Richard Ayoade (born 1977 in Whipps Cross, London
In 2006 Ayoade's character from Darkplace hosted a comedy chat show, Man to Man with Dean Learner, on Channel 4.
Ayoade also directed, co-wrote and co-starred (with Matt Berry) in AD/BC: A Rock Opera, and has appeared on T4.
Ayoade directed the video for the Arctic Monkeys song 'Fluorescent Adolescent'.
Katherine Parkinson, the actress who plays "Jen" on The IT Crowd was his girlfriend for a short time as well.