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Richard Ayoade
Richard Ayoade (born 1977 in Whipps Cross, London) is an English comedian, actor, writer and director, best known for his role as Maurice Moss in 'The IT Crowd'. He is also known for directing the film ' Submarine' as well as many music videos. His father is from Nigeria and his mother is from Norway.
Ayoade studied in Ipswich, Suffolk and later studied law at St Catharine's College, Cambridge where he became president of the prestigious Footlights.
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Richard Ayoade - filmography
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The Watch - Blu-ray
(2012)
Starring: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill
Director: Akiva Schaffer
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Comedy starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade as a group of friends who form a neighbourhood watch group in order to win time away from their responsibilities, only to discover a plot to destroy the world. While Evan Trautwig (Stiller), a newcomer to the suburban ..read more »
 
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Full English - Series 1
on DVD
(2012)
Starring: Richard Ayoade, Rosie Caveliero, Daisy Haggard
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Meet the Johnson family; the Dad Edgar, his long suffering wife Wendy and their three children the unhinged Dusty, middle child Jason and the moody Goth teen Eve. Making Edgar's life a living hell - Ken Edgar's father in law and boss- a multimillionaire confectionery mogul. Ken's only friend is a ..read more »
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from 7 members
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The Watch
on DVD
(2012)
Starring: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill
Director: Akiva Schaffer
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Comedy starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade as a group of friends who form a neighbourhood watch group in order to win time away from their responsibilities, only to discover a plot to destroy the world. While Evan Trautwig (Stiller), a newcomer to the suburban ..read more »
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from 4,393 members
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Submarine
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Sally Hawkins, Paddy Considine, Noah Taylor
Director: Richard Ayoade
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Producers Warp Films (This Is England, Four Lions) and director Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd) present a comedy which follows a 15-year old boy (Craig Roberts, Jane Eyre) with two objectives: to lose his virginity to the girl of his dreams before his next birthday, and to stop his mother (Sally ..read more »
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from 23,791 members
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Bunny and the Bull
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Simon Farnaby, Edward Hogg, Verónica Echegui
Director: Paul King
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British comedy. Stephen Turnbull (Edward Hogg) has not left the house for months. When an infestation of mice wreaks havoc on his precious daily routine, he starts to relive a road trip around Europe with his best mate Bunny (Simon Farnaby). The story of their debauched and chronically underfunded ..read more »
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from 5,764 members
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Bunny and the Bull - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Simon Farnaby, Edward Hogg, Verónica Echegui
Director: Paul King
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British comedy. Stephen Turnbull (Edward Hogg) has not left the house for months. When an infestation of mice wreaks havoc on his precious daily routine, he starts to relive a road trip around Europe with his best mate Bunny (Simon Farnaby). The story of their debauched and chronically underfunded ..read more »
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from 2,219 members
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Time Trumpet
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Armando Ianucci, Richard Ayoade, Stewart Lee
Director: Armando Iannucci
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Armando Ianucci presents a satirical look at the present onwards... from the future. Witness an increasingly bizzare Tom Cruise, Tesco invading Denmark, George Lucas' CGI enhanced funeral and many more hilarious memories yet to happen.
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from 1,868 member
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The IT Crowd - Series 3
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson
Director: Graham Linehan
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All six episodes from Season 3 of the award-winning Channel 4 sitcom set in the dingy subterranean IT department of the otherwise sparklingly modern Reynholm Industries. Episodes are: 'From Hell', 'Are We Not Men?', 'Tramps Like Us', 'Speech', 'Friendface' and 'Calendar Geeks'.
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from 4,146 members
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The IT Crowd - Series 2
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Chris Morris, Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade
Director: Graham Linehan
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All six episodes of the award winning sitcom. In this series Jen's hot date with Phillip (Jamie Michie) turns into a disaster when Roy (Chris O'Dowd) and Moss (Richard Ayoade) are invited along too. When the police begin investigating irregularities in the company's pension fund, boss Denholm (..read more »
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from 5,282 members
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Man To Man With Dean Learner
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Matthew Holness, Richard Ayoade
Director: Ben Kellett, Richard Ayoade
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All six episodes of the TV comedy spoof series targetting the chat show format. Dean Lerner (Richard Ayoade) entrepreneur, night club owner, and '80s capitalist is your host for this swipe at the banality of the TV chat show. In a studio set masquerading as his uptown luxury apartment, Learner ..read more »
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from 756 members
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The IT Crowd - S01 E03 - 50:50
(2006)
Starring: Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Chris O'Dowd
Director: Graham Linehan
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Jen has a new admirer, but her inability to tell the truth results in a very public humiliation. Meanwhile, Roy decides to improve his love life by adopting a sterner attitude to the fairer sex, and Moss is on hand to recommend a very romantic restaurant.
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from 92 members
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Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Alice Lowe, Matthew Holness, Matt Berry
Director: Richard Ayoade
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This spoof series invites you to see a 'long lost' 1980s TV chiller from acclaimed novelist, Garth Marenghi. With hammy acting and a ridiculously shoddy filmmaking technique, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace makes for seriously funny viewing.
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from 3,665 members
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AD/BC - A Rock Opera
on DVD
Starring: Matt Berry, Julia Davis, Julian Barratt
Director: Richard Ayoade
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An all-singing, all-dancing, star-spangled musical leap around the biblical story of the Nativity, set in 1972. With a comic twist, this familiar story is brought to life through the eyes of the innkeeper. Despairing after a bad year, he contemplates suicide but his attempt is stalled by a voice ..read more »
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from 677 members
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...ays six different characters being interviewed by the Porn baron Dean Learner ( Richard Ayoade ). Each character is mad in their own way! I espectially liked the American act...
