Richard Ayoade
- 47 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, presenter and script editor
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The 10 funniest IT Crowd episodes
We all want to throw our computers in the trash at some point in our lives. The IT Crowd, a British sitcom that centers on the basement dwellers of a corporate IT Department, feels your pain.
Emily Reily, Paste Magazine, 21st February 2017Chortle Awards 2017 nominees announced
The nominees for the Chortle Awards 2017 have been announced. David Baddiel, Bridget Christie, Richard Gadd, Kieran Hodgson and Stewart Lee are shortlisted for best live show.
British Comedy Guide, 16th February 2017Once again, Channel 4 steps heroically forward to address the drought of panel shows featuring Stephen Mangan, Katherine Ryan and Richard Osman. This, part of C4's Fake News Week, promises to be a one-off dissection of current propaganda - but prompts the thought that a regular (and serious) show of this sort would be a valuable service. Followed later by Confessions Of The Paparazzi, a portrait of photographers who pester celebrities.
Andrew Mueller, The Guardian, 6th February 2017Preview - The Fake News Show
This week is being devoted by Channel 4 to the weird and sometimes disturbing world of "fake news". They are starting things off with a panel show pilot, which may sound dreary to some, but there are some interesting aspects to it, such as the fact it is a rare pre-watershed comedy.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 6th February 2017Garth Marenghi's Darkplace: reviewing the sci-fi spoof
At its core, Darkplace is the ultimate lampoon of low-production-value paranormal horror shows.
Alex Carchidi, Sci-Fi Addicts, 16th January 2017Richard Ayoade named as the new host of The Crystal Maze
Richard Ayoade will host a new 20-part series of the classic Channel 4 game show The Crystal Maze.
British Comedy Guide, 13th January 2017No sooner has The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year conga'd by, than a new series returns with more questions pertaining to the past 100,000 years of human history. Jonathan Ross, David Walliams, Katherine Ryan, Aisling Bea, Noel Fielding and Richard Ayoade will once again be answering headscratchers posed by Jimmy Carr, such as why do tennis players wear white? And what diet did William the Conqueror attempt?
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 6th January 2017Preview - Big Fat Quiz of Everything
Jimmy Carr hosts the show that's bigger, fatter, and quizzier than ever, letting loose on not just the year-gone-by but well... everything.
Gareth Hargreaves, On The Box, 6th January 2017With a flittering light finally in sight at the end of the slime-slathered tunnel that was 2016, Jimmy Carr returns to help roast a year that left us all feeling burned. Richard Ayoade, Rob Delaney, Mel Giedroyc, Sarah Millican, David Mitchell and Romesh Ranganathan make up this year's teams, with Jon Snow, Charles Dance and a roster of celebrity inquisitors on hand to posit questions on everything from Boaty McBoatface to Brexit.
Mark Gibbings-Jones, The Guardian, 26th December 2016Claudia Winkleman hosts Do The Right Thing TV pilot
Claudia Winkleman hosted the TV pilot of Do The Right Thing, a Channel 4 try-out based on the hit panel show podcast.
British Comedy Guide, 10th November 2016