Armando Iannucci
- 60 years old
- Scottish
- Writer, director, producer and satirist
Press clippings Page 37
Iannacci in talks with HBO over US Thick of It
Comedy writer and director Armando Iannucci has re-entered talks with HBO to create a US version of BBC political satire The Thick of It.
Michael Rosser, Broadcast, 24th April 2009All change for Thick of It cast?
One thing Armando Iannucci may well be doing is sitting at a desk somewhere writing the new series of The Thick of It. Which, in the wake of In the Loop, is going to be massively anticipated, unspeakably brilliant and, more importantly, extremely confusing. Because while In the Loop's furious and profane Malcolm Tucker and even more furious sidekick Jamie have just helped start a war, the rest of The Thick of It's band of spineless miscreants were conspicuous in their absence.
Tom Meltzer, The Guardian, 21st April 2009Armando Iannucci: Making In The Loop
I managed to break into the State Department when I was out in DC researching the movie. I had a terrible, amateur BBC identity pass, with basically my face printed off Google and my name under it. A child could have produced it in twenty seconds.
Armando Iannucci, The Huffington Post, 20th April 2009You could make it up
As a plot, it sounds far-fetched. A spat between political bloggers. A Downing Street adviser writes scurrilous e-mails about smearing the opposition. The story comes out and he resigns. All played out over a bank holiday weekend. Except that you could make it up - and it's likely that writer Armando Iannucci already has.
Georgina Pattinson, Today Programme, 14th April 2009The Thick of It to return
A further eight episodes of BBC satirical comedy The Thick of It are in the pipeline, creator Armando Iannucci has confirmed. Iannucci said in an update today on social networking site Twitter that he was working on eight new scripts.
Robin Parker, Broadcast, 6th April 2009That's me and him from The Sopranos
In the Loop - a political farce set in London and Washington - is the brilliant cinematic debut of Armando Iannucci. Here, in a candid behind-the-scenes diary, the satirist reveals the joys of playing basketball with star James Gandolfini and the pleasure of a hometown screening in front of his eightysomething mum ...
Armando Iannucci, The Observer, 22nd March 2009In the Loop review
Anticipation surrounding Armando Iannucci's film directing debut has been high, as befits arguably the most influential man in British comedy over the last two decades, and In The Loop exceeds almost all of those expectations.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 11th February 2009Armando Iannucci - Comedy of Errors
It's utterly fitting that Armando Iannucci's In the Loop opens this year's Glasgow Film festival. His debut film, like the festival, is brave, funny and a real crowd pleaser.
Doug Johnstone, The List, 5th February 2009UK premiere for In The Loop
Armando Iannucci's In The Loop is to receive its British premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival next month. The spin-off from the BBC satire The Thick Of It will be unveiled at the Sundance Film Festival tonight, where it has already been highly praised by reviewers who attended a preview screening, before heading to Iannucci's birthplace.
Chortle, 22nd January 2009Star of British TV satire set to conquer America
Armando Iannucci, creator of the BBC's acclaimed The Thick of It, heads a record number of British entries at the Sundance film festival with a new political comedy featuring the star of The Sopranos.
Vanessa Thorpe, The Observer, 11th January 2009