Richard Ayoade

The Barcelona episode of Travel Man, with Kathy Burke, turns a short holiday into an exercise in comic efficiency. Ayoade’s formal wording and dry commentary repeatedly rub against the expected enthusiasm of a travel programme. Start there for a presenter who can make an itinerary sound faintly absurd simply by describing it with excessive precision. The timing works through contrast with his guest and the activity, making a measured reaction as useful as a fully prepared joke.