Larry is a BAFTA-winning comedy writer and actor, best known for the hit
BBC1 sitcom Ghosts and the critically lauded sketch show Horrible Histories.
Larry
has
worked in comedy for more than 20 years with credits which encompass
both mainstream comedy (Tracey
Ullman’s Show, Armstrong & Miller, Murder in Successville) and
high profile family shows (Jim
Henson, Disney, Aardman). He was a principle writer and star of the
historical sketch show Horrible Histories, which won more than 20
major awards, including two National Comedy Awards, four successive Children's BAFTAs (a Guinness World Record) and the Prix Jeunesse for the best
children's show of the last 50 years.
Following this, he continued to work with his Horrible Histories
co-stars, creating the critically acclaimed fantasy sitcom Yonderland,
which ran for three series on Sky 1 with Larry as
showrunner.
His
move into features began by co-writing and starring in the movie
BILL, a comic take on Shakespeare's missing years, described as “the funniest movie this year” (The Sun) and “a crowd pleasing treat” (Mark Kermode, The Observer). This led to work on
such films as PADDINGTON 2 and Aardman’s SHAUN THE SHEEP and
CHICKEN RUN sequels.
In 2019 the sitcom Ghosts was launched on BBC1, with Larry as co-creator, writer and star. It received a glowing critical reception, quickly becoming the most watched comedy on UK television, and earning three BAFTA nominations. The
American
remake on
CBS has become a huge hit stateside and is now in its fourth
series, with further remakes in production in France, Germany and Australia.
Larry has written commissioned feature scripts for companies including Aardman Pictures and BBC Films, and on TV projects for Channel 4, BBC, HBO and Showtime.
He is a born-and-bred Brightonian, who likes cats & dogs, films, classic VW's and (on the whole) people.