Armando Iannucci
- 61 years old
- Scottish
- Writer, director, producer and satirist
Press clippings Page 21
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.
Andrew Blair, Den Of Geek, 17th October 2016Scanlan 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.
Hanna Flint, Metro, 6th September 2016Armando 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.
Hanna Flint, Metro, 30th June 2016Armando Iannucci wouldn't write The Thick of It now
"Rather than joke about it, I'd sooner urge people to change it"
Jacob Stolworthy, The Independent, 11th June 2016Armando 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.
Joel Golby, Vice.com, 12th May 2016Armando 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 2015