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AEO Excellence Awards Host 2023

AEO Awards

Richard Ayoade

Richard Ayoade is a multi-award winning comedian, actor, writer, director and television presenter. Richard is best known for his role in the Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd, for which he won the 2014 BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance, and fronting nine series of the popular Channel 4 programme Travel Man.

He has directed two feature films – Submarine (2010) and The Double (2013) – as well as various music videos for bands. Richard often appears on comedy panel shows such as Big Fat Quiz of the Year, has guest presented Have I Got News For You and has starred in comedy hits such as The Mighty Boosh and Nathan Barley.

Richard presented Channel 4’s factual show Gadget Man and currently presents the revival of The Crystal Maze.

He has written three books Ayoade On Top (2019), Ayoade on Ayoade (2014) and The Grip of Film (2017).

Richard Ayoade headshot in colour

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  • The AEO Awards is great at bringing the community and the industry all together
    Carolyn Mason
    Director, Experience Staff
  • It is so much fun to have a day out with the industry and to just talk to everyone that loves it and is so passionate about it
    Nico Stanford
    Senior Sales Manager, Olympia London
  • It's great to have such a strong association supporting the industry and driving us all forward
    Mark Sullivan
    Head of Circdata, Circdata
  • I wanted to congratulate you both, and the wider AEO team, on such a fantastic awards ceremony last week. I have not attended the AEO Awards for several years, and perhaps I forgot just how much of a special day it is… it was incredibly well organised, and it was such a wonderful occasion.
    Ashley Roberts
    Managing Director, CONNECT
  • What a fantastic AEO Awards last Friday; such a buzz and a brilliant afternoon all round. Thank you all for putting on such a fabulous event. What Else Events will be back next year with an even stronger case. For now, being a Finalist is a major achievement in such a competitive category.
    Tim Else
    Founder & Managing Director, What Else Events
  • It was lovely to see you and the team and we had a fantastic night thank you! Everything looked incredible and it was a great event to be part of. Thank you
    Becky Oldham
    Marketing Manager, NEC Group

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