Armando Iannucci
