Afterthoughts, 9780571398201
Hardcover
Richard Ayoade ponders life’s absurdities with hilarious, insightful, and reluctant wisdom.
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Afterthoughts

wisdom for the unreflective

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  • Hardcover

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    23 October 2025

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Summary

Afterthoughts: The Wit and Wisdom of Richard Ayoade

TV detectives need a gimmick. Mine would be not caring who did it.

If, when one door shuts, another door opens, there’s something wrong with your doors. They shouldn’t be doing that.

Where’s the box to tick if you ARE a robot?

My mother used to say Manners Maketh the Man, but I didn’t think it was very mannerly of her to make fun of my lisp.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780571398201
ISBN-10:0571398200
Author:Richard Ayoade
Publisher:Faber & Faber
Imprint:Faber & Faber
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:23 October 2025
Weight:0g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm
About The Author

Richard Ayoade

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 IT Crowd, for which he was awarded a BAFTA for Best Performance in a Comedy.

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