Armando Iannucci
- 61 years old
- Scottish
- Writer, director, producer and satirist
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The Death of Stalin review
Armando Iannucci's superlative satire brings together a terrific ensemble.
Eamm Simmonds, The List, 16th October 2017Tucker tells Partridge: 'Brexit is a death cult'
Malcolm Tucker and Alan Partridge, two of Britain's greatest comic creations, have traded insults over Brexit in this week's edition of The Big Issue. Tucker, a staunch Remainer, and Partridge, a Brexiteer, exchange thoughts on the divisive issue via emails - all of which have been published in a four-page feature in the magazine, which is guest-edited by Armando Iannucci, the man behind both characters.
Finlay Greig, i Newspaper, 16th October 2017The Death of Stalin film review
Blimey, but this is a comedy, isn't it? This is a mockery and so it's intended to be barbaric and exaggerated, right? Well, comedy is not a carte blanche for bigotry. There are limits of what's acceptable. We have grown to dismiss blackface and exaggerated representations of homosexuals as a no-go. I think that the humour of The Death of Stalin is plainly founded on xenophobia and prejudices, and so it belongs in a very similar category. Laughing at someone dead on a pool of piss is neither funny nor subversive. It's simply silly and vulgar. Despite the presence of Michael Palin, The Death of Stalin simply isn't The Life of Brian.
Victor Fraga, Dirty Movies, 16th October 2017Armando 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 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 2017