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Armando Iannucci

Armando Iannucci

  • 60 years old
  • Scottish
  • Writer, director, producer and satirist
Armando Iannucci

Armando Iannucci is a Scottish satirist, writer, director and radio producer, known for creating the character of Alan Partridge, the BBC political sitcom The Thick Of It, the feature film In The Loop, which features many of the same characters as that show, and the black comedy film The Death of Stalin.

Year Production Role
2024 The Unbelievable Truth - Seasonal Trimmings
  1. Seasonal Trimmings
Guest
2023 Have I Got News For You - Series 66
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
Guest
2022 Slapstick Festival Self
2021 Have I Got News For You - Series 62
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
  2. Special - Have I Got 2021 For You
Guest
2021 The Reunion: The Day Today Self
2021 The Last Leg - Series 21
  1. E6 - Episode Six
Guest
2020 Billy Connolly: It's Been A Pleasure Self
2020 Have I Got News For You - Series 60
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. Special - Have I Got 2020 News For You
Guest
2020 Frankie Boyle's New World Order - Series 4
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. Special - Unseen & Best Bits
Guest
2020 What's Funny About... - Series 1
  1. E2 - The Thick Of It
Guest
2020 The Personal History Of David Copperfield Writer (Adapted By)
2020 The Personal History Of David Copperfield Producer
2020 The Personal History Of David Copperfield Director
2020 The Last Leg - Series 19
  1. Special - Brexit Special
Guest
2019 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 3
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
Guest
2018 Michael Palin: A Life On Screen Self
2017 Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom? Self
2017 Have I Got News For You - Series 54
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - Have I Got 2017 News For You
Guest
2017 The Death Of Stalin Director
2017 The Death Of Stalin Writer
2017 The Last Leg - Series 12
  1. E3 - Episode Three
Guest
2017 Radio 1 Comedy Shows Self
2017 The Last Leg - Series 11
  1. E1 - Episode One
Guest
2017 Billy & Me Self
2015 Have I Got News For You - Series 50
  1. Special - Highlights Special
Guest
2015 Have I Got News For You - Series 49
  1. E1 - Episode One
Guest
2014 Have I Got News For You - Series 48
  1. E1 - Episode One
Guest
2014 50 Years Of BBC 2 Comedy Self
2014 The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure Self
2013 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa Executive Producer
2013 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa Writer
2012 The Thick Of It - Series 4
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  1. E6 - Episode Six
Director
2012 The Thick Of It - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
Producer
2012 Hunderby
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
Executive Producer
2012 Mid Morning Matters With Alan Partridge - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Broth + Muppet
  2. E2 - Mustard + Pepper
  3. E3 - Idiom + Inception
  4. E4 - Chucky + Traitor
  5. E5 - Shadow + Tax
  6. E6 - Turgid + Milkshake
Executive Producer
2012 Mid Morning Matters With Alan Partridge - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Broth + Muppet
  2. E2 - Mustard + Pepper
  3. E3 - Idiom + Inception
  4. E4 - Chucky + Traitor
  5. E5 - Shadow + Tax
  6. E6 - Turgid + Milkshake
Writer
2012 Alan Partridge On Open Books With Martin Bryce Executive Producer
2012 Alan Partridge: Welcome To The Places Of My Life Executive Producer
2012 Would I Lie To You? - Series 6
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
Guest
2011 Have I Got News For You - Series 41
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
Guest
2011 The News Quiz - Series 74
  1. E6 - Episode Six
Guest
2011 Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Charity
  2. E2 - London
  3. E3 - Charity
  4. E4 - Stand Up
  5. E5 - Identity
  6. E6 - Democracy
Self
2010 Have I Got News For You - Series 40
  1. Special - Highlights Special
Guest
2010 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 6
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E4 - Episode Four
Guest
2010 You Have Been Watching - Series 2
  1. E7 - Crime Special
Guest
2010 The News Quiz - Series 71
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
Guest
2010 Have I Got News For You - Series 39
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
Guest
2010 Channel 4's Alternative Election Night - Channel 4's Alternative Election Night 2010
  1. Channel 4's Alternative Election Night 2010
Self
2010 7 Day Saturday - Series 1
  1. E15 - Episode Fifteen
Guest
2009 The Thick Of It - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
Executive Producer
2009 The Thick Of It - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
Director
2009 The Thick Of It - Series 3
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
Writer (Additional Material)
2009 The Thick Of It - Series 3 Writer
2009 Genius With Dave Gorman - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Catherine Tate
  2. E2 - Frank Skinner
  3. E3 - Jonathan Pryce
  4. E4 - Johnny Vegas
  5. E5 - Germaine Greer
  6. E6 - Stewart Lee
Executive Producer
2009 Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Toilet Books
  2. E2 - Television
  3. E3 - Political Correctness
  4. E4 - Global Financial Crisis
  5. E5 - Comedy
  6. E6 - Religion
Executive Producer
2009 In The Loop Director
2009 In The Loop Writer
2008 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 2
  1. Special - The Unbelievable Truth Christmas Special
Guest
2008 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 4
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
Writer
2008 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Host / Presenter
2008 Lab Rats
