Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey

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Ayoade on Ayoade' is, in parts, laugh out loud funny however it is also quite disjointed, especially the book's lengthy appendices which, whilst still good, got a bit boring and repetitive. We continue in this combative vein for a while. At one point he says, “It’s hard to read [Nigerian playwright] Wole Soyinka without any knowledge of Yoruba culture, but it shouldn’t be something you can’t enjoy without a reading list,” and then trails off, realising he might have pushed the deflection too far. “That doesn’t feel like it’s going to be the pull quote, does it?” Denham, Jess (18 May 2014). "TV Baftas 2014: Winners' list in full from Broadchurch to Southcliffe". The Independent . Retrieved 22 June 2014. So i read it. And I will have to keep it, if just for the Index. Few books have indices that, standing alone, are mightily risible: If you like your humour high class and silly this book is for you. It's short (like this review) but you really need to pay attention and in all honesty it was the perfect length for what it contained and talked about.

I’m only a tad suspicious because these are unusual circumstances in which to conduct an interview. There should be plenty to talk about: Ayoade’s comedy career, including his Bafta-winning sitcom role as Moss, the socially-inept star of Graham Linehan’s The IT Crowd, as well as his two acclaimed films as a director, Submarine and The Double, which, alongside the recent output of Ben Wheatley and Edgar Wright, have made him a leading light of the new school of cultish British filmmaking. But Ayoade’s latest work – a book, Ayoade on Ayoade – is an interview itself, in which two fictional versions of the man antagonise one another. Murray, Andy (31 October 2017). "5 actors who took a shot at directing". Cineworld . Retrieved 9 March 2018. Taylor, Frances (7 July 2017). "As host of The Crystal Maze, Richard Ayoade is actually even better than Richard O'Brien". Radio Times . Retrieved 8 October 2019. For those who, like me, wondered if this was coming a little too early in the career of Richard Ayoade, rest assured – this is a spoof of those grandiloquent career-spanning interview books. It's a very competent spoof, too – one showing that he can put pen to paper and come up with something clever enough, enjoyable and witty and at times sprightly, and very well sustained. Unfortunate, then, that he has sustained mediocrity too far. I’m not saying we don’t need lawyers. But that’s only because I’ve been legally advised not to make that statement.”

I caught Richard Ayoade on The Graham Norton Show regaling the couch with a description of his new book and I knew I had to read it asap. a b c Bennett, Steve. "Richard Ayoade becomes a children's author: News 2021: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk . Retrieved 2 February 2021.

Sometimes a format as simple as two comedians going on a bike ride together makes for good television. Away from stage comedy, David O’Doherty earns his primetime slot with another obsession: cycling. Taking Richard Ayoade on a two-day trip along the Kent coast, they observe, reflect and talk utter nonsense. Bliss. Later in the series, Grayson Perry and Mel Giedroyc saddle up. Hollie Richardson The Outlaws 9pm, BBC One Sheridan, Colette (28 October 2011). "Far from Hollywood". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012 . Retrieved 19 October 2012.a b Pelley, Rich (14 September 2019). "Richard Ayoade: 'I'm even more humble than people expect' ". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 24 September 2019. It follows, almost frame by frame a 2003 "dramady" Gwyneth Paltrow film View From The Top, Ayoade satirically preaching of it as, an underrated masterpiece of cinematography. I realize that's a lot of text to reproduce in a Goodreads review, but I'm impressed by how spot on this parody is! And this isn’t the first time that the deconstruction of one-on-one interviews has taken center stage in Ayoade’s work. There is a clear line from his 2006 comedy series Man to Man with Dean Learner, a satire of late night talk shows and spinoff of Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place. Ayoade highlights extreme pretention coupled with mediocrity and how that combination results in egomaniacism. Ayoade On Ayoade expands that basic theme into a predominantly humorous illustration of the cult of celebrity that rules entertainment. There is a distinct ring of truth to Director-Ayoade’s confession: “Eventually I’d like to see the interviews replace the directing because I’m becoming increasingly frustrated by the gaps between junkets. The prospect of needing to make a whole film before a stranger tapes my thoughtless utterances and uses them as the basis for a speculative, semi-hostile character portrait makes me very sad.”

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. Anders, Charlie Jane (2 April 2014). "The Failed U.S. Remake Of The IT Crowd Is Fascinating To Watch". Gizmodo . Retrieved 26 January 2018. Ayoade participated in the 2012 Sight & Sound directors' poll, where he listed his 10 favourite films: The Apartment, Badlands, Barry Lyndon, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Make Way for Tomorrow, Contempt, Ordet, Persona, Raging Bull, and Tokyo Story. [92] Personal life [ edit ]

Adams, Erik (28 October 2013). "Garth Marenghi's brief, hilarious reign of terror". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 26 January 2018. The thing is, what’s my mandate? I feel you need to earn the right to weigh in on complex issues, and that right is probably not granted to you by being moderately efficient at imparting words so that they’re amusing. On some level, I can’t get away from the undertone that exists, which is, ‘Out on Monday’. The danger is, you trivialise what you’re saying, because there’s a commercial element attached, you might have something to gain.”