Richard Ayoade
Richard Ayoade is a multi-award winning comedian, actor, writer and director.
Ayoade wrote and directed the BAFTA nominated film Submarine and wrote and directed The Double starring Jesse Eisenberg
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The success of Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place (which he co-wrote, directed and starred in) was followed by his BAFTA award winning role in The IT Crowd, and numerous other TV credits including The Mighty Boosh. Ayoade wrote and directed the BAFTA nominated film Submarine and wrote and directed The Double starring Jesse Eisenberg. He presented Travel Man and The Crystal Maze for Channel 4 and has released three books, Ayoade on Ayoade, The Grip of Film and Ayoade on Top, all published by Faber & Faber.
Television
| The Crystal Maze Presenter | The Crystal Maze - Presenter | Channel 4 | 2017 — 2020 |
| The Big Fat Quiz of Everything Panellist | The Big Fat Quiz of Everything - Panellist | Channel 4 | 2016 |
| Travel Man Host / Presenter | Travel Man - Host / Presenter | Channel 4 | 2015 — 2019 |
| Chatty Man Himself | Chatty Man - Himself | Channel 4 | 2014 |
| The Last Leg Himself | The Last Leg - Himself | Channel 4 | 2014 |
| Gadget Man Host / Presenter | Gadget Man - Host / Presenter | Channel 4 | 2014 |
| Last Leg of the Year 2014 Himself | Last Leg of the Year 2014 - Himself | Channel 4 | 2014 |
| Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy Various | Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy - Various | Series 2 / E4 | 2014 |
| Was it Something I Said? Himself / Panellist | Was it Something I Said? - Himself / Panellist | Channel 4 | 2014 |
| The Big Fat Quiz of the 90's Panellist | The Big Fat Quiz of the 90's - Panellist | Channel 4 | 2013 |
| A League Of Their Own Himself / Panellist | A League Of Their Own - Himself / Panellist | Sky One | 2013 |
| Duck Quacks Don't Echo Himself / Panellist | Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Himself / Panellist | Sky One | 2013 |
| Never Mind the Buzzcocks Host | Never Mind the Buzzcocks - Host | BBC 2 | 2012 |
| Big Fat Quiz of the Year Panellist | Big Fat Quiz of the Year - Panellist | Channel 4 | 2012 — 2017 |
| The Big Fat Quiz of the 00's Himself / Panellist | The Big Fat Quiz of the 00's - Himself / Panellist | Channel 4 | 2012 |
| The IT Crowd, series 3 Moss | The IT Crowd, series 3 - Moss | Channel 4, | 2008 |
| The Secret Polieman's Ball Performer | The Secret Polieman's Ball - Performer | Channel 4 | 2008 |
| The IT Crowd, series 2 Moss | The IT Crowd, series 2 - Moss | Channel 4 | 2007 |
| The Mighty Boosh Performer | The Mighty Boosh - Performer | BBC 3/ BBC 2 | 2007 |
| Snuff Box | Snuff Box - | BBC 3 | 2006 |
| Time Trumpet Performer | Time Trumpet - Performer | BBC 2 | 2006 |
| Darkplace Illuminatum Performer | Darkplace Illuminatum - Performer | 2006 | |
| Horrificata Illuminata Performer | Horrificata Illuminata - Performer | 2006 | |
| Man to Man with Dean Learner Moss | Man to Man with Dean Learner - Moss | Channel 4 | 2006 |
| Nathan Barley Performer | Nathan Barley - Performer | Channel 4 | 2005 |
| The Mighty Boosh Series 2 Performer | The Mighty Boosh Series 2 - Performer | BBC 3 | 2005 |
| The Stupid Version Performer | The Stupid Version - Performer | BBC 3 | 2004 |
| AD/BC: A Rock Opera Performer | AD/BC: A Rock Opera - Performer | BBC 3 | 2004 |
| Garth Marenghi's Darkplace Performer | Garth Marenghi's Darkplace - Performer | Channel 4 | 2004 |
| Armstrong and Miller Performer | Armstrong and Miller - Performer | Channel 4 | 1999 |
Film
| The Double Writer / Director | The Double - Writer / Director | 2014 | |
| The Watch Jamarcus | The Watch - Jamarcus | Akiva Schaffer | 2012 |
| Submarine Director and Writer | Submarine - Director and Writer | 2011 | |
| The Bunny and the Bull Performer | The Bunny and the Bull - Performer | Paul King | 2009 |
| Festival Performer | Festival - Performer | Dwight Swan | 2005 |
| The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers - | Stephen Hopkins | 2004 |
Awards
| Book Award for: Ayoade on Ayoade Chortle Awards | Book Award for: Ayoade on Ayoade - Chortle Awards | Ayoade on Ayoade | 2015 |
| BAFTA Winner | BAFTA - Winner | Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme | 2014 |
| Nominated for Critics Circle Award British Breakthrough Film-maker | Nominated for Critics Circle Award - British Breakthrough Film-maker | 2012 | |
| Jury Grand Prix Award | Jury Grand Prix Award - | Giffoni Festival | 2011 |
| British Independent Film Awards Winner | British Independent Film Awards - Winner | Best Screenplay - Submarine | 2011 |
| Gold European Promax Award, Gold European Promax Award, | Gold European Promax Award, - Gold European Promax Award, | 2008 |
