When guru murthy, that channel 4 presenter who lives to push celebrity buttons. Richard ayoade politely destroyed the media interview process. In october 2014, gurumurthy interviewed the writer, actor and director richard ayoade. Oct 22, 2014 gurumurthy asked him, riffing on the book s selfconversational concept. Oct 21, 2014 krishnan guru murthy interviews actor and comedian richard ayoade the it crowd, submarine, gadget man, the double about his new book, in which he effectively interviews himself. So shy, that when he wrote his latest book, he interviewed himself. Dont thank me, ive done nothing for you richard ayoade. Richard ayoade interviewed by krishnan gurumurthy video. Oct 22, 2014 it came courtesy of actordirectorwriter richard ayoade best known as the it crowds ubergeek maurice moss who joined presenter krishnan gurumurthy to talk about his new book ayoade. Gurumurthy clings to ayoades book like a life raft, even as his interview with the author sinks. Richard ayoades prickly interview with krishnan gurumurthy. Now this is quite the interview from 2014, featuring richard ayoade and krishnan guru murthy.
Guru murthy asked him, riffing on the book s selfconversational concept. Richard ayoade uses promotional channel 4 interview to take down. He is best known for his role as the socially awkward it technician maurice moss in channel 4 sitcom the it crowd 200620, for which he won the 2014 bafta for best male comedy performance. Dec, 2016 in this book richard ayoade actor, writer, director, and amateur dentist reflects on his cinematic legacy as only he can. Guru murthy interviews actor and comedian richard ayoade the it. Ayoade goes meta while being interviewed by channel 4s krishnan guru murthy and the results are.
He has often worked alongside noel fielding, julian. Krishnan guru murthy is one of the main anchors of channel 4 news. 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. Richard ayoade and krishnan guru murthy the most awkward celebrity interview ever. He presents the channel 4 news and the foreign affairs documentary series unreported world. I think kgm was suggesting that established black comedians such as lenny henry are advocates for encouraging more black representation within the industry, but ayoade is indicating that not interested in that political side of this line of work, and guru murthy wanted to. Dollars to donuts richard ayoade was aware of the irony as well, knowing that his interview would bring views. Richard aoyades supremely awkward interview with krishnan. Richard ayoade turns the tables on channel 4 news interviewer. In contrast to this, guru murthy talks to richard ayoade about his new book, where ayoade s dry humour riles viewers and he addresses the tarantino interview towards the end. The directorayoade persona he creates is ludicrously pretentious and surreal, recounting memories of his cinematic ambitions in the womb, and boasting of his plumbing skills.
Earlier in the year, richard ayoade went viral for his interview on channel 4 news. Nov 04, 2014 last month, ayoade appeared on channel 4 news, and showed a real aversion to any earnest interest in his career, sidestepping krishnan guru murthy s questions, from the importance of his. Richard ayoade speaks to krishnan gurumurthy actor and director richard ayoade is famously shy. Richard ayoade gives a rare interview channel 4 news, 21. Krishnan gurumurthy has had the last word after a particularly traumatic tuesday night interview with richard ayoade.
Anyone know if new book would be suitable for an 11 year old. Promotional celebrity interviews for a new book or film are pretty much standard practice, but this one from the it crowds richard ayoade is slightly different. He was meant to be interviewed by host krishnan guru murthy about his new book, ayoade on ayoade. Sep 30, 2014 in this book richard ayoade actor, writer, director, and amateur dentist reflects on his cinematic legacy as only he can. Oct 02, 2014 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. Watch richard ayoades bizarre interview with krishnan. And it was richard ayoade who had signed the deal with the publisher which required him to make his best efforts to promote it on the tv. In this book richard ayoade actor, writer, director, and amateur dentist reflects on his cinematic legacy as only he can. He has reported and presented much of channel 4s special coverage of major news events from the omagh bombing in 1998 to september 11th 2001 and from the iraq war of 2003 to the mumbai attacks of 2008. Richard ayoade politely destroyed the media interview process on. His interview with presenter krishnan guru murthy has appeared on the shows youtube.
The jury is still out on whether interviewer or interviewee won in the cases of richard ayoade in 2014. Ayoade on ayoade is a playful, funny parody of those earnest books which fawn over auteurs and deconstruct their work for meta levels of meaning. That richard ayoade is so willing to poke fun at this, whilst apparently engaging with it in his own films, made me like him even more. Ayoade on ayoade seems to have divided readers, and i can understand why, its clearly not got universal appeal.
