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BAFTA Television Awards2014, Awards CeremonyThe 2014 BAFTAs: The acceptance speeches

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"I hope this serves as an inspiration to other nasal men with no facial expression or emotional range..."

Richard Ayeoade accepts the Male Performance in a Comedy Programme.

  • "I've worked with incredible people... I started in TV in black and white."
  • "It's a bit hard on the knees, but I'm not going anywhere yet!"
  • "Can I thank my friend Merk? She's not an actor, she's a teacher and she's just going to think that's funny!"
  • "I hope this serves as an inspiration to other nasal men with no facial expression or emotional range..."
  • "I should've ended up at Bernard Matthews, but she went to my Dad's house and said I should be an actor. So thank you Leslie."
  • "Nina Sosayna. If you ever get the chance to kiss her, do!"
  • "Incidentally, last Christmas Ruth sent me one of these in chocolate. Now I can take it down from the mantlepiece and eat it."
  • "Thank you to my colleagues Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade and Matt Berry for letting me have the biggest dressing room!"
  • "Didn't we do well?"
  • "Without our audience, we're not very special at all, so thank you." (Producer Stuart Blackburn)
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  • "No one is more shocked than we are to think that this would be a BAFTA winning programme!"
  • "This is just a really nice big cherry on a fantastic cake that we all love... That's a terrible analogy, I'm sorry!"
  • "I've made nine productions with David and he really is incredibly special" (Producer Anthony Geffen)
  • "The greatest cast I could ever hope for as a writer"
  • "I just have to say, we're really surprised. If we'd known, someone famous would have been standing here!"

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