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Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey

Richard Ayoade

The bestselling and hilarious dissection of the film world from one of Britain’s best-loved young comedians and film-makers.

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Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780571316533
Date Published
02.07.2015
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Summary

In this book Richard Ayoade — actor, writer, director, and amateur dentist — reflects on his cinematic legacy as only he can: in conversation with himself. Over ten brilliantly insightful and often erotic interviews, Ayoade examines Ayoade fully and without mercy, leading a breathless investigation into this once-in-a-generation visionary. They have called their book Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey. Take the journey, and your life will never be the same again.

Critic Reviews

'Very, very funny . . . Not only a must for fans of Ayoade's style of comedy but of cinema, too. You won't read anything like it this year, or ever.'

Den of Geek
Critic Reviews

Richard Ayoade takes celebrity introspection to the next level with a wickedly po-faced paean to his process ... required reading for anyone even thinking about writing a memoir.

GQ
Critic Reviews

A brilliantly sustained takedown of anyone who has ever written a self-indulgent book about their own careers.

Grazia
Critic Reviews

(Ayoade's) eccentric parody of pretentious film tomes, full of posturing, absurdity and brutally passive-aggressive swipes at his own ego is a clear reflection of his very distinctive wit.

Steve Bennett, Chortle.co.uk
RichardAyoade

Richard Ayoade is a writer and director. In addition to directing and co-writing Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace, he has adapted and directed Joe Dunthorne’s novel Submarine for the screen, and is the co-writer (with Avi Korine) and director of the film, The Double. As an actor he is best known for his roles as Dean Learner in Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace and Maurice Moss in the Emmy Award-winning The…

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RichardAyoade
Comedian and writer Richard Ayoade