering at The Birmingham Rep this winter season. BUY TICKETS ZEROES NOMINATED FOR AN ARIA! Audible Original sci-fi comedy series ZEROES, created by David Reed, has been nominated for an ARIA in the Best Drama or Fiction category. Home Playwright & Comedian About "Reed is a master of the thrown-in detail that snags your sympathy for a character." - Independent David began his career with multi-award winning comedy trio The Penny Dreadfuls , with whom he wrote and starred in five Edinburgh Fringe shows, two series of The Brothers Faversham for the BBC, followed by a string of ten comedy plays. In 2011 he brought Shamblehouse to the festival, a solo character comedy show about lost souls. He's since appeared in television drama series Endeavour , Adult Material , Beyond Paradise and Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me playing comedy legend Peter Cook, as well as sitcoms Daddy Issues , Siblings , Ghosts & Drifters. His theatrical debut was writing and starring in Guy Fawkes, which premiered at York Theatre Royal in 2022. His follow up play, Sherlock Holmes & The 12 Days of Christmas was co-written with Humphrey Ker and features original songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice. It open at The Birmingham Rep in November 2025. A talented improviser, he has performed on BBC Two's Fast & Loose , Olivier Award winning Showstopper: The Improvised Musical and is a regular guest with The Comedy Store Players and Austentatious. He is the creator of spoof interview show Inside the Comedian. About GALLERY Gallery The Skinny "From the moment he walks on stage, Reed is completely believable as each of his characters. This is not the masks and wigs school of character comedy. Reed is a superb actor and embraces the full physicality of each of his creations, and yet there is always a flicker of the man himself smiling knowingly and joyfully out of his eyes." Edinburgh Festivals "Dodging and diving between characters as deftly as can be hoped for, he doesn’t appear to even pause for breath, let alone drop one of the many balls he simultaneously keeps in the air. This show is deliciously mad... batty entertainment for all ages—enjoy!" REVIEWS The Independent "Reed is a master of the thrown-in detail that snags your sympathy for a character. There's no shortage of heart and soul in Reed's work... and it's this that makes it soar." Broadway Baby "His control of the space and the attention of his audience are beyond question. Whenever his characters enter into pure narrative he invokes a rapt silence, and on occasion draws laughs from the audience with little more than a glance." Chortle "The darkness of the humour put the laughter on hold as the audience collectively held their breath for the denouement... Reed knew exactly what he was doing and he appeared confident in his ability to control the audience's response: he knew the laughter would return when he willed it." FringeReview "There is no questioning it: David Reed is cool. He owns the room before the show even starts. But he’s also really likeable, clearly enjoying himself, and throwing so much energy and commitment into his work that it’s near impossible not to be attracted by it. Billed as a one-man sketch show, this actually is some of the finest character comedy I’ve ever seen." Reviews Contact Agent – Vivienne Clore Cheryl Hayes cheryl@vivienneclore.com +44 207 497 0849 Send Success! Message received. Subscribe to David's mailing list for all the latest news, including live shows, TV appearances and ticket offers. Subscribe Now Contact

Sketch trio specialising in historical comedy adventures for the BBC: Humphrey Ker, David Reed & Thom Tuck. Since 2006, David has written and performed with sketch trio The Penny Dreadfuls alongside Humphrey Ker and Thom Tuck. After a run of hugely successful shows at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe they found their home on BBC Radio 4, creating two series of The Brothers Faversham , a fictional biographical anthology of Victorian Britain's greatest family, and a string of historical comedy plays. Shows Radio Plays Richard III Rebothered (2020) written by David Reed Rather than a conniving and treacherous hunchback, Richard was an honest and loyal warrior with only a slight spinal kink, nothing you'd notice if you weren't looking for it. This is the story of how, through the invention of the printing press, a good man became the first victim of fake news and how The Tudor dynasty was built on a foundation of lies by the world's first spin-doctor, Henry Tudor. Guest starring Celeste Dring. Hadrian's Beard (2019) written by David Reed In 122 AD Emperor Hadrian visited Britannia with the express intention of building a wall across the entire country. But the mysterious disappearance of The Ninth Legion plunges him into a rip roaring adventure of danger and self discovery, amongst some truly terrifying