Armando Iannucci
- 60 years old
- Scottish
- Writer, director, producer and satirist
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Armando Iannucci on the current comedy landscape
How can I be funny when there is nothing to laugh about?
Armando Iannucci, The Big Issue, 27th April 2020Armando Iannucci says coronavirus a 'creative dilemma'
Armando Iannucci has said that coronavirus has left him with a "creative dilemma" that is forcing him to reconsider the plot for an upcoming series of his TV programme. The writer and director told The Big Issue that the second series of his comedy Avenue 5 features a "chaotic fight for survival led by a broken leadership among dwindling supplies". However, he added that he is now not certain whether the public want to hear jokes on the subject of "death lotteries" in the current climate.
Bolton News, 21st April 2020The Personal History of David Copperfield review
Armando Iannucci both respects and reinvents the novel in a wonderfully entertaining adaptation full to bursting with fantastic comic performances.
Mark Kermode, The Observer, 26th January 2020Review: The Personal History of David Copperfield
This exuberant multi-ethnic version of David Copperfield sparkles with the spirit of Britain today... without abandoning its Victorian roots.
Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 24th January 2020Is it time to bring back The Thick Of It?
Armando Iannucci is a genius. If you don't think that, this may not be for you.
Matt Chorley, The Times, 24th January 2020The Personal History of David Copperfield review
A gentle period comedy that lacks Armando Iannucci's signature bite.
Steve Dinneen, City AM, 24th January 2020Interview: Armando Iannucci
The writer-director is juggling two very different projects, but both are signature Ianucci,
Valentina Valentini, Esquire, 24th January 2020David Copperfield adaptation is brilliantly inclusive
Dickens's story is very funny in The Thick Of It mastermind's hands with a bonus of wonderful casting.
Cath Clarke, The Big Issue, 24th January 2020The Personal History of David Copperfield review
This isn't a traditional, staid, by-the-numbers affair.
BBC, 24th January 2020Review - The Personal History of David Copperfield
It is a rollicking ride. A bit too rollicking, if I'm honest, careening through the 350,000 word novel at breakneck speed.
Susan Singfield, Bouquets & Brickbats, 22nd January 2020