Armando Iannucci
Armando Giovanni Iannucci CBE (/jəˈnuːtʃi/ yə-NOO-chee; born 28 November 1963) is a Scottish satirist, writer, director, producer and performer.
Born in Glasgow to Italian parents, Iannucci studied at the University of Glasgow, followed by the University of Oxford. Starting on BBC Scotland and BBC Radio 4, his early work with Chris Morris on the radio series On the Hour transferred to television as The Day Today.
A character from this series, Alan Partridge, co-created by Iannucci, went on to feature in several of Iannucci's television and radio programmes, including Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge and I'm Alan Partridge. Iannucci also fronted the satirical Armistice review shows and, in 2001, created his most personal work, The Armando Iannucci Shows, for Channel 4.
Moving back to the BBC in 2005, Iannucci created the political sitcom The Thick of It and the spoof documentary Time Trumpet in 2006. In 2009, he won funding from the UK Film Council. He directed the critically acclaimed feature film In the Loop, featuring characters from The Thick of It. As a result of these works, he has been described by The Daily Telegraph as "the hardman of political satire". Other works during this period include the operetta libretto Skin Deep and his radio series Charm Offensive. Iannucci created the HBO political satire Veep and was its showrunner for four seasons from 2012 to 2015. For his work on Veep, he won two Emmys in 2015, Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. He followed this with the feature films The Death of Stalin (2017) and The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019), a 2019 adaptation of the novel David Copperfield. In 2020, he created the comedy series Avenue 5 on HBO.
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Films (29)
National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove
2025 · Screenplay
The Academy of Armando
2025 · Self
Can Elon Musk Rule the World?
2025 · Self
Art Matters
2024 · Self
L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield
2019 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
2018
Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom?
2017 · Himself
La Mort de Staline
2017 · Director, Screenplay
Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels
2016 · Himself
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014 · Self
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
2014 · Self
Alan Partridge : Alpha Papa
2013 · Writer, Executive Producer
Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life
2012 · Executive Producer
Armando's Tale of Charles Dickens
2012 · Self, Presenter, Writer
Milton's Heaven and Hell
2009 · Presenter, Writer
In the Loop
2009 · Director, Screenplay
The Thick of It
2007 · Executive Producer, Characters
Spinners and Losers
2007 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Rise of the Nutters
2007 · Director, Writer, Creator
More Great Comedy Moments
2003 · Writer
Anglian Lives: Alan Partridge
2003 · Writer
Tube Tales
1999 · Director, Writer
Clinton: His Struggle with Dirt
1998 · Self, Producer, Director, Writer
Alan Partridge's Country Ramble
1995 · Producer
Growth
· Director
In Too Deep
· Director, Writer, Producer
Paddington 4
· Writer
Untitled Armando Iannucci Conspiracy Thriller
· Director, Writer
Séries (33)
La franquicia
2024 · Executive Producer
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022 · Self – Writer and satirist, Self
Avenue 5
2020 · Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Story, Creator
The Russell Howard Hour
2017 · Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Taskmaster
2015 · Self
Artsnight
2015 · Self - Presenter
A Life on Screen
2014 · Self
The Last Leg
2013 · Self
Veep : vice-présidente
2012 · Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Teleplay, Story, Creator
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
2010 · Writer, Director, Creator
You Have Been Watching
2009 · Self
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
2009 · Interviewer, Producer
Q&A
2008 · Self - Panellist
Comics Britannia
2007 · Himself - Narrator
Would I Lie to You?
2007 · Self
Time Trumpet
2006 · Director, Producer, Writer, Creator
The Thick of It
2005 · Writer, Director, Producer, Creator
2004: The Stupid Version
2004 · Himself, Director, Writer
Britain's Best Sitcom
2004 · Himself/Presenter, Writer
Gash
2003 · Creator
Timeshift
2002 · self
The Armando Iannucci Shows
2001 · Himself, Writer, Director, Producer, Creator
I'm Alan Partridge
1997 · Writer, Producer, Director, Creator
Where's Elvis This Week?
1996
The Saturday Night Armistice
1995 · Writer
Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge
1994 · Writer, Producer, Creator
The Day Today
1994 · Hellwyn Ballard, Producer, Writer, Creator
Have I Got News for You
1990 · Self, Self - Panellist
Newsnight
1980 · Self
Question Time
1979 · Self - Panellist
The South Bank Show
1978 · Self
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
· Self - Panellist