As you see every week on Troy Conrad’s Set List, the mere act of getting through an entire improvised stand-up set based off of never-before-seen topics is challenging enough. However, several comedians on Set List (whether intentional or not) often pull off off an amazing feat — improvising one-liners and somehow making the entire list of random phrases make sense.

In this week’s episode, Little Howard’s Big Question creator, co-writer, lead animator, songwriter, and voice actor Howard Read takes Set List one step further by performing via his show’s animated lead, Little Howard, at the the Galway Comedy Festival.

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