COL HOWARTH

'Col is the perfect host. Great, friendly and funny, he moved everything along brilliantly.'

Barbara Nice

About Col

Col Howarth is a writer, radio presenter and stand-up comedian.

Writing

Col recently completed an MA in Creative Writing specialising in creative fiction and scriptwriting. He is currently writing his first novel.

Col is also the co-writer of successful fictional podcast Moonkarta which he writes with the actor Terry Mynott. They are busy writing series two:

Apple Podcasts top-40.
The Guardian Best Podcasts of the Week.
Radio Times Pick of the Best Audio On Demand.
Winner - Silver Award : Audio Production Award, Best Drama or Fiction - Awarded to Terry Mynott as Producer.
Streamed in 70 countries.#

Col also wrote, researched and co-presented an episode of the podcast Uncommon Folk with stand-up and writer Dan Mitchell. The episode is about the Mari Lwyd tradition in Wales.

Radio

Col is the host of the radio show Planet of Sŵn on www.SW20Radio.co.uk. The show celebrates the incredible independent music scene in Wales: the music, the record labels and the iconic venues in a cross-genre indie pick and mix. The show has been live since November 2024.

Stand-Up Comedy

Col burst onto the live stand-up circuit in August 2013.

Finalist, Welsh Unsigned Stand Up Awards

Semi-finalist, Last Mic Standing

Runner-up, Hereford's Wye Valley Brewery Scratch Night

Shows:

End to End

Id Ego Superego

Gubbins

Col has performed shows at comedy festivals including The Edinburgh Fringe, Leicester, Bath, Cardiff, Shaftesbury, Ludlow, Buxton and others.

Other Highlights:

- Resident tour MC for Tales From Wales, performing at numerous festivals and theatres over the course of two years alongside Steffan Evans and Drew Taylor.

- The Green Man Festival Settlement Field, 20-minute spot.

- In 2022 Col was selected to compete in the national British Comedian of the Year competition.

- Col's profile was also included alongside some of the very biggest names in stand-up in Steve Best's book Joker Face.

standupforcomedy.co.uk

Under the guise of standupforcomedy.co.uk Col has promoted countless gigs. You will also find interviews and articles on this site. Interviews are with the likes of Tony Law, Craig Campbell, John Moloney, Mike Gunn, Romesh Ranganathan, Nathan Caton, Dave Spikey, Iain Stirling and many more.

Col has also contributed to the Indie Comedy Mag where some of these interviews are available to read in print.