Armando Iannucci

IFC buys Armando Iannucci's The Death of Stalin

The seven-figure North American deal came together quickly in Berlin on Saturday and reunites the distributor and director of In The Loop.

Armando Iannucci: Jokes about thin-skinned Donald Trump

It is amusing to tell jokes about "thin-skinned" Donald Trump because at the moment he only responds on Twitter and "doesn't have his hand on any more important buttons", says Armando Iannucci.

The satirist responsible for The Thick of It and Veep told Radio 4's PM programme that he has a "deep fear" that in 18 months Trump will "do or say something so appalling and catastrophic it will take years to recover".

Film of the day - Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Steve Coogan's revels in the role of the fading one-time talk show host now graveyard shift local radio DJ Alan Partridge. The Partridge character has evolved over 20 years, a period in which he has seen his star rise and fall - courtesy of killing a guest on live TV.

600 Limmy Vines to be screened at film festival

600 vines by playful, provocative Glaswegian comedian Limmy, aka Brian Limond, are to be screened in one evening as part of the forthcoming London Short Film Festival 2017, which runs from 6th-15th January. After the screening there will be an onstage Q&A with fellow Scot Armando Iannucci.

Is satire dead? Comics on why there are so few laughs

It's hard to poke fun at politicians in an era when they're held in contempt and every joke is policed for offence, say top television writers.

On The Hour: revisiting a brilliant radio comedy

Armando Iannucci & Chris Morris' BBC Radio 4 news spoof not only gave rise to Alan Partridge but also launched countless comedy careers.

Scanlan has asked Iannucci to write a Brexit special

Joanna Scanlan - who played Terri in the critically-acclaimed BBC comedy series - told Metro.co.uk British politics had gone 'beyond The Thick Of It' and that she had even asked Iannucci to write about it.

Armando Iannucci wants you to stop giving him credit

The Thick Of It creator wants to you to stop giving him credit for the UK's mad politics.

Armando Iannucci wouldn't write The Thick of It now

"Rather than joke about it, I'd sooner urge people to change it"

Armando Iannucci about 'The Armando Iannucci Shows'

I spoke to Armando about CGI, Hugh, performing in front of a room full of unimpressed children, life, and also death.