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BAFTA TV Awards 2021: Richard Ayoade wins fans with one liners and takes cheeky swipe at Big Narstie


Richard Ayoade delighted viewers with his dry one liners and witty sense of humour as he hosted the BAFTA TV Awards 2021 on Sunday.

The actor, 44, ripped into Normal People’s Paul Mescal, 25, calling him an ‘absolute b*****d’ and teased actor Greg Davies, 53, during the ceremony, leaving some fans to say he ‘smashed’ the presenting gig.

However, Richard divided opinion as he took a very cheeky swipe at Big Narstie, 35, over his chaotic video acceptance speech after winning the Comedy Entertainment Programme category.

Going for it: Richard Ayoade delighted viewers with his dry one liners and witty sense of humour as he hosted the BAFTA TV Awards 2021 in London on Sunday

Going for it: Richard Ayoade delighted viewers with his dry one liners and witty sense of humour as he hosted the BAFTA TV Awards 2021 in London on Sunday

After hearing that his series The Big Narstie show had been victorious, the rapper started to speak and his pals spoke over him chanting ‘speech, speech, speech’.

When Big Narstie did manage to start thanking the cast and crew, one of the excited men with him repeated the words and made it hard to hear what was going on. 

Before the camera went from the chaotic video call to the studio, one of the team shouted: ‘Everyone doubted you now Narstie, now you’ve won a BAFTA.’

Once the camera was back on him, Richard ensured to keep a straight-face as he declared: ‘Don’t do drugs.’ 

Joke: The presenter, 44, divided opinion as he took a cheeky swipe at Big Narstie, 35, over his chaotic video acceptance speech after winning the Comedy Entertainment Programme category, with the rapper joined by co-host Mo Gilligan and the show's producers for the call

Joke: The presenter, 44, divided opinion as he took a cheeky swipe at Big Narstie, 35, over his chaotic video acceptance speech after winning the Comedy Entertainment Programme category, with the rapper joined by co-host Mo Gilligan and the show’s producers for the call

Although getting a few laughs in the socially-distanced venue, some viewers at home thought Richard’s jibe was a little harsh, saying that it was a ‘cheap laugh’.

One tweeted: ‘Implying everyone from the big narstie show is on drugs for a cheap laugh………probably means you need to try harder at comedy #BAFTAS’

And another added: ‘Oucchh @RichardAyoade saying ‘Don’t do drugs’ after @MoTheComedian and @bignarstie won an award’

Richard also cheekily ripped into Normal People star Paul Mescal, who won in the Lead Actor category and dedicated his award to co-star Daisy Edgar Jones.

Chaos: After hearing that his series had been victorious, the rapper started to speak and his pals spoke over him chanting 'speech, speech, speech' before repeating all of his words

Chaos: After hearing that his series had been victorious, the rapper started to speak and his pals spoke over him chanting ‘speech, speech, speech’ before repeating all of his words

'Ouch': Some viewers took to Twitter to comment on the very dry jibe during the night

‘Ouch’: Some viewers took to Twitter to comment on the very dry jibe during the night

Not impressed: But others thought Richard was making a 'cheap laugh' with the comment

Not impressed: But others thought Richard was making a ‘cheap laugh’ with the comment

After Paul delivered a sweet speech thanking the show’s team and his family, Richard quipped that the actor is such ‘a b****d’ as he left the stage.

While elsewhere during the show, Richard dropped another of his one-liners at the expense of Greg Davies who was speaking with the nominees for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme.

Although trying to make conversation and be witty, it seemed as if some of the stars were not hearing his comments which created a rather awkward silent moment.

Richard then interjected by sarcastically saying: ‘Zoom is great for banter, isn’t it Greg?’  

Nobody's safe: Richard also ripped into Paul Mescal, 25, and actor Greg Davies, 53, during the ceremony as well as the cast of Casualty who were hit with technical difficulties

Nobody’s safe: Richard also ripped into Paul Mescal, 25, and actor Greg Davies, 53, during the ceremony as well as the cast of Casualty who were hit with technical difficulties

Oh dear! Despite trying to keep its attendees safe during the pandemic, the ceremony wasn't without tech issues as the cast of Casualty accepted the Soap And Continuing Drama award

Oh dear! Despite trying to keep its attendees safe during the pandemic, the ceremony wasn’t without tech issues as the cast of Casualty accepted the Soap And Continuing Drama award

And there was more Zoom-related jokes when the cast of Casualty accepted the award for Soap And Continuing Drama via the video platform.

