A pilot was shot, lifting the script directly from the Channel 4 version’s first episode, but a regime change at American network NBC meant it never saw the light of day. Host Richard Ayoade was left stunned after one member of the London Girls lost her wig during the latest episode of the Channel 4 gameshow.
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He half-heartedly attempted to crack AmericaĪyoade was the only cast member from The IT Crowd to be asked to participate in a proposed American remake of the series, Chris O’Dowd replaced by Community star Joel McHale, and Katherine Parkinson replaced by Jessica St. After a successful, nostalgia-filled comeback in October, The Crystal Maze is officially returning to TV screens. CrystalMazeMaze Master Richard Ayoade guides teams of intrepid contestants through t. Richard Ayoade will be the new host of the hit TV show Jason LaVeris/Getty. Reports in The Sun are claiming that classic game show The Crystal Maze will return TV as part of Channel Read More By Ian Wolf. Their first mediation session isnt going swimmingly. While Ayoade has expressed anxiety about being himself when appearing on television, he has claimed that each presenting role he’s taken has involved him, to some extent, playing a character, which makes it easier. Richard Ayoade returns with a new celebrity special, and more importantly, a new zone to explore in the Maze.
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The Crystal Maze marks Ayoade’s third gig as a Channel 4 TV presenter, having hosted the technology series Gadget Man and the documentary series Travel Man, in which he tours different parts of the world alongside celebrity guests. This run was cancelled after three series with the final episodes airing in 2020. Ayoade followed up Submarine with 2013’s The Double, a black comedy based on the Fyodor Dostoyevsky novella of the same name, which starred Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska.Īlong with film directing, Ayoade has in recent years become a regular on Channel 4 documentary series. In 2017, the broadcaster began airing new episodes of the game, after reviving it following the 2016 special, revamping its format and creating several standard episodes along additional celebrity specials, and appointing Richard Ayoade as host.