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[32] The film was positively received by critics, with The Guardian critic Peter Bradshaw calling Ayoade a "tremendous new voice in British film". [11] He says that his parents would not approve of studies considered to be of the "Regency era",[12] adding that "a non-vocational degree seemed such an outlandish indulgence". He has provided his voice to a number of animated projects, including the films The Boxtrolls (2014), Early Man (2018), and Soul (2020) and the television shows Strange Hill High (2013–14) and Apple & Onion (since 2018). [55] The Double was released in April 2014 to generally positive reviews. [52][53] He again lent his voice to an advertising campaign when he provided the voice-over for Apple's iPhone 6 UK campaign with Chris O'Dowd in 2014. The CBeebies House Show is a good educational show for kids, a little like three preschool shows I know (Sesame Street, Barney & Friends, and Yo Gabba Gabba!). 1 of 10. CREDIT: Getty.
The everyday life of Arnold (Lane Toran, Phillip Van Dyke, Spencer Klein, and Alex D. Linz), a fourth-grader in a nameless city that resembles Brooklyn, New York, who lives in a multi-racial boarding house with his grandparents and a motley assortment of friends and neighbors.
He has often worked alongside Noel Fielding, Julian Barratt, Matt Berry, Matthew Holness, and Rich Fulcher.[1]. [88], 2011–present: Mainstream cinema, satirical writing, and television presenting, The family members who were actors, or associated with the theatre, are highlighted in amber, British Independent Film Award for Best Screenplay, Palm Springs International Film Festival Directors to Watch Award, Giffoni Film Festival Award for Best Film, BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, London Film Critics' Circle Award for Breakthrough British Filmmaker, Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer, Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for Best Film Screenplay, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Grand Prize, Tokyo International Film Festival Grand Prix, British Academy Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, "Who is Crystal Maze host Richard Ayoade? [5][32] He directed a live Arctic Monkeys DVD entitled At the Apollo (2008), which was recorded at the Manchester Apollo on super 16mm film. Discover a magical world full of care and laughter with the iconic characters Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po. [22] Ayoade's Dean Learner character was resurrected in 2006 to host a comedy chat show, Man to Man with Dean Learner, on Channel 4.
"[8] He later attended St Catharine's College, Cambridge to read law (1995–98), where he won the Martin Steele Prize for play production[9] and was president of the amateur theatrical club Footlights from 1997 to 1998. The amazing scientist Nina showing new methods of teaching sciences with the help of her friends! [42] Ayoade then directed a performance of comedian Tommy Tiernan's world stand-up tour, Crooked Man, which was released in November 2011. [28][29] In 2007, Ayoade directed the music videos for the songs "Fluorescent Adolescent" by Arctic Monkeys and Super Furry Animals's "Run-Away", which starred Matt Berry. Teletubbies Discover a magical world full of care and laughter with the iconic characters Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po
The book parodies Faber's Directors on Directors series, in which critically celebrated filmmakers discuss their work, and sees Ayoade conduct several fictional interviews with himself in which he discusses his work and enthusiasm for the world of cinema. Plus, you never know where the CBeebies Clock will stop - is it Song Time, Super Music Friends Show, Dancey Dance, Telly Time, Messy Time, or Game Time? The presenters are extremely talented (Andy, Cerrie, Rebecca, Ben, Cat, Sid, Alex, Sam, Nisha, Pui, Katy, Ryan, Kaitlin, and Evie). [5] Ayoade has frequently appeared as a panelist on the quiz show The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, often with Noel Fielding, making his first appearance in The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz in 2007, which marked Channel 4's 25th anniversary. The Bedtime Story segment with the presenters is wonderful to open children's minds to contemplation -- it is so soothing. [26] In 2009, Ayoade co-starred with Joel McHale in the pilot for an American remake, reprising his role with the same appearance and personality; no series was commissioned, and the pilot never aired. Richard Ellef Ayoade (/ aɪ. [17] Along with Matt Berry, Ayoade directed, co-wrote and co-starred in AD/BC: A Rock Opera, which parodies life-of-Christ rock operas and aired on BBC Three in December 2004.
[24], In February 2006, Ayoade began playing the technically brilliant but socially awkward IT technician Maurice Moss in the sitcom The IT Crowd on Channel 4, appearing alongside Chris O'Dowd, Katherine Parkinson, Chris Morris, and later on, Matt Berry. [80][81] It was decided to be held behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. [59] Ayoade voiced a villainous snowman in several episodes the 2015 reboot of the animated series Danger Mouse. They have three children and live in East Dulwich in the London Borough of Southwark, England. [18] Ayoade was also a writer on the sketch show Bruiser in 2000, which starred former Footlights president David Mitchell and Robert Webb, and featured Holness. [16] In 2004, Ayoade and Holness took the Marenghi character to Channel 4, creating the spoof horror comedy series Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. [69] Ayoade voiced Treebor, a Stone Age caveman, in the Aardman Animations stop-motion comedy Early Man (2018).
