Armando Iannucci
- 61 years old
- Scottish
- Writer, director, producer and satirist
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Simon O'Hagan, Radio Times, 7th June 2017An interview with Armando Iannucci
The creator of The Thick Of It is probably used to being ushered through the corridors of power. We, however, are not. So when we sit down with Armando Iannucci in a secluded corner of the Union's Gladstone Room, it's fair to say we feel a little out of place.
Benn Sheridan, Cherwell, 4th June 2017Armando Iannucci on why he's glad he left Veep
The creator of The Thick of It discusses spin, the 'halcyon' years of George W Bush and being 'close to the end of the world'.
Elle Hunt, The Guardian, 3rd May 2017Armando Iannucci: Jokes will not stop Trump
Armando Iannucci: 'You're on a highway to nowhere if you think jokes are going to stop Donald Trump'.
Daniel Dylan Wray, The Independent, 19th April 2017Armando Iannucci interview
As the modern political sphere further resembles a parody of itself with every passing day, it is becoming harder and harder to avoid asking the following question: Is satire dead?
Dominic Corry, The New Zealand Herald, 1st April 2017IFC 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.
Jeremy Kay, Screen Daily, 12th February 2017Armando 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".
BBC News, 30th December 2016Film 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.
Gareth Hargreaves, On The Box, 22nd December 2016600 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.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th December 2016Is 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.
Zoe Williams, The Guardian, 18th October 2016