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After six years without a regular television show in the United Kingdom ( though he had hosted a one-off UK version of The Gong Show for Channel 4, which was critically panned and was not commissioned for a full series ), Howerd returned to TV screens in 1987 in the Channel 4 show Superfrank !, scripted by Miles Tredinnick and Vince Powell.

In the last years of his career, Howerd developed a following with student audiences and performed a one-man show at universities and in small theatrical venues.

He was also a regular and popular guest on the late night BBC Radio 1 programme Into the Night, hosted by Nicky Campbell.