[84][85], Ayoade participated in the 2012 Sight & Sound directors' poll, where he listed his ten favorite films as follows: The Apartment, Badlands, Barry Lyndon, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Make Way for Tomorrow, Contempt, Ordet, Persona, Raging Bull, and Tokyo Story.
Fargo Based on the 1996 film by the Coen brothers, the black comedy-crime series is in its fourth season, which tells a tale of immigration, assimilation and power set in 1950s Kansas City. [55] It stars Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska. [14], Ayoade co-wrote the stage show Garth Marenghi's Fright Knight with Matthew Holness, whom he also met at the Footlights, appearing in the show with Holness at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2000 where it was nominated for a Perrier Award. They never ever talk down to children (similar to Sesame Street, only more so).
Preschoolers favorite characters in one channel. [30], In 2008, Ayoade directed the music videos for two Vampire Weekend singles – "Oxford Comma", filmed in one long take,[5] and "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa". Club felt the film's "brightest spots" came courtesy of Ayoade, while Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune felt Ayoade was "the reason it's not entirely lame". For example, the Singalong episode has "Copy, Copy, Copy Me Do," a song I loved as a preschooler! [82], Ayoade is a fan of French New Wave cinema and said in an interview with The Guardian that Louis Malle's Zazie dans le Métro was the film that sparked his interest in filmmaking. Cbeebies aims to champion kids being themselves through its rich mix of entertaining and globally successful content. The family moved to Ipswich, Suffolk, when he was young. [34] That year, he also directed two music videos for the Arctic Monkeys – "Crying Lightning" and "Cornerstone" – and others for Kasabian's "Vlad the Impaler", starring Fielding, and "Heads Will Roll" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. [38][39] Arctic Monkeys and The Last Shadow Puppets frontman Alex Turner contributed five original songs to the soundtrack, inspired by Simon & Garfunkel's music being featured in The Graduate (1967). [70], Since February 2018, Ayoade has voiced Onion, one of the title characters in the Cartoon Network animated series Apple & Onion.
[84][87] His brother-in-law is the actor Laurence Fox. View production, box office, & company info, Mr. Rogers and Dr. Seuss would be proud in heaven.
Richard Ellef Ayoade (/aɪ.oʊˈɑːdi/; born 23 May 1977) is an English comedian, film director, screenwriter, television presenter, actor, and author best known for his role as the socially awkward IT technician Maurice Moss in Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd (2006–2013), for which he won the 2014 BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance. [57] In the stop-motion animated fantasy film The Boxtrolls (2014), Ayoade voiced Mr. Pickles, a henchman to the film's antagonist Snatcher (voiced by Ben Kingsley).
21 min [54], Ayoade's second feature film, the black comedy thriller The Double, was based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1846 novella The Double and written by Ayoade and Avi Korine. Plus, like Barney and Bear (but only more so), this show consistently addresses the everyday aspects of life, such as safety, manners, sharing, different, colors, etc. Ayoade wrote, directed and appeared in the series, which saw Marenghi and Learner star in a 1980s television drama that was never broadcast. Written in the perspective of clueless film fanatic Gordy LaSure, in its canon is an A-Z of films and what makes them good with footnotes by Ayoade. The story concerns a timid man who becomes frustrated by the appearance of his charming doppelgänger, both of whom are played by Eisenberg. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. [6], Ayoade studied at St Joseph's College, Ipswich,[7] where he recalls being obsessed with J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. The amazing thing is how it's all done in the most entertaining way with fun songs and lots of dancing, just like Yo Gabba Gabba! [33] He was featured in Paul King's 2009 film, Bunny and the Bull, playing the role of an extremely boring museum tour guide. Ayoade appeared in the comedy shows The Mighty Boosh (2004–2007) and Nathan Barley (2005), before gaining exposure and recognition for his role in The IT Crowd. [21] In 2005, he played the role of Ned Smanks in Chris Morris' and Charlie Brooker's sitcom Nathan Barley. So with all this extra time on our hands, we though we'd revisit our childhoods with some of the most iconic kid's shows on CBBC from the noughties.
The adventures of your favorite four heroes traveling the world with their mentor and friends. [20], After appearing in Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding's radio series The Boosh, Ayoade was part of the original cast of Barratt and Fielding's The Mighty Boosh television show. [83] His favourite filmmakers include Malle, Woody Allen, Ingmar Bergman, Orson Welles, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville and Paul Thomas Anderson. Comedy, Drama, Family. He was originally selected to play the role of dangerous villain Dixon Bainbridge. [86], Ayoade married actress Lydia Fox in 2007. [72] Ayoade was featured in a supporting role as a pompous artist in both parts of Joanna Hogg's two-part drama The Souvenir. [67] Beginning in late 2017, he has guest hosted a number of episodes of the panel show Have I Got News for You.
[44] Ayoade starred opposite Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, and Jonah Hill in the science fiction comedy The Watch as a neighbourhood watch group that uncovers alien forces threatening the world.