Armando Iannucci
- 61 years old
- Scottish
- Writer, director, producer and satirist
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Armando Iannucci's lockdown watch
Ran, Kurosawa's 'uplifting' film about poverty and Chernobyl are on the viewing roster of the Avenue 5 creator, who calls on the UK 'government to prioritise the arts sector'.
Rich Pelley, The Guardian, 19th June 2020Armando Iannucci warns of terrifying future for arts
The Thick Of It creator Armando Iannucci has warned that the coronavirus crisis may destroy the UK's cultural landscape if the government doesn't offer financial support to save it.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 9th June 2020Armando Iannucci leads calls for a 'Boo for Boris'
Scottish satirist Armando Iannucci has led the growing calls for a national "boo for Boris".
Gregor Young, The National (Scotland), 25th May 2020The Thick of It cast & creators look back at the sitcom
The comedy that gave us Malcolm Tucker was funny because it was true, but for politicians it was harrowing, says Ed Cumming. He speaks to Armando Iannucci, Peter Capaldi, Rebecca Front, Chris Addison and others about marzipan dildos, loudmouth spads, and ministers with no status or power as the show turns 15-years-old.
Ed Cumming, The Independent, 16th May 2020Armando Iannucci on the current comedy landscape
How can I be funny when there is nothing to laugh about?
Armando Iannucci, The Big Issue, 27th April 2020Armando Iannucci says coronavirus a 'creative dilemma'
Armando Iannucci has said that coronavirus has left him with a "creative dilemma" that is forcing him to reconsider the plot for an upcoming series of his TV programme. The writer and director told The Big Issue that the second series of his comedy Avenue 5 features a "chaotic fight for survival led by a broken leadership among dwindling supplies". However, he added that he is now not certain whether the public want to hear jokes on the subject of "death lotteries" in the current climate.
Bolton News, 21st April 2020The Personal History of David Copperfield review
Armando Iannucci both respects and reinvents the novel in a wonderfully entertaining adaptation full to bursting with fantastic comic performances.
Mark Kermode, The Observer, 26th January 2020Interview: Armando Iannucci
The writer-director is juggling two very different projects, but both are signature Ianucci,
Valentina Valentini, Esquire, 24th January 2020David Copperfield adaptation is brilliantly inclusive
Dickens's story is very funny in The Thick Of It mastermind's hands with a bonus of wonderful casting.
Cath Clarke, The Big Issue, 24th January 2020The Personal History of David Copperfield review
This isn't a traditional, staid, by-the-numbers affair.
BBC, 24th January 2020