Armando Iannucci
- 61 years old
- Scottish
- Writer, director, producer and satirist
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Dr Strangelove review
Steve Coogan is stellar but this is a safe spin on a classic.
Alice Saville, The Independent, 29th October 2024Dr Strangelove review
Dr Strangelove is a sensationally silly show that brings the dark humour and terrifying truths of a Cold War classic to a new generation.
Sophie Luck, West End Best Friend, 29th October 2024'The worse the world gets, the better for this play': Armando Iannucci on staging Dr Strangelove
Stanley Kubrick's pitch-black comedy about nuclear armageddon was once called 'sick'. Iannucci explains why - in the age of Trump, Putin and Musk - this madcap story is as relevant as ever.
Ryan Gilbey, The Guardian, 23rd October 2024On my radar: Armando Iannucci's cultural highlights
The satirist and director on Scottish landscapes, falling asleep with his favourite podcast, and why he's fascinated by Elon Musk's X feed.
Killian Fox, The Guardian, 5th October 2024Armando Iannucci reacts to Elon Musk's "civil war" remarks
"Not a civil war: a civil society," the Scottish writer and director said.
Maira Butt, The Independent, 8th August 2024Armando Iannucci's Pandemonium tour cancelled
A planned tour of Armando Iannucci's satire of the government's Covid response has been axed because of the general election.
Chortle, 28th June 2024What would Malcolm Tucker make of this election campaign?
You know things are seriously bad when a leaders' debate looks to be the better option as compared to watching Scotland at the Euros. However, the good news is that these debates have turned into comedy gold in terms of political satire. Indeed the one person I feel sorry for just now is Armando Iannucci, because the politicians are blatantly stealing his best plot-lines.
Robert Menzies, The Herald, 28th June 2024Armando Iannucci on how the Americans ruined The Thick Of It
Armando Iannucci has spoken of how the Americas ruined The Thick Of It - exorcising all the swearing and making a "really boring" version of his political sitcom.
Chortle, 26th June 2024Cancelled: Armando Iannucci's stage satire on Covid and Boris Johnson axed over election date
A Scottish theatre has apologised to its customers after plans to host a stage satire lampooning Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak were scuppered by the timing of the General Election. The plug has been pulled on Pandemonium, a "caustic" new play by award-winning Scottish writer Armando Iannucci, just weeks after the Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh unveiled it as the curtain-raiser for its new season.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 25th June 2024Armando Iannucci receives honorary degree from St Andrews University
Writer and satirist Armando Iannucci has said it is a "delight, an honour, a thrill" to be awarded an honorary degree by one of the UK's oldest universities.
Ross Hunter, The National (Scotland), 13th June 2024