women. Guest starring Tony Gardner & Mina Anwar. Don Quixote (2018) written by David Reed Published in two volumes in the early 17th Century, Cervantes' Spanish classic Don Quixote is famous as the world's first modern novel; a ground-breaking piece of art that influenced countless generations of writers and at 800 plus pages of dense prose, one of the most unreadable novels ever. Writer David Reed has read it so that you don't have to and condensed this mighty tome into an hour's rip-roaring entertainment. A meditation on the age of chivalry, insanity and truth. A quest of windmills, magic and donkeys. Join peasant Sancho and the man who thinks he's a Knight as they travel together locked in a quest to save those who don't want saving and unravel enchantments which may or may not only exist . Guest starring Sylvester McCoy, Amanda Abbington & Vivienne Acheampong. Le Carré On Spying (2017) written by David Reed David Cornwell (the real name of the spy and thriller writer John Le Carré) is the star of this comedy drama as we follow his desperate efforts to uncover the latest mole in the secret service. John F Kennedy's official visit to Berlin looms and the pressure is on to get to the truth. Dramatic tension and big laughs abound in this seventh comedy play by acclaimed sketch group The Penny Dreadfuls. Guest starring Miles Jupp, Mark Heap & Margaret Cabourn-Smith. The Curse of the Beagle (2016) written by David Reed In 1831, a 22-year-old Charles Darwin set sail on HMS Beagle for a five-year voyage that changed the course of his life. He later published his stories of the trip, but in this re-imagining The Penny Dreadfuls uncover the untold story that Darwin kept to himself. Guest starring Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Odyssey (2015) written by David Reed The Penny Dreadfuls take on Homer's tale of Odysseus's epic journey home from the Trojan Wars and the incredible monsters and enchantresses he encounters en route. Guest starring Robert Webb, Margaret Cabourn-Smith & Lolly Adefope Macbeth Rebothered (2014) written by David Reed It’s the Scottish Play, but not as we know it: The Penny Dreadfuls present a rebooted version of the classic story that paints the noble King in a very different light. Guest starring Greg McHugh, Susan Calman & Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Hereward the Wake (2012) written by David Reed Why has this Englishman, responsible for leading the fight against the occupation of William The Conqueror, been forgotten? The Penny Dreadfuls explain how the story didn't end when they ran out of embroidery cotton on the Bayeux Tapestry. Guest starring Justin Edwards, Marek Larwood & Margaret Cabourn-Smith Revolution (2011) written by Humphrey Ker, David Reed & Thom Tuck The Penny Dreadfuls tell the epic story of the French Revolution – including the execution of the King and the slaughter of thousands at the guillotine - in just one hour, with jokes. Guest starring Richard E. Grant, Sally Hawkins & Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Guy Fawkes (2009) written by Humphrey Ker, David Reed & Thom Tuck What exactly are we supposed to remember on the 5th of November? The Penny Dreadfuls take a fresh look at the build-up to and aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot. Guest starring Kevin Eldon, Miles Jupp & Andrew Pugsley. Radio Series The Brothers Faversham (2008) written by Humphrey Ker, David Reed & Thom Tuck Anthology series about the high-achieving offspring of Victorian Britain's greatest secret agent, Alexandra Faversham. From Horatius the Soldier, through Titus the Sportsman, to identical-twin industrialists Perseus & Lucius. Guest starring Miles Jupp & Ingrid Oliver Listen here Stage Shows The Penny Dreadfuls (2010) written by Humphrey Ker, David Reed & Thom Tuck Gritty urban sketch show set entirely in a gritty urban environment. At night. Includes boy racers, garage wrestling and a Dragon called Mr Princess. Gritty. The Neverman (2009) written by Humphrey Ker, David Reed & Thom Tuck A man with no memory wakes up on a deserted beef-themed theme-park island. As he solves the mystery of his own identity, he becomes embroiled in a sinister conspiracy and must team up with a northern copper and a small Geordie boy to stop the sinister Dr Loveable. Aeneas Faversham Forever (2008) written by Humphrey Ker, David Reed & Thom Tuck Victorian children's author Rufus Hambledon and disgraced policeman John McAllister must stop a sinister cult from raising a long dead Oyster God buried deep beneath The Thames. Aeneas Faversham Returns (2007) written by Humphrey Ker, David Reed & Thom Tuck Victorian sketch show including an invisible man, Turkish spies and Don Diego de los Pantalones Fantasticos. Aeneas Faversham (2006) written by Humphrey Ker, David Reed & Thom Tuck Victorian sketch show including Captain Bwarg!, Horatio T. Station and Reverend the Clown.