Armando Iannucci
- 60 years old
- Scottish
- Writer, director, producer and satirist
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Kumar & Iannucci criticise Tories' plans to scrap BBC licence fee
Armando Iannucci and Nish Kumar are among the celebrities to speak out against government plans to abolish the BBC licence fee in 2027. On Sunday (16 January), the Conservative Party announced that they would scrap the licence fee at the next opportunity if they are still in government, with culture secretary Nadine Dorries introducing a two-year freeze that she said would "be the last".
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 16th January 2022Armando Iannucci to take on social media in new film
Armando Iannucci is planning a satirical movie set in the world of social media.
Chortle, 22nd December 2021Maureen Lipman thinks cancel culture is killing comedy. Don't make me laugh.
The veteran performer's concerns aren't shared by everyone in the comedy world, writes Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 22nd December 2021Armando Iannucci: Veep writer on No 10's pandemic behaviour
Since the pandemic cancelled most of his film and television work, Iannucci has responded with a new book - a mock-epic poem about the government's handling of the crisis and his fears about the future. We asked him how he took on writing about something as deeply tragic as the pandemic.
Jon Snow, Channel 4, 21st December 2021Mae Martin, Sarah Kendall and Aisling Bea's shows up for writing award
The Writers' Guild Of Great Britain Awards shortlist features Feel Good creators Mae Martin and Joe Hampson, Sarah Kendall (Frayed) and Aisling Bea (This Way Up).
British Comedy Guide, 7th December 2021Armando Iannucci interview
The comedy genius behind The Thick Of It and Veep tells how the Government's failures over the pandemic left him physically shaking and led to his latest work - an epic poem about Britain in the age of Covid.
Dorian Lynskey, i Newspaper, 4th November 2021Big names added to the Slapstick Festival 2022
Armando Iannucci, David Mitchell, Barry Cryer, Sally Phillips, Richard Herring, Tim Vine and more...
Chortle, 22nd October 2021Armando Iannucci on his epic Covid poem
When Covid stalled his film work, the writer took revenge on the virus in the form of a poem about Britain, Brexit and the pandemic - exclusively extracted here.
Armando Iannucci, The Guardian, 25th September 2021Armando Iannucci pens Covid verse
Armando Iannucci has written an epic poem for Mental Health UK about Boris Johnson's handling of the Covid crisis. The 680-line Pandemonium: Some Verses On The Current Predicament focusses on how Orbis Rex - Latin for 'king of the world', as well as containing an anagram of 'Boris' - did battle with 'a wet and withered bat' from Wuhan.
Chortle, 12th September 2021The savage cult comedy that 'predicted' the future
From a guilt-ridden Tony Blair to plastic surgery for kids, Armando Iannucci's series deftly spoofed our love of nostalgic TV. 15 years on it's still brilliant - and a true hidden gem
Daniel Dylan Wray, The Guardian, 9th September 2021