Richard Ayoade
Richard Ayoade

Richard Ayoade

  • 46 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer, presenter and script editor

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Joe Lycett to take over from Richard Ayoade as Travel Man

Joe Lycett is to take over from Richard Ayoade as the presenter of Channel 4's Travel Man format.

British Comedy Guide, 5th July 2019

Comedians appearing in celebrity Crystal Maze revealed

Vic Reeves, Al Murray, Steve Pemberton, Susan Calman, Russell Kane, Ellie Taylor and Tom Rosenthal have all signed up for the show, which will again be hosted by Richard Ayoade. Six hour-long shows will be made in aid of Stand Up To Cancer, with Reeves competing in a team captained by his wife, Nancy Sorrell.

Chortle, 11th June 2019

The last show in a riotous run finds Richard Ayoade in charge as regular team leaders Ian Hislop and Paul Merton and their guests, Pointless presenter and producer Richard Osman and the comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean, lampoon the week's events and muse on the spectacle of the Tory leadership race.

Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 31st May 2019

Alex Horne reveals who turned Taskmaster down - and why

Dawn French, Richard Ayoade and Kathy Burke are among the people to turn down doing Taskmaster.

Dan Seddon & Laura Jane Turner, Digital Spy, 3rd May 2019

The Last Leg rings in the new year with a lineup that includes Katherine Ryan, Richard Ayoade and Nish Kumar. There will also be a look at Alex Brooker's attempt to become the first disabled man to take part in the double luge.

Hannah Verdier, The Guardian, 31st December 2018

It would not be Christmas without Jimmy Carr's annual quiz and, given the news cycle, there is much for him to smirk at, from Danny Dyer's Brexit bashing to the royal wedding. The teams include Richard Ayoade, Noel Fielding and Claudia Winkleman, with Jon Snow and Charles Dance playing quizmasters.

Hannah Verdier, The Guardian, 26th December 2018

Early Man review: A joyous claymation comedy

After a brief flirtation with Hollywood's DreamWorks, Bristol animation studio Aardman is back on home turf with Early Man. In this joyous claymation comedy, Wallace And Gromit director Nick Park poses that age-old question: what would happen if Stone Age Britons and Bronze Age Europeans slugged it out at football?

Andy Lea, The Daily Express, 28th January 2018

Early Man the latest claymation from Aardman

This is another likeable, affectionate family animation that benefits from the human touch.

Ross Miller, The National (Scotland), 26th January 2018

Review: Early Man

Fun but forgettablel.

Chris Aitken, Short Com, 15th January 2018

Early Man brings Brexit to the bronze age

The studio's latest stop-motion epic is a timely story about a stone age English tribe playing footie against sophisticated continentals.

Steve Rose, The Guardian, 14th January 2018

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