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. [89] His favourite filmmakers include Malle, Woody Allen, Ingmar Bergman, Orson Welles, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, and Paul Thomas Anderson. [90] [91] I read this book because I am an admirer of Richard Ayoade's performance on the British sitcom, The IT Crowd, and his two films, Submarine and The Double. Like many books by comedians, Ayoade on Ayoade is a vehicle for jokes, and most of them are funny. Ayoade is particularly good at making up fake movie plots (see Hot Sauce 2: The Afterburn). If you love Richard Ayoade I think you'll love this book too. But then you'll want to watch the movie and that's where it could go wrong... 🎬 Ayoade's first book, Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey, was published by Faber and Faber in October 2014. It parodies Faber's Directors on Directors series, where critically celebrated filmmakers discuss their work, and sees Ayoade conduct several fictional interviews with himself where he discusses his work and enthusiasm for the world of cinema. [63] Ayoade voiced a villainous snowman in several episodes of the 2015 reboot of the animated series Danger Mouse. [64] In June 2016, he directed a short music video for the Radiohead song "Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief", as part of a series of video vignettes to promote their album A Moon Shaped Pool. [65] Evans, Bradford (26 February 2014). "Richard Ayoade Signs a Deal to Write Three Books About Film". Vulture . Retrieved 8 March 2022.

a b Adam White (23 June 2017). "The Crystal Maze 2017: everything you need to know about host Richard Ayoade". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 13 July 2017. I found Ayoade's dry wit and his clever observations regarding the film's many 'subtexts' and his asides on Paltrow's career to be 'on point'. Ayoade's humour may not be for everyone but I found Ayoade on Top to be a thoroughly diverting book. Much as you may love Richard, don't fall into the trap that he can be as interesting in printed form. I've had the (dis)pleasure of watching View From the Top so, as soon as I discovered that it was going to be the topic for Richard Ayoade's third book, I knew I had to read this book. It was nearly 15 years ago now but I am still haunted by that film. The horrible orange outfit that Gwyneth and the cringe-inducing singalong during the credits. The film was badly made, badly written, and badly acted. We laughed our way through it. Definitely not something you can easily forget. And don't get me started on the feminist issues that the film raises or we'll be here all night. Whatever I think about the film, I was super excited to see Ayoade break it down into minute detail. His last two books have shown us how much of cinephile he is but this book looks set to take it even further. Richard Ellef Ayoade ( / ˌ aɪ oʊ ˈ ɑː d i/ EYE-oh- AH-dee; born 23 May 1977) is a British [1] [2] comedian, actor, broadcaster, and filmmaker. [3] He played the role of 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.I deludedly thought I was buying this book for my partner. After seeing Richard Ayoade on Graham Norton and giggling hysterically, I learned he had written a book about maybe the worst film ever made, starring the inimitable hawker of vaginal eggs (see below) and ridiculous smelling candles: Gwyneth Paltrow. As my partner, has an advanced degree in film making, among others, i thought - Perfect Gift! It’s always the same scene that pops up: the one where Gwenyth finally gets to Paris and she’s in her hotel room alone, and outside the window is the Eiffel Tower, the real Eiffel Tower, not her poster version, but since it’s an early 00s low-mid budget movie it’s actually lower res than the poster. If you're a fan of Richard Ayoade, you can basically read the entire book in his unique style of vocal staccato flow which enhances the experience tenfold. Sally is wearing capri pants, whose softly iridescent gun-metal hue speaks of an elegance beyond those common folk who scrap it out in the scrum of the quotidian.” Fletcher, Alex (1 May 2013). "Richard Ayoade replaces Stephen Fry on Channel 4's 'Gadget Man' ". Digital Spy . Retrieved 8 March 2018.

Because to be moved by something made by someone who has done something bad would mean that a bad person possesses the capacity to connect to us; that they haven’t, somehow, forfeited their humanity.” Chang, Justin (10 September 2013). "Toronto Film Review: 'The Double' ". Variety . Retrieved 6 March 2018.Ayoade has frequently appeared on panel shows, most prominently on The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, and served as a team captain on Was It Something I Said? (2013). He presented the factual shows Gadget Man (2013–2015), its spin-off Travel Man (2015–2019), and the revival of The Crystal Maze (2017-2020). He has also voiced characters in a number of animated projects, including the films The Boxtrolls (2014), Early Man (2018), The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019), Soul (2020), and The Bad Guys (2022), as well as the series Strange Hill High (2013–2014), Apple & Onion (2018–2021), Disenchantment (2021), and Krapopolis (2023–present). Pearson, Catherine (10 January 2018). "Richard Ayoade's 9 greatest TV moments". Digital Spy . Retrieved 6 March 2018.