The stars appeared from the show’s set via Zoom, but it seemed the router may need some adjustments as their speech was plagued by a poor connection.

Nothing the technical difficulties, a fixture of many awards in 2021 due to the reliance on Zoom and satellite technology, Richard ended the speech with the words: ‘Get a new router.’ 

Several people watching the show praised Richard for his sense of humour and unforgiving quips about several of the nominees on the night.

Harsh? After Normal People star Paul delivered a sweet and emotional speech thanking the show's team and his family, Richard quipped that the actor is such 'a b****d' as he left the stage

Harsh? After Normal People star Paul delivered a sweet and emotional speech thanking the show’s team and his family, Richard quipped that the actor is such ‘a b****d’ as he left the stage

Praise: Both Paul and his co-star Daisy Edgar Jones earned praise for their performances as the lovestruck pair Marianne and Connell in the drama Normal People

Praise: Both Paul and his co-star Daisy Edgar Jones earned praise for their performances as the lovestruck pair Marianne and Connell in the drama Normal People

Taking to Twitter during the show, one person penned: ‘And the #BAFTA for everything in the the entire universe goes to… Richard Ayoade!’

And another penned: ‘Can Richard Ayoade just host and other star in everything from now on? I’m officially done with awards ceremonies but he makes everything great. #BAFTAS’

While someone else added: ‘All award shows should be hosted by Richard Ayoade please and thank you.’

Also singing the comedian’s praises, another fan wrote: ‘Award shows can be dull but Richard Ayoade presenting and making comments on every winner and moment has made the BAFTA tv awards hilarious.’

Loving it: Several BAFTA Award viewers applauded Richard's presenting style, with some saying he 'smashed' the gig and should present all the award shows

Loving it: Several BAFTA Award viewers applauded Richard’s presenting style, with some saying he ‘smashed’ the gig and should present all the award shows

Sunday’s BAFTA TV Awards celebrated and rewarded the very best programmes and performances of 2020. 

The evening was hosted by Richard Ayoade and featured performances by Years & Years and Alexis Ffrench 

While Line Of Duty’s Adrian Dunbar, Bill Bailey, Jon Snow, Oti Mabuse, Rob Beckett, Rose Matafeo, Sanjeev Bhaskar, and Zawe Ashton acted as presenters.

Other guest presenters – Catherine O’Hara, Jon Snow, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jamie Demetriou, Tommy Jessop, Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse – appeared via video call during the ceremony. 

Following its three wins at the British Academy Television Craft Awards in May, I May Destroy You, won two more BAFTAs on Sunday, for Mini-Series and Leading Actress for Michaela Coel.

The drama series follows a woman who seeks to rebuild her life after a sexual assault.

Important: The Awards saw Diversity triumph, with Ashley Banjo reflecting on the 'torrent of abuse' he received following the troupe's BLM-inspired performance

Important: The Awards saw Diversity triumph, with Ashley Banjo reflecting on the ‘torrent of abuse’ he received following the troupe’s BLM-inspired performance 

Elsewhere, the Leading Actor award was won by first-time nominee Paul Mescal for his performance as Connell in Normal People.

Malachi Kirby, another first-time winner, won for his performance in Small Axe in the Supporting Actor category. Small Axe had led this year’s nominations with 15 nods.

And Small Axe – which features five films that tell stories about lives of West Indian immigrants in London from the 1960s to the 1980s – also picked up two Leading Actor nominations with John Boyega and Shaun Parkes both receiving nods.

Rakie Ayola also won her first BAFTA for Supporting Actress for her performance in Anthony.

Another first-time nominee, Aimee Lou Wood scooped a gong in Female Performance in a Comedy Programme for playing Aimee Gibbs in Sex Education. 

Male Performance in a Comedy Programme was awarded to Charlie Cooper for his performance in This Country. 