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  1. E1 - A Snail
  2. E2 - A Donor
  3. E3 - A Protest
  4. E4 - A Bee
  5. E5 - A Seven-Nighter
  6. E6 - A Diary
Executive Producer
2007 The News Quiz - Series 63
  1. Special - News Quiz of the Year
Guest
2007 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Host / Presenter
2007 The News Quiz - Series 62
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
Guest
2007 Have I Got News For You - Series 33
  1. E4 - Episode Four
Guest
2007 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 3 Guest
2007 The News Quiz - Series 61
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
Guest
2007 The Thick Of It - 2007 Specials
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  1. Special - The Rise Of The Nutters
  2. Special - Spinners And Losers
Director
2007 The Thick Of It - 2007 Specials
  1. Special - The Rise Of The Nutters
  2. Special - Spinners And Losers
Writer
2006 The News Quiz - Series 60
  1. Special - The News Quiz of the Year 2006
Guest
2006 Time Trumpet
  1. E6 - Episode Six
Series Producer
2006 Genius - Series 2
  1. E6 - Armando Iannucci
Guest
2006 Time Trumpet Creator
2006 Time Trumpet
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Director
2006 Time Trumpet
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Writer
2006 Time Trumpet
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Host / Presenter
2006 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Host / Presenter
2006 The News Quiz - Series 59
  1. E3 - Episode Three
Guest
2005 The News Quiz - Series 58
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. Special - The News Quiz of the Year 2005
Guest
2005 The Thick Of It - Series 2
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
Writer
2005 The Thick Of It - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
Director
2005 The Thick Of It - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
Writer (Additional Material)
2005 Heresy - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
Guest
2005 The Thick Of It Creator
2005 The Thick Of It - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
Director
2005 The Thick Of It - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
Writer
2005 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Host / Presenter
2005 The News Quiz - Series 56
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E8 - Episode Eight
  3. E9 - Episode Nine
Guest
2004 Heresy - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
Guest
2004 The News Quiz - Series 55
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E6 - Episode Six
  3. Special - News Quiz of the Year 2004
Guest
2004 The 99p Challenge - Series 5
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Regular Panellist
2004 The News Quiz - Series 54
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E8 - Episode Eight
Guest
2004 Have I Got News For You - Series 27
  1. E2 - Episode Two
Guest
2004 Britain's Best Sitcom
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  1. E5 - Yes Minister/Yes, Prime Minister
Writer
2004 Britain's Best Sitcom
  1. E1 - The Launch
Guest
2004 Britain's Best Sitcom
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  1. E1 - The Launch
  2. E5 - Yes Minister/Yes, Prime Minister
  3. E12 - The Live Final
Host / Presenter
2004 2004: The Stupid Version Creator
2004 2004: The Stupid Version Director
2004 2004: The Stupid Version Writer
2004 2004: The Stupid Version Narrator
2003 Heresy - Pilot
  1. Pilot
Guest
2003 The News Quiz - Series 53
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. Special - News Quiz of the Year 2003 (Part 1)
  5. Special - News Quiz of the Year 2003 (Part 2)
Guest
2003 The News Quiz - Series 52
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. E8 - Episode Eight
Guest
2003 Gash
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
Writer
2003 Gash
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
Host / Presenter
2003 Anglian Lives - Alan Partridge Writer
2003 The News Quiz - Series 51
  1. E3 - Episode Three
Guest
2003 The 99p Challenge - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Regular Panellist
2002 I'm Alan Partridge - Series 2
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  1. E1 - The Talented Mr. Alan
  2. E2 - The Colour Of Alan
  3. E3 - Bravealan
  4. E4 - Never Say Alan Again
  5. E5 - I Know What Alan Did Last Summer
  6. E6 - Alan Wide Shut
Producer
2002 I'm Alan Partridge - Series 2
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  1. E1 - The Talented Mr. Alan
  2. E2 - The Colour Of Alan
  3. E3 - Bravealan
  4. E4 - Never Say Alan Again
  5. E5 - I Know What Alan Did Last Summer
  6. E6 - Alan Wide Shut
Director
2002 I'm Alan Partridge - Series 2
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  1. E1 - The Talented Mr. Alan
  2. E2 - The Colour Of Alan
  3. E3 - Bravealan
  4. E4 - Never Say Alan Again
  5. E5 - I Know What Alan Did Last Summer
  6. E6 - Alan Wide Shut
Writer
2002 In Conversation With - Series 4
  1. E5 - Armando Iannucci
Self
2001 The Armando Iannucci Shows
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
  7. E8 - Episode Eight
Producer
2001 The Armando Iannucci Shows
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
Director
2001 The Armando Iannucci Shows
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
Writer
2001 The Armando Iannucci Shows
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
Host / Presenter
2001 The 99p Challenge - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E5 - Episode Five
Regular Panellist
2000 The 99p Challenge - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E6 - Episode Six
Guest
1998 The Saturday Night Armistice - Christmas 1998
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  1. Special - The Christmas Armistice
  2. Special - The New Year Armistice
Writer
1998 The Saturday Night Armistice - Christmas 1998
