Armando Iannucci
- 61 years old
- Scottish
- Writer, director, producer and satirist
Press clippings
Dr Strangelove director Sean Foley on Steve Coogan's extraordinary performance
Foley and Armando Iannucci have adapted Stanley Kubrick's classic satirical film for the theatre. It's more relevant now than ever, they say.
Lauren Murphy, The Sunday Times, 15th December 2024Dr Strangelove play to be screened in cinemas
A recording of the stage version of Dr Strangelove starring Steve Coogan will be released in cinemas from 27th March 2025.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd December 2024Armando Iannucci launches production company with BBC Studios deal
BBC Studios has announced a development partnership with Armando Iannucci's new production company, Touchscreen.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd December 2024Richard Gadd tops The List magazine's Hot 100
Richard Gadd has been placed in the top spot of The List's Hot 100, a rundown of people who have made a mark on Scotland's cultural scene over the last 12 months. Other comics to appear in the list include Susie McCabe, Ashley Storrie and Ray Bradshaw.
British Comedy Guide, 28th November 2024Armando Iannucci readies social media satire
Armando Iannucci's next project looks set to be satirical movie about social media, as he reveals he plans to shoot his long-gestating idea for a film set in Silicon Valley next year.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd November 2024Dr Strangelove review
Of course, satire should always be serious, but go in a better frame of mood to really enjoy it.
Howard Loxton, British Theatre Guide, 7th November 2024Dr Strangelove review
Maybe we should call him Steve Sellers, or perhaps Peter Coogan... Either way, comedian Steve Coogan makes a fine fist of channelling the maniacal ghost of the late Peter Sellers in one of his best-known films: Stanley Kubrick's satire of nuclear Armageddon, Dr. Strangelove.
Patrick Marmion, Daily Mail, 1st November 2024Armando Iannucci: "Scandals at the BBC happen because of the command structure"
As their new series explores Hollywood's "existential crisis", the writer-director, and showrunner Jon Brown, discuss the influence of tech billionaires and why modern politics is beyond satire.
Rachael Sigee, i Newspaper, 1st November 2024Dr Strangelove review
It is really Coogan who makes Dr Strangelove a classic production, mixing hard-hitting satire with knockabout humour
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st October 2024Dr Strangelove review
Coogan is bang on the button.
John Nathan, The Jewish Chronicle, 31st October 2024