Richard Ayoade is a multi-award winning comedian, actor, writer, director and television presenter. Richard is best known for his role in the Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd, for which he won a BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance, and fronting nine series of the popular Channel 4 programme Travel... Read more
Richard Ayoade is a multi-award winning comedian, actor, writer, director and television presenter.
Richard is best known for his role in the Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd, for which he won a BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance, and fronting nine series of the popular Channel 4 programme Travel Man.
He has directed two feature films – Submarine (2010) and The Double (2013) – as well as various music videos for bands.
Richard often appears on comedy panel shows such as Big Fat Quiz of the Year, has guest presented Have I Got News For You and has starred in comedy hits such as The Mighty Boosh and Nathan Barley.
Richard presented Channel 4’s factual show Gadget Man and currently presents the revival of The Crystal Maze.
Richard has written a number of books, including The Book That No One Wanted to Read (2023), Ayoade On Top (2019), Ayoade on Ayoade (2014), The Grip of Film (2017) and most recently The Unfinished Harauld Hughes (2024).