Comedian Romesh Ranganathan received the BAFTA for Entertainment Performance for The Ranganation.

Prestigious: Michaela Coel also won two awards for her critically lauded drama I May Destroy You

Prestigious: Michaela Coel also won two awards for her critically lauded drama I May Destroy You

Save Me Too received the BAFTA for Drama Series and Sitting in Limbo won for Single Drama.

The Big Narstie Show won Comedy Entertainment Programme, its first win following its previous nomination in 2019. And the BAFTA for Entertainment Programme was awarded to Life & Rhymes while Scripted Comedy was awarded to Inside No 9.      

The School That Tried to End Racism received the BAFTA for Reality & Constructed Factual. Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace won in the Features category. They Saw the Sun First won the BAFTA for Short Form Programme.

Casualty was awarded the BAFTA for Soap & Continuing Drama, its first since 2018. The Great House Giveaway won the BAFTA in the new Daytime category.

News Coverage was awarded to Sky News’ Inside Idlib, and the award for Current Affairs was presented to America’s War on Abortion (Exposure). International was awarded to Welcome to Chechnya: The Gay Purge (Storyville).

Spread out: The guests and nominees all sat spaced out in the venue to abide by Covid safety rules, and all attendees wore masks unless they took to the stage to present an award

Spread out: The guests and nominees all sat spaced out in the venue to abide by Covid safety rules, and all attendees wore masks unless they took to the stage to present an award

Once Upon a Time in Iraq received the BAFTA for Factual Series, Locked In: Breaking the Silence (Storyville) won Single Documentary and The Surgeon’s Cut won Specialist Factual. 

England V West Indies Test Cricket triumphed in the Sport category, while the award for Live Event was presented to Springwatch 2020. 

And Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment, the only award voted for by the public, was scooped by Britain’s Got Talent for the moment when Diversity performed a routine inspired by the events of 2020. 

The category also saw nods to Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) being revealed as Lady Whistledown in Bridgerton and when Luke Skywalker appeared in the climax of The Mandalorian’s second season. 

BAFTA TV Awards 2021: Winners

DRAMA SERIES

GANGS OF LONDON

I HATE SUZIE

SAVE ME TOO – WINNER

THE CROWN

LEADING ACTOR

JOHN BOYEGA – Small Axe

JOSH O’CONNOR – The Crown

PAAPA ESSIEDU – I May Destroy You

PAUL MESCAL – Normal People – WINNER

SHAUN PARKES – Small Axe

WALEED ZUAITER – Baghdad Central

LEADING ACTRESS

BILLIE PIPER – I Hate Suzie

DAISY EDGAR-JONES – Normal People 

HAYLEY SQUIRES – Adult Material 

JODIE COMER – Killing Eve

LETITIA WRIGHT – Small Axe

MICHAELA COEL – I May Destroy You – WINNER

SUPPORTING ACTOR

KUNAL NAYYAR – Criminal: UK

MALACHI KIRBY – Small Axe – WINNER

MICHAEL SHEEN – Quiz

MICHEAL WARD – Small Axe 

RUPERT EVERETT – Adult Material

TOBIAS MENZIES – The Crown

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

HELENA BONHAM CARTER – The Crown

LEILA FARZAD – I Hate Suzie 

RAKIE AYOLA – Anthony – WINNER

SIENA KELLY – Adult Material

SOPHIE OKONEDO – Criminal: UK 

WERUCHE OPIA – I May Destroy You

COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME

CHARLIE BROOKER’S ANTIVIRAL WIPE 

ROB & ROMESH VS Jack Shillaker

THE BIG NARSTIE SHOW – WINNER

THE RANGANATION

FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME

AIMEE LOU WOOD – Sex Education – WINNER

DAISY HAGGARD – Breeders

DAISY MAY COOPER – This Country

EMMA MACKEY – Sex Education 

GBEMISOLA IKUMELO – Famalam

MAE MARTIN – Feel Good

MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME

CHARLIE COOPER – This Country -WINNER

GUZ KHAN – Man Like Mobeen

JOSEPH GILGUN – Brassic

NCUTI GATWA – Sex Education

PAUL RITTER – Friday Night Dinner

REECE SHEARSMITH – Inside No.9

MINI-SERIES

ADULT MATERIAL

I MAY DESTROY YOU – WINNER

NORMAL PEOPLE 

SMALL AXE

CURRENT AFFAIRS

AMERICA’S WAR ON ABORTION (EXPOSURE) – WINNER

ITALY’S FRONTLINE: A DOCTOR’S DIARY

THE BATTLE FOR HONG KONG (DISPATCHES)