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  1. Special - The Christmas Armistice
  2. Special - The New Year Armistice
Host / Presenter
1998 Clinton: His Struggle With Dirt Producer
1998 Clinton: His Struggle With Dirt Director
1998 Clinton: His Struggle With Dirt Writer
1998 Clinton: His Struggle With Dirt Narrator
1998 The Saturday Night Armistice - Series 3 - Friday Night Armistice
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Writer
1998 The Saturday Night Armistice - Series 3 - Friday Night Armistice
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Host / Presenter
1997 The Saturday Night Armistice - Christmas 1997
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  1. Special - The Christmas Armistice
  2. Special - The Armistice Party Bucket
Writer
1997 The Saturday Night Armistice - Christmas 1997
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  1. Special - The Christmas Armistice
  2. Special - The Armistice Party Bucket
Host / Presenter
1997 Facts And Fancies Writer
1997 Facts And Fancies Host / Presenter
1997 I'm Alan Partridge - Series 1
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  1. E1 - A Room With An Alan
  2. E2 - Alan Attraction
  3. E3 - Watership Alan
  4. E4 - Basic Alan
  5. E5 - To Kill A Mocking Alan
  6. E6 - Towering Alan
Producer
1997 I'm Alan Partridge - Series 1
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  1. E1 - A Room With An Alan
  2. E2 - Alan Attraction
  3. E3 - Watership Alan
  4. E4 - Basic Alan
  5. E5 - To Kill A Mocking Alan
  6. E6 - Towering Alan
Writer
1997 The Saturday Night Armistice - Election Night Armistice Writer
1997 The Saturday Night Armistice - Election Night Armistice Host / Presenter
1996 The News Quiz - Series 36
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
Guest
1996 The Saturday Night Armistice - Series 2 - Friday Night Armistice
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
Writer
1996 The Saturday Night Armistice - Series 2 - Friday Night Armistice
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
Host / Presenter
1995 Knowing Me, Knowing You... With Alan Partridge
  1. Special - Knowing Me, Knowing Yule... With Alan Partridge
Producer
1995 Knowing Me, Knowing You... With Alan Partridge
  1. Special - Knowing Me, Knowing Yule... With Alan Partridge
Writer
1995 The Saturday Night Armistice - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. Special - The Saturday Night Armistice Party Bucket
Writer
1995 The Saturday Night Armistice - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. Special - The Saturday Night Armistice Party Bucket
Host / Presenter
1994 Knowing Me, Knowing You... With Alan Partridge
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Producer
1994 Knowing Me, Knowing You... With Alan Partridge
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Writer
1994 Armando Iannucci - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. Special - Compilation Special
Writer
1994 Armando Iannucci - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. Special - Compilation Special
Host / Presenter
1994 The Day Today Creator
1994 The Day Today - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Producer
1994 The Day Today - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
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  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Writer
1994 The Day Today - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
Ensemble Actor
1993 Down Your Ear - Series 1 Host / Presenter
1993 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Magic
  2. E2 - The Future
  3. E3 - The Human Body
  4. E4 - The Sea
  5. E5 - The Scheme of Things
  6. E6 - The Unexplained
Ensemble Actor
1993 Knowing Knowing Me, Knowing You: Alan Partridge Writer
1993 Knowing Knowing Me, Knowing You: Alan Partridge Various
1993 Armando Iannucci - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
Writer
1993 Armando Iannucci - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
Host / Presenter
1992 Knowing Me, Knowing You... With Alan Partridge
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  1. E1 - Episode One
Producer
1992 Knowing Me, Knowing You... With Alan Partridge
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  1. E1 - Episode One
Writer
1992 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Monsters
  2. E2 - Creation
  3. E3 - Death
  4. E4 - Good & Evil
  5. E5 - The Human Mind
  6. E6 - Love
Ensemble Actor
1992 On The Hour - Series 2
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  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Producer
1992 On The Hour - Series 2
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  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Writer
1991 Week Ending - Series 68
  1. E1 - Episode One
Writer
1991 On The Hour - Series 1
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  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. Special - Episode Six
Producer
1991 On The Hour - Series 1
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  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. Special - Episode Six
Writer
1991 Week Ending - Series 67
  1. E16 - Episode Sixteen
Ensemble Actor
1991 Week Ending - Series 67
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  1. E9 - Episode Nine
  2. E10 - Episode Ten
  3. E12 - Episode Twelve
  4. E14 - Episode Fourteen
  5. E15 - Episode Fifteen
  6. E16 - Episode Sixteen
  7. E17 - Episode Seventeen
  8. E18 - Episode Eighteen
Producer
1991 Girls Will Be Girls - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E4 - Episode Four
Producer
1990 The News Quiz - Series 23
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
  7. E8 - Episode Eight
  8. E10 - Episode Ten
  9. E11 - Episode Eleven
  10. E12 - Episode Twelve
Producer
0000 The Day Today - Pilot Producer
0000 The Day Today - Pilot Writer

