Richard Ayoade's Wonderfully Dry Opening Speech for the Virgin Media BAFTA TV Awards 2021

[@GenericCoyote]

The perfect host for this event. Thriving on the awkward energyb

[@GlennDavey]

"Yeah that's right, I'm just doing my thing... you can respond or not... I know my worth" = charisma

[@NellieKAdaba]

Yes

[@wundurra24]

Richard Ayoade is the only reason I watched (some of) the Baftas.

[@cordialman1188]

*"I like things with no atmosphere"* ...Hear! Hear! My fellow introvert and awkward friend

[@NellieKAdaba]

😝

[@troygaspard6732]

Of course any new footage of Mr. Ayoade I will click on, no matter what the form.

[@NellieKAdaba]

👍🏾

[@limerence8365]

Second year on a row I've watched the BAFTAS all the way through and for only one reason...

[@kirstybuchanan8919]

Excellent choice to host.

[@darrenm7064]

He is a breath of fresh air ☺️

[@anjou6497]

His Travel dvds leave me rolling on the floor in hysterics like a puppy.

[@aleahdodson1889]

Omg yes, the one in st Petersburg is hilarious

[@ninaortega8083]

I LOVE HIM SO MUCH

[@joshuablissett3435]

I want to make a movie with Richard he’s hilarious

[@irish66]

"We are here to celebrate people making stuff up whether it be in drama or documentary." Brilliant.

[@limerence8365]

I like how people treat taste in comedy as they would fact.

[@sharicealexandria1]

I love home so much

[@aleahdodson1889]

Yeah, honestly same

[@politeparody1025]

Piers Morgan jealous there's not enough air in the universe to allow him be invited in the Bafta. He's too contagious

[@jackjohnston2221]

Legend

[@anjou6497]

Cant wait for this witty, brain-bustingly intelligent take no prisoners non-sneering sneerer to become the next prime minister.

[@Ohm521]

That is not dry. It's witheringly acidic.

[@shortstuff780]

I only see Moss.

[@MikeWalls7829]

This is like Mitchell and Webb's sketch with the gameshow in the spaceship travelling towards the sun for the gratification of some suicidal billionaire wanna be tv presenter who wants to use a game show to mentally torture the audience for his amusement until we all die, I hope this is satire...

[@MacIntoshMann]

he should host the film awards too. he’d be a lot better than lumley, that’s for sure.

[@gauravsolanki4794]

1:35 Has it become a fashion now?

[@2MrsDavis]

Very dry indeed.

[@ThatCoalSoul]

If you tried removing the anger from Romesh and left the machine on too long - so long in fact that it removed strong personality traits flat out - Richard is the result.

[@gonnahavemesomefun]

1:37 WOAH who is the l̶a̶d̶y̶ person with the hairy pits? Don't get me wrong I am all for it -- not that it matters if I am or not -- it just made me jump.

[@doctordisco337]

dude it’s just a bit of hair chill out

[@gonnahavemesomefun]

@@doctordisco337 ❤️

[@MadcapShambleton]

And the award for best comment goes to...@gonnahavemsomefun! Congratuwelldone!!

[@shootinglight]

Christ those masks are scary.

[@omgwtfbbq_1]

Idk it feels like he's trying too much to be Ricky Gervais

[@lucan9750]

Cringe comment

[@davidbond4595]

Far too dreary and the event host was just not funny this year!

[@BD4-ManchesterIsRed]

He tried to emulate Ricky Gervais and failed.

[@HappyBear376]

Utterly unfunny.

[@BD4-ManchesterIsRed]

That's what happens when one comedian tries to emulate another.

[@davideunbekannt7726]

RA was only ever funny in the IT crowd everything else I have seen him in has been painful to watch.

[@PrivateAckbar]

He was great in Garth Merengue's Dark Place. The commentary is hillarious.

[@LeonVerhulst]

The worst

[@BD4-ManchesterIsRed]

Blatantly tried to emulate Ricky Gervais, but failed.

[@BD4-ManchesterIsRed]

@@b3a7n1k Do I need to? Please make a clever comment next time 🙄

[@BD4-ManchesterIsRed]

@@b3a7n1k Well?

[@BD4-ManchesterIsRed]

@@b3a7n1k You haven't got a clue. Stay off my comments.