THE CYPRUS PAPERS UNDERCOVER (AL JAZEERA INVESTIGATIONS)

DAYTIME

JIMMY MCGOVERN’S MOVING ON 

RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES

THE CHASE 

THE GREAT HOUSE GIVEAWAY – WINNER

ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE

ADAM HILLS – The Last Leg

BRADLEY WALSH – Beat the Chasers

CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN – Strictly Come Dancing

DAVID MITCHELL – Would I Lie to You? At Christmas 

GRAHAM NORTON – The Graham Norton Show 

ROMESH RANGANATHAN – The Ranganation – WINNER

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME

ANT & DEC’S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY 

LIFE & RHYMES – WINNER

STRICTLY COME DANCING 

THE MASKED SINGER

FACTUAL SERIES

CRIME & PUNISHMENT

HOSPITAL

LOSING IT: OUR MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY 

ONCE UPON A TIME IN IRAQ – WINNER

FEATURES

BIG ZUU’S BIG EATS

LONG LOST FAMILY: BORN WITHOUT TRACE – WINNER

MORTIMER AND WHITEHOUSE: GONE FISHING 

THE REPAIR SHOP  

NEWS COVERAGE

BBC NEWS AT TEN: PRIME MINISTER ADMITTED TO INTENSIVE CARE 

CHANNEL 4 NEWS: DETERRING DEMOCRACY 

NEWSNIGHT: COVID CARE CRISIS 

SKY NEWS: INSIDE IDLIB – WINNER

REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL

MASTERCHEF: THE PROFESSIONALS 

RACE ACROSS THE WORLD 

THE SCHOOL THAT TRIED TO END RACISM – WINNER

THE WRITE OFFS 

SINGLE DRAMA

ANTHONY

BBW (ON THE EDGE)

SITTING IN LIMBO – WINNER

THE WINDERMERE CHILDREN

SOAP & CONTINUING DRAMA

CASUALTY – WINNER

CORONATION STREET

EASTENDERS

HOLLYOAKS  

INTERNATIONAL

LITTLE AMERICA 

LOVECRAFT COUNTRY

UNORTHODOX

WELCOME TO CHECHNYA: THE GAY PURGE (STORYVILLE) – WINNER

LIVE EVENT

LIFE DRAWING LIVE! 

SPRINGWATCH – WINNER

THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION FESTIVAL OF REMEMBRANCE

THE THIRD DAY: AUTUMN Production Team 

SCRIPTED COMEDY

GHOSTS 

INSIDE NO. 9 – WINNER 

MAN LIKE MOBEEN

THIS COUNTRY

SHORT FORM PROGRAMME

CRIPTALES 

DISABLED NOT DEFEATED: THE ROCK BANS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES – DELTA 7 

THE MAIN PART 

THEY SAW THE SUN FIRST – WINNER

SINGLE DOCUMENTARY

AMERICAN MURDER: THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR 

ANTON FERDINAND: FOOTBALL, RACISM & ME

LOCKED IN: BREAKING THE SILENCE (STORYVILLE) – WINNER

SURVIVING COVID 

VIRGIN MEDIA’S MUST-SEE MOMENT (voted for by the public)

BRIDGERTON – Penelope is revealed as Lady Whistledown 

BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT – Diversity perform a routine inspired by the events of 2020 – WINNER

EASTENDERS – Gray kills Chantelle  

GOGGLEBOX – Reactions to Boris Johnson’s press conference

NIGELLA’S COOK, EAT, REPEAT – Mee-cro-wah-vay

THE MANDALORIAN – Luke Skywalker arrives

 



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