Armando Iannucci
- 61 years old
- Scottish
- Writer, director, producer and satirist
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Armando Iannucci and the Soviet Union's omnishambles
The Death of Stalin is an irresistible romp, skilfully walking the tightrope between horror and horrified laughter, and never less than thoroughly entertaining. Only at the very end of the film does the tone switch.
i Newspaper, 15th October 2017Armando Iannucci interview
'I was saved from being a reject by comedy'
Tim Lewis, The Observer, 15th October 2017Armando Iannucci: Why I'm doing Tucker v Partridge
Inside Armando Iannucci's Big Issue guest edit: Alan Partridge v Malcolm Tucker, John Oliver on dealing with Donald Trump, Stewart Lee on fatbergs, Susan Calman's Letter To My Younger Self - and more.
Andrew Burns, The Big Issue, 13th October 2017Death of satire: Iannucci is Trumped by real-life clown
The Scottish star used to lampoon Westminster and Washington but has ditched US politics to mock Soviet tyrant Stalin instead.
Siobhan Synnot, Daily Record, 8th October 2017Armando Iannucci talks Stalin/Trump and future projects
Iannucci has his next two projects set after the release of The Death Of Stalin, which comes out in the UK and Ireland via eOne on October 20. First up is something of a passion project for Iannucci, a feature film adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel David Copperfield that he is co-writing with Simon Blackwell, who previously worked with Iannucci on In The Loop and Veep.
Tom Grater, Screen Daily, 8th October 2017Armando Iannucci gets HBO pilot order for space comedy
HBO has greenlighted a pilot and picked up backup scripts for Avenue 5 (working title), a new comedy from Veep creator Iannucci. Created, written and executive produced by Iannucci, Avenue 5 is set in the future, mostly in space. (Word is that the comedy is set on a spaceship.) The pilot is expected to film in London in 2018.
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25th September 2017Russia considers banning The Death of Stalin
Culture ministry adviser says comedy is a 'planned provocation' and may be part of western plot to destabilise Russia.
Marc Bennetts, The Guardian, 20th September 2017Why Armando Iannucci has upset Russian hardliners
The Death of Stalin has been met with critical acclaim. But it's no surprise that some in Russia are failing to see the funny side of the Soviet spoof.
The Guardian, 20th September 2017The arrival of Armando Iannucci
In his first non-spin-off film, the writer-director hits on something profound.
Christian Butler, Spiked, 18th September 2017Strong & Stable: no one's safe in Schneider's podcast
Launched for the general election, it's a shame this sharp slice of satire isn't sticking around for a bit longer.
Hannah Verdier, The Guardian, 8th June 2017