Biography
Armando Giovanni Iannucci is a Scottish-Italian comedian, satirist, writer, director, performer and radio producer. Born in Glasgow, he studied at Oxford University and left graduate work on a PhD about John Milton to pursue a career in comedy.
Rising quickly through BBC Scotland and BBC Radio 4, his early work with Chris Morris on the radio series On the Hour was transferred to television as The Day Today. A character from this series, Alan Partridge, went on to feature in a number of Iannucci's television and radio programmes including Knowing Me, Knowing You and I'm Alan Partridge. In the meantime, 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 as well as the spoof documentary Time Trumpet in 2006. Winning funding from the UK Film Council, he directed a critically acclaimed feature film In the Loop featuring characters from The Thick of It in 2009. As a result of these works, he has been being described by The Daily Telegraph as "the hardman of political satire". Other works during this period include a operetta libretto, Skin Deep and his radio series Charm Offensive. He is currently working on a U.S. political satire for HBO called Veep.
Filmography
all 55
TV Shows 33
self 31
Movies 22
Producer 10
Director 7
Writer 3
The Franchise (2024)
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (2022)
Avenue 5 (2020)
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal (2018)
The Death of Stalin (2017)
Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels (2016)
Artsnight (2015)
A Life on Screen (2014)
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)
Veep (2012)
Armando's Tale of Charles Dickens (2012)
Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge (2010)
Milton's Heaven and Hell (2009)
In the Loop (2009)
Q&A (2008)
Comics Britannia (2007)
Spinners and Losers (2007)
The Thick of It (2005)
Britain's Best Sitcom (2004)
Gash (2003)
Tube Tales (1999)
I'm Alan Partridge (1997)
The Saturday Night Armistice (1995)
Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge (1994)
The Day Today (1994)
Have I Got News for You (1990)
Question Time (1979)
Growth
In Too Deep
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1963-11-28 (61 years old)
Birth PlaceGlasgow, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known As아만도 이아누치, 아르만도 이아누치
AwardsEuropean Film Award for Best Comedy, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Chortle Awards, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
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