Krishnan guru murthy has had the last word after a particularly traumatic tuesday night interview with richard ayoade in the fourminute promotional channel 4 news segment, the comedian pulled. Richard ayoade engages in buttock cringingly brilliant interview with krishnan guru murthy. The perfect promotional interview was probably invented by richard ayoade. I think there should be more norwegians everywhere. Posts about richard ayoade written by larrygliddon. Over ten brilliantly insightful and often erotic interviews, ayoade examines ayoade fully and without mercy, leading a breathless investigation into this onceinageneration visionary. Richard ayoade vs krishnan gurumurthy is awkwardly brilliant. If you tuned into channel 4 news last night october 21, you might have caught richard ayoade s slightly awkward interview with krishnan guru murthy the newscaster and actor were meant to talk. I would suggest that if you like the idea of richard ayoade interviewing richard ayoade about half of the book whilst taking celebrity introspection to absurd new levels, or for example you know who terrence malick is, and you are attracted to reading a series of highly unlikely tweets he sent whilst making the film the tree of life. In the following four minutes, ayoade tears his line of questioning. Richard ayoade is an english comedian, actor, writer, tv presenter and director, best known for his roles as dean learner in garth marenghis darkplace and maurice moss in the emmy awardwinning the it crowd, director of the movies submarine and the double, and presenter of channel 4s gadget man. Last month, ayoade appeared on channel 4 news, and showed a real aversion to any earnest interest in his career, sidestepping krishnan guru murthy s questions, from. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Actor and director richard ayoade has a decent career record so far.
Channel 4 news presenter krishnan gurumurthy interviewed comedian and director richard ayoade last night to ask him, among other things, about his new book, being a role model for britains norwegian population and diversity in the entertainment industry. Richard ayoade speaks to krishnan guru murthy channel 4 news. It was richard ayoade who thought, oh, well, ive got to plug my book and there are worse places to do it than this. Krishnan gurumurthy born 5 april 1970 is a british journalist on channel 4. Richard ayoade politely destroyed the media interview process on channel 4 news last night. Richard ayoade gets shut down the last leg british comedy. Do you feel a very strong sense of being a rolemodel for british norwegians. Its unclear to what extent channel 4s krishnan gurumurthy was in on it. Join now the best tv and entertainment news in your inbox. The book he was promoting consisted of himself interviewing himself, and was a funny and interesting metacommentary on the interview and biography as a medium and on celebrity in general. Oct 21, 2014 actor and director richard ayoade is famously shy. Krishnan guru murthy interviews actor and comedian richard ayoade the it crowd, submarine, gadget man, the double about his new book, in which he effectively interviews himself. Apr 28, 2015 robert downey jr has spoken for the first time about walking out of an interview with british journalist krishnan gurumurthy, calling the channel 4 news reporter a bottomfeeding muckraker. Its a riff on ayoades new book ayoade on ayoade that the.
Actor richard ayoade gives the most excruciating news interview ever. His probing interview style has led to awkward moments in interviews with celebrities, including quentin tarantino and robert downey jr. Adam felt that due to professionalism, krishnan guru murthy who originally interviewed richard couldnt respond how he would have liked. Richard ayoade and krishnan guru murthy radio times. Over ten brilliantly insightful and often erotic interviews, ayoade examines himself fully and without mercy, leading a breathless investigation into this onceinageneration visionary. Whos interviewing who richard ayoade speaks to krishnan. During the interview in which ayoade became increasingly blunt, his copresenter jon snow was reduced to fits of laughter offscreen, with gurumurthy later calling it the perfect joke interview. When channel 4 news set up a rare interview with actor and director richard ayoade, were not sure if they got what they bargained for. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. I think kgm was suggesting that established black comedians such as lenny henry are advocates for encouraging more black representation within the industry, but ayoade is indicating that not interested in that political side of this line of work, and guru murthy wanted to understand his reasons. Richard ayoade and krishnan guru murthy the most awkward celebrity. Krishnan guru murthy born 5 april 1970 is a british journalist on channel 4.