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Armando Iannucci on IMDb

Born
Thursday 28th November 1963 (60 years-old)
Full name
Armando Giovanni Iannucci
Nationality
Scottish

Armando Iannucci was born in Glasgow in [y]1963[y], and after studying at St. Aloysius' College, Glasgow and the University of Glasgow, he secured a place at University College, Oxford, where he studied English Literature. He thought quite seriously about becoming a Roman Catholic priest, and even began a DPhil on 17th-century religious language, with particular reference to John Milton, but abandoned this in order to pursue a career in comedy.

Iannucci's earliest work saw him making shows such as No' The Archie McPherson Show and Armando Iannucci for BBC Radio 1, in which he collaborated with many other comedians who would feature alongside him throughout his later career, including Rebecca Front, Steve Coogan, and David Schneider.

Soon he collaborated with British satirist Chris Morris on the radio series On The Hour, which was later transferred to television as The Day Today. This was where the character of the bumbling, vulnerable, yet charming Alan Partridge, a radio presenter for Radio Norwich, was born. Here Iannucci also brought together comics such as Stewart Lee and Richard Herring. His comic creation Alan Partridge would soon feature in a number of Iannucci's own television and radio programmes, including Knowing Me Knowing You With Alan Partridge and I'm Alan Partridge.

Next, Iannucci continued his success by fronting the satirical Armistice review shows and creating his most personal work to date, The Armando Iannucci Shows, broadcast on Channel 4 and written with Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil.

After singing the praises of Yes, Minister during the BBC's television documentary Britain's Best Sitcom, Iannucci came up with the idea of a mockumentary-style, political sitcom of his own, loosely based on the parliamentary machinations of the day. This became The Thick Of It, a faux cinéma-vérité exploration of the inner workings of government in which an incompetent cabinet minister, Hugh Abbott (Chris Langham, is exploited and manipulated by his cynical Press Officer, Malcolm Tucker (/p]Peter Capaldi]). It premiered on BBC Four in 2005, but was awarded two hour-long specials, with an extended cast, to coincide with Christmas and Gordon Brown's appointment as prime minister in 2007. Its third series, released in 2009, was broadcast on BBC Two, and a fourth series followed in 2012. The sitcom is renowned for the foul-mouthed volleys of abuse hurled by Malcolm Tucker at those in his immediate vicinity, with certain words and phrases such as 'omnishambles' entering mainstream political discourse.

Once The Thick Of It had come to an end, Iannucci began work on his spoof documentary series Time Trumpet, a satirical comedy set in the year 2031 that retrospectively reflects on the first thirty years of the 21st century. One sketch involving a jumbo jet crashing into Parliament and the subsequent assassination of Tony Blair, was pulled in the wake of the 2006 terrorist plot. In 2009 his first feature film In The Loop premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, with many of the best-loved cast members from The Thick Of It returning. Shot in a farcical, rapid-fire manner, the film focuses on the run-up to a possible war, a thinly-veiled satire of the Iraq conflict.

Next Iannucci turned his attention to American audiences, creating the HBO political satire Veep (2012-2019, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer, fictional vice-president, of the United States who, despite being a heartbeat away from the leader of the free world, still feels undervalued and underappreciated in her role. Filmed in the quick-fire, sharply intelligent manner of Iannucci's other work, it has won 17 Primetime Emmy Awards and two Critics' Choice Television Awards, amongst other accolades.

In 2017, Iannucci released his second feature film, The Death of Stalin, a satirical look at the intense struggle for power following the sudden death of Joseph Stalin in 1953. The film is well-known for its sharp dialogue and absurd situations, but also for recreating genuine moments that occurred in history. For instance, in real life Stalin, having listened to a live concert on the radio, ordered that its recording be sent to him. No such recording had been established, so the entire concert had to be hurriedly repeated, with the audience forced back into their seats.

Iannucci is planning a science fiction sitcom set in space, entitled Avenue 5.

He was awarded the Writers' Guild of Britain Award at the 2011 British Comedy Awards.

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