Somewhere along reading this book, having also seen Ayoade as the adorable geek in IT Crowd and watching some of his interviews online I realized that I have actually heard him use the phrase “Take your top off” in three different unrelated contexts.

There may even be a bit of practical advice hidden in there too, but you’ll have to sift through the silliness to get there. Eliminate negativity and change your life with best-selling author, happiness expert and life coach Domonique Bertolucci.He presented the factual shows Gadget Man (2013–2015), its spin-off Travel Man (2015–2019), and the revival of The Crystal Maze (2017–2020). I like to keep an isotonic sports drink handy if I'm going to be reading for any longer than forty minutes. His ability to be so silly and yet so serious- often simultaneously- continues to leave me both baffled and delighted.

In the absolutely packed Act II, the dark fantasy resumes and the Sandman expands into the French Revolution, ancient Rome, 19th-century San Francisco, eighth-century Baghdad, and beyond. An interview with himself is such a unique concept, which played off well alonside Ayoade's intense, dry humor. Ayoade on Ayoade is a fantastic piece of satire that has many layers; I’ll admit that many of the references were lost on me, as I have a very limited knowledge of cinema, but that didn’t hinder my enjoyment of the text.

His style of presenting has been described as being "a more cerebral and intense version" of his IT Crowd character, Maurice Moss. It is utter nonsense and that is 100% the objective but 300 pages of it is just asking too much of me. In 2008, Ayoade directed the music videos for two Vampire Weekend singles: " Oxford Comma", filmed in one long take, [8] and " Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa".