Since February 2018, Ayoade has voiced Onion, one of the title characters in the Cartoon Network animated series "Apple & Onion". He also returned to music video directing in 2018, helming the science fiction-inspired video for The Breeders song "Spacewoman". Ayoade was featured in a supporting role as a pompous artist in both parts of Joanna Hogg's two-part drama "The Souvenir". He lent his voice as a talking ice cream cone to the animated comedy sequel "" (2019)–which also featured Noel Fielding– and the English version of the Finnish series "Moominvalley". "Ayoade on Top", his third book published by Faber and Faber, is a tongue-in-cheek ode to the critically maligned romantic comedy "View from the Top" starring Gwyneth Paltrow. The "Financial Times" included "Ayoade on Top" in its collection of the best books of 2019 and Ayoade was ranked 33rd of the 50 best comedians of the 21st century in a 2019 list published by "The Guardian".