The channel 4 newscaster has said the interview has been. Watch richard ayoade, krishnan gurumurthy and the most. Richard ayoade interviews himself in brilliantly awkward channel 4. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ayoade. Jon snow, as lovable as he is, is nearly constantly tripping over his own words and krishnan guru murthy comes across as a 12 year old trying to do a paxman impression and they both share the same journalistic incisiveness of a. Guru murthy clings to ayoade s book like a life raft, even as his interview with the author sinks. So shy, in fact, that when he wrote his latest book, he interviewed himself. His interview with presenter krishnan gurumurthy has appeared on the shows youtube. It came courtesy of actordirectorwriter richard ayoade best known as the it crowds ubergeek maurice moss who joined presenter krishnan guru murthy to talk about his new book ayoade. Richard ayoade goes meta in an interview with krishnan.
Ayoade on ayoade ayoade, richard 97805716526 amazon. Watch richard ayoade s bizarre interview with krishnan guru murthy. In richard ayoade s new book, ayoade on ayoade, the actor, writer and director takes on the persona of actor, writer, director and amateur dentist to reflect on his own cinematic oeuvre. Ayoade then takes complete control of the interview, turning the questions back on guru murthy, pointing out that promotional interviews are a massive waste of time that he tolerates as much as he does his commute into work, and that the whole thing is an elaborate construction designed to get around the rules that mean someone cant directly promote or advertise something on a news show via. The it crowds katherine parkinson as jen, richard ayoade as moss and chris odowd as roy. Oct 22, 2014 channel 4 news presenter krishnan gurumurthy interviewed comedian and director richard ayoade last night to ask him, among other things, about his new book, being a role model for britains norwegian population and diversity in the entertainment industry. Richard ayoade appeared on channel 4 news last night october 21 to promote his new book ayoade on ayoade. Richard ayoade the funniest brit youve never heard of.
Oct 23, 2014 10 things about that richard ayoade interview. In the following four minutes, ayoade tears his line of questioning apart with a series of deadpan answers that leave. Join facebook to connect with guru murthy and others you may know. Watch richard ayoades bizarre interview with krishnan guru. It was krishnan guru murthy who thought, oh, that would be fun. So shy, in fact, that when he wrote his latest book he interviewed himself. Actor richard ayoade gives the most excruciating news. Presenter krishnan guru murthy spoke to ayoade, who. In october 2014, guru murthy interviewed the writer, actor and director richard ayoade. Krishnan guru murthy has had the last word after a particularly traumatic tuesday night interview with richard ayoade in the fourminute promotional channel 4. Presenter krishnan gurumurthy spoke to ayoade, who reportedly hates interviews, supposedly to ask him about his new book, in which the it. Book krishnan gurumurthy contact presenter agent jla.
But things took a slightly bizarre twist as ayoade, who apparently dislikes interviews, turned the interview around and. Richard ayoade and his aversion to selfpromotion the. Which youd think is a book by richard ayoade about richard ayoade. Richard ayoade is an english comedian, actor, writer, tv presenter and director, best known for his roles as dean learner in garth marenghis darkplace and maurice moss in the emmy awardwinning the it crowd, director of the movies submarine and the double, and presenter of. It wasnt ever going to be an interview about richard. Krishnan guru murthy interviews actor and comedian richard ayoade the it crowd, submarine, gadget man, the double about his new book, in. Explore books by richard ayoade with our selection at. Richard ayoade politely destroyed the media interview.
In the following video, that idea is explored for a full four eyeclawing minutes as richard ayoade and krishnan guru murthy embark on what can only be described as one of the most awkward. Richard ayoade speaks to krishnan gurumurthy youtube. The it crowds richard ayoade gives spectactularly awkward c4. During the interview in which ayoade became increasingly blunt, his copresenter jon snow was reduced to fits of laughter offscreen, with guru murthy later calling it the perfect joke interview. Gurumurthy asked him, riffing on the books selfconversational concept. Krishnan guru murthy has spoken out after his bizarre interview with richard ayoade went viral saying the pair were having a laugh. Richard ayoade vs krishnan guru murthy as a viewer, i didnt get the feeling that krishnan was feeling either flustered, tonguetied or even embarrassed, but just that i think he didnt know how. Oct 24, 2014 krishnan guru murthy has had the last word after a particularly traumatic tuesday night interview with richard ayoade in the fourminute promotional channel 4 news segment, the comedian pulled.
I do, and i feel that norway as a nation look to me there should be more norwegians everywhere. Richard ayoade speaks to krishnan gurumurthy channel 4 news. Robert downey jr has spoken for the first time about walking out of an interview with british journalist krishnan guru murthy, calling the channel 4. Submarine director teases krishnan gurumurthy while plugging book. He talks to channel 4 news about why hes so uncomfortable with interviews.
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