Armando Iannucci
- 60 years old
- Scottish
- Writer, director, producer and satirist
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Armando Iannucci's political satire returns for its fourth series - the first since Labour was ousted from government - and the good news is that it's still brilliant. The MPs, advisers and civil servants of the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship are now working for a coalition government yet, unsurprisingly, are no more effective at their jobs. The department has created a new digital project aimed at teenagers but spin doctor Stewart Pearson (Vincent Franklin) decides that it should be launched by the Secretary of State (Roger Allam) - a man who has not only had no involvement in its development but is also digitally illiterate. Sadly it's a Peter Capaldi-free episode but he returns next week.
Catherine Gee, The Telegraph, 7th September 2012Iannucci slams American 'buffoons' Thick of It remake
Armando Iannucci says American remake of his political satire The Thick Of It 'was terrible'.
The Telegraph, 4th September 2012Armando Iannucci v Andrew Rawnsley
As The Thick of It returns to TV for what may be the last time, its creator, satirist Armando Iannucci, is challenged by Observer chief political commentator Andrew Rawnsley to get serious about politics...
Andrew Rawnsley, The Observer, 2nd September 2012The final series of The Thick Of It?
Armando Iannucci, the creator of hit political comedy The Thick Of It, has signalled there's unlikely to be any more series of the show.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd September 2012Armando Iannucci on Veep, interview
Armando Iannucci, creator of The Thick of It, tries to convince Jasper Rees that the female vice president in his new White House satire is not Sarah Palin.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 25th June 2012Interview: Armando Iannucci, writer and director
Armando Iannucci receiving an OBE was enough to make former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell tweet 'hypocrisy'. But, hears Stephen McGinty, the Scottish scourge of the political classes is having none of it - he's just turned his sights on the Americans.
Stephen McGinty, The Scotsman, 25th June 2012Armando Iannucci on the return of Malcolm Tucker
Armando Iannucci promises lots of biting comedy as the new series takes inspiration from everything from the Tory/LibDem coalition to the Leveson Inquiry.
John Millar, Daily Record, 24th June 2012Armando Iannucci on how he's skewering America
It's a tale of thwarted political ambition - but Armando Iannucci's new US sitcom is in a different world, he tells .
Sarah Hughes, The Independent, 23rd June 2012On top form, this soars like an eagle above just about every other comedy and panel show on TV. In this episode Downton Abbey's Mr Carson, Jim Carter, reveals himself to be a bit of a comedy star, deadpanning a tale of how he serves the Downton cast lunch in his butler pomp when they are off duty. Meanwhile, young whippersnapper Jack Whitehall has fun with a story about a lady and his duvet "toggage". But it's Armando Iannucci's tale of a baboon and a visit to a safari park that sends everyone into surreal flights of fancy.
Alison Graham, Radio Times, 22nd June 2012Alan Partridge to battle media giant in upcoming movie
Armando Iannucci has revealed the highly anticipated Alan Partridge movie will see the hapless presenter doing battle with a media giant.
Albertina Lloyd, The Independent, 21st June 2012