Armando Iannucci
- 60 years old
- Scottish
- Writer, director, producer and satirist
Press clippings Page 21
Armando Iannucci on the government and the BBC
Cameron and Co's strategy seems to be that, if they can't get rid of public broadcasting, they'll make it unwatchable.
Armando Iannucci, The Guardian, 8th May 2016How comedy became a language of democratic politics
Like all forms of resistance, comedy can both shore up and legitimate existing political structures, yet it can also, in certain moments, work to encourage revision. Here, James Brassett looks specifically at the critical nature of radical British comedy by the likes of Russell Brand, Charlie Brooker, and Stewart Lee and writes that it raises questions about the nature of resistance and reveals the deeply political nature of the British public.
James Brassett, Democratic Audit UK, 18th April 2016What happened to British political comedy?
British political comedy is an endangered species. An impending series of Black Mirror in early 2016 cannot hide the worrying dearth of social commentary in today's offerings. Armando Iannucci lies dormant, Chris Morris is hibernating and Citizen Smith has been resuscitated purely to mock Jeremy Corbyn. Stand-up, safe sitcoms and panel shows numerically engulf political comedies and dominate television schedules. In our politically turbulent era, there should be a glut of programmes savaging political idiocy with humour, yet we have almost none to namecheck. Why?
Rudi Abdallah, Cultured Vultures, 17th December 2015Armando Iannucci on Jeremy Corbyn and his Stalin film
After clearing up at the Emmys, Armando Iannucci has left Veep and returned to the UK. And with lines from his satirical scripts popping up in real speeches, there's no better time to have him back.
Charlotte Edwardes, Evening Standard, 8th October 2015Armando Iannucci on why we should not make TV cuts
The UK's successes in the Emmy awards make a nonsense of talk of cutting back the BBC and selling off Channel Four.
Armando Iannucci, The Observer, 27th September 2015Armando Iannucci's Edinburgh speech in full
Unless you want TV by diktat, defend the BBC.
Armando Iannucci, The Guardian, 26th August 2015Armando Iannucci to direct satire on Stalin
The creator of The Thick of It and Veep will write a feature film based on the graphic novel by Fabien Nury.
James Gill, Radio Times, 15th May 2015Armando Iannucci to give MacTaggart lecture
Armando Iannucci is to deliver the James MacTaggart Memorial lecture at this year's Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.
BBC News, 13th May 2015Just for Laughs in Montreal salutes Armando Iannucci
Armando Iannucci is to be given an honour by Montreal's Just For Laughs comedy festival.
Chortle, 5th May 2015Review: Ballot Monkeys
Comparisons with the The Thick Of It are inevitable. With less swearing and less cynicism, Ballot Monkeys doesn't have savage bite than Armando Iannucci's classic, but can still boast plenty of sharp lines as well as the ability to reflect the realities of campaigning.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd April 2015