Richard Ayoade is a British comedian, actor, writer and director born in 1977 in London. He studied law at Cambridge University, where he won the Martin Steele Prize for play production. As a director, Ayoade has created many music videos for bands such as Arctic Monkeys, The Last Shadow Puppets, and Vampire Weekend, including Arctic Monkeys' "Florescent Adolescence," his first video. He has also collaborated with Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys, directing videos for two songs by Turner's group The Last Shadow Puppets.