It’s weird. There have been folks who have been charmed endlessly by this man, and then there are folks like me who saw him for the hypersexual creep that he has always been.

Also, it’s been known that Katherine Ryan has effectively called him out to his face on a panel show, and also did a documentary with Louis Theroux and talking about Russel Brand’s behaviour without directly or indirectly addressing him for litigious reasons.

Just checked the guy’s YouTube, and it seems he is on the anti-vax, right-wing train for some time.

Here is a reddit thread from about 9 months ago when it was just rumours:

https://old.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/z2pnjz/which_famous_british_comedian_is_katherine_ryan

Richard Ayoade’s publicist is having a bad week.