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. I would love to read more Ayoade, but the international postal service here is on indefinite hiatus. So I’ll end with this delightful silliness: Crystal Maze returning to Channel 4 for a FULL SERIES". Digital Spy. 13 January 2017 . Retrieved 4 May 2017. 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.” Fury is something you need, and if someone tells you otherwise, try screaming at them. They’ll often go quiet and start to cry. That’s when you know you’ve won.”

a b Kemp, Stuart (1 February 2012). "Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska Join 'The Double' Cast". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 6 March 2018. Born in London to a Norwegian mother and Nigerian father, Richard Ayoade has become an unassuming powerhouse of British pop culture. Since he began his multifaceted career 20 years ago, he's shown his comedy chops with roles in The IT Crowd and The Mighty Boosh, directed the highly acclaimed British indie films Submarine with Craig Roberts and The Double with Jesse Eisenberg, hosted the quirky game show The Crystal Maze and travel documentary series Travel Man, and written several very funny books exploring his love of film.Gritten, David (10 March 2011). "Richard Ayoade: Hidden depths of the bashful filmmaker". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 7 March 2018.

Blais-Billie, Braudie (25 September 2018). "Watch the Breeders' New Richard Ayoade-Directed "Spacewoman" Video". Pitchfork . Retrieved 4 October 2018.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 realize that's a lot of text to reproduce in a Goodreads review, but I'm impressed by how spot on this parody is!