Rochard ayoade
Ayoade also contributed to the Boosh when not on screen, acting as script editor in the third series.
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However, Ayoade returned in the second series to play DJ turned shaman Saboo, who was originally only supposed to appear in one episode but made three more appearances in series three. The part was filled in by future The IT Crowd star, Matt Berry.
Ayoade was due to appear alongside future The IT Crowd star Noel Fielding as part of the main cast of the first series of the television version of The Mighty Boosh, playing villain Dixon Bainbridge, however, he had already signed a contract with Channel 4 and was only capable of appearing in the pilot episode. Ayaode's character in the show, Dean Learner, was resurrected in 2006 to host to comedy chat show, Man to Man with Dean Learner, with Hollness playing each guest every week.Īyoade was involved in an early radio version of The Mighty Boosh, playing Tommy Nookah in the second episode, Jungle, in 2001. Ayoade continued with the Gareth Marenghi series and co-wrote, directed and appeared in Gareth Marenghi's Darkplace, which was given its own mini-series by Channel 4. Ayoade then co-wrote the sequel to Fright Knight, Gareth Marenghi's Netherhead, which won him a Perrier Comedy Award. Despite its low budget, the show was nominated for a Perrier Award. Television career Gareth Marenghi series Īyoade went on to co-write the comedy/horror stage show Gareth Marenghi's Fright Knight, with Matthew Hollness, in which he also appeared in at the Edinburgh Fringe Show in 2000. Ayoade also appeared in the touring shows Emotional Baggage (1997) and Between a Rock and a Hard Place (1998). With the help of Footlights vice-president John Oliver, Ayoade co-wrote two pantomimes, Grimm's Fairytales and Sleeping Beauty. While attending the college, Ayoade became involved in theatre and won the Martin Steele Prize for play production and also became involved in the amateur theatrical club, Footlights, which he became president of during 1997-1998. Catharine's College, Cambidge, between 19. Joseph's College in Ipswich, Suffolk and went on to study law at St. The multi-talented personality has lent his voice to a number of animated films, and has also written two comedic books, which are quite unique in their presentations.Richard Ayoade was born in 1977 in Whipps Cross, London, and is the only child to a Nigerian father and a Norwegian mother. One of the most stylish men in London, he has been featured in various fashion magazines. He has developed a parallel career as a rock video director as well his videos are often playful and funny. He has also found success in directing his own films-‘Submarine’ and ‘The Double’-which has made him a part of the new school of British filmmaking. In many of his films and television series, he not only performed but also directed/co-directed and co-wrote the scripts. Considered as one of Britain's talented young comedians, he is acclaimed for roles in ‘Garth Marenghi’, ‘The Mighty Boosh’, and for his best work to date as the socially awkward IT technician in the television sitcom ‘The IT Crowd’. Passionate about films, particularly comedy ones, since his teenage, he participated in stage productions while in college, and was the president of an amateur theater club in Cambridge. Famously modest, he feels embarrassed to talk about his successes and achievements. He is also popular for his comedy, which he describes as “massively mediocre”. Richard Ellef Ayoade is a British actor, director, and television presenter.