Rickard has written for UK comedy shows including
The Armstrong and Miller Show,
The Charlotte Church Show and
The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson, as well as children's programme
Me and My Monsters. He is a principal cast member, lyricist and writer for the award-winning
CBBC programme
Horrible Histories, in particular creating and performing the character of 'Special Correspondent' Bob Hale (a parody of presenter
Peter Snow). He has also appeared regularly on the spin-off game show
Horrible Histories: Gory Games and in the
Horrible Histories BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. Along with the five other members of the
Horrible Histories starring cast, Rickard is also the co-creator, writer, and star of
Yonderland, a family/fantasy/comedy series that premiered on
Sky One on 10 November 2013. A second series was released in 2015 and a third was commissioned and began filming in early 2016. In addition he is the co-writer of
Bill, a BBC-produced comedy film which is based loosely around the early life of William Shakespeare and involves the same starring troupe. Filming took place in 2014, and the film had a nationwide UK release in September 2015. As a performer, Rickard has also appeared in the Channel Four
Comedy Lab 'Private Lives' as well as the TV series
Balls of Steel. He is also a writer and performer on ''
Tracey Ullman's Show and Tracey Breaks the News''. While he has played numerous roles on the shows, his most recent recurring role is that of
Philip May, the husband of former British Prime Minister
Theresa May. Rickard co-created, wrote, and starred in the 2019-2023 BBC sitcom
Ghosts. He also co-wrote the six part comedy series
Amandaland that same year, with the show airing February 2025. ==Filmography==