Books
| Ayoade on Ayoade Faber & Faber | Ayoade on Ayoade - Faber & Faber | 0571316522 | 2014 |
Production
| Darkplace Illuminatum Director | Darkplace Illuminatum - Director | 2006 | |
| Horrificata Illuminata Director | Horrificata Illuminata - Director | 2006 | |
| Man to Man with Dean Learner Producer | Man to Man with Dean Learner - Producer | 2006 | |
| Man to Man with Dean Learner Director 6 episodes | Man to Man with Dean Learner - Director 6 episodes | 2006 | |
| AD/BC: A Rock Opera Director | AD/BC: A Rock Opera - Director | 2004 | |
| Garth Marenghi's Darkplace Director | Garth Marenghi's Darkplace - Director | 2004 |
Radio
| Month of Sundays Host | Month of Sundays - Host | 6 Music | 2011 |
Writing
| Comic Relief 2007: The Big One Writer | Comic Relief 2007: The Big One - Writer | 2007 | |
| Darkplace Illuminatum Writer | Darkplace Illuminatum - Writer | 2006 | |
| Horrificata Illuminata Writer | Horrificata Illuminata - Writer | 2006 | |
| Man to Man with Dean Learner Writer | Man to Man with Dean Learner - Writer | 2006 | |
| AD/BC: A Rock Opera Writer | AD/BC: A Rock Opera - Writer | 2004 | |
| Garth Marenghi's Darkplace Writer | Garth Marenghi's Darkplace - Writer | 2004 | |
| Movie Babylon, Writer | Movie Babylon, - Writer | 2000 |
News
16th June 2014 Congratulations to Richard Ayoade, whose second film The Double, has won the Audience Award at the Brussels International Film Festival |
Congratulations to Richard Ayoade for BAFTA nomination 7th April 2014 Congratulations to Richard Ayoade - nominated for MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME for his role in The IT Crowd – Channel 4 |
Richard Ayoade is BAFTA nominated 17th January 2012 Richard Ayoade has been nominated for 'Outstanding Debut By A British Writer Director or Producer' as the writer and director of Submarine |
Submarine shortlisted for The Guardian First Film Award 11th January 2012 Richard Ayoade's Submarine has been shotlisted as one of the ten nominees for the Guardian First Film Award 2012 |
Submarine shortlisted for The Guardian First Film Award 11th January 2012 Richard Ayoade's Submarine has been shotlisted as one of the ten nominees for the Guardian First Film Award 2012 |
Submarine nominated for London Critics Circle Film Awards 3rd January 2012 The London Critics’ Circle have announced the nominations for its 32nd annual Film Awards in partnership with Virgin Atlantic |
Submarine wins the Jury Grand Prix Award at the Giffoni Festival 7th November 2011 Richard Ayoade's Submarine has won an award at the Giffoni Festival |
Submarine has been nominated in 5 categories for the forthcoming British Independent Film Awards 1st November 2011 Richard Ayoade has been nominated at this year's British Independent Film Awards for his work on Submarine |
Congratulations Richard Ayoade!! 19th September 2011 Ayoade will play the role of Jamarcus in the comedy "Neighborhood Watch" which is set to be released in 2013, alongside Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller and Jonah Hill |
16th September 2011 Richard Ayoade's screenplay 'Submarine' has been shortlisted for Best Film Screenplay at the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards 2011 |
Congratulations Richard Ayoade 16th August 2011 After his success in landing a role in his first big-budget Hollywood comedy, another congratulations goes to Richard Ayoade who has recently been nominated for the 7th Screen Nation Awards, taking place on 16th October at the indigO2, The O2 |
SUBMARINE wins JURY GRAND PRIX at Giffoni Film Festival! 22nd July 2011 Congratulations to Richard Ayoade |
Don't miss our PBJ/JBJ Clients this Xmas! 15th December 2010 Tune in over Xmas and watch /hear our PBJ/JBJ clients in all their festive glory |
Submarine: Debut feature from Richard Ayoade 13th October 2010 Written and directed by Richard Ayoade, Submarine is a coming of age comedy set in Swansea following 15 year old Oliver Tate (Craig Roberts) through the impending break-up of his parents’ marriage and his first relationship |
18th March 2009 === AWARDS ===Congratulations to The Mighty Boosh who scooped the Best TV Show Award at the NME Awards 2009Congratulations to Richard Ayoade who won 2 awards at the NWE Awards - BEST VIDEO for directing The Last Shadow Puppets single 'My Mistakes Were Made For You' and BEST DVD for The Artctic Monkeys 'At The Apollo'=== TOURS ===Lenny Henry is continuing his performance of Othello which is now on tour |
The Mighty Boosh and Richard Ayoade win at the NME Awards! 3rd March 2009 Congratulations to The Mighty Boosh who scooped the Best TV Show Award and to Richard Ayoade who won Best DVD for directing 'Arctic Monkey's - At the Apollo' at the NME Awards 2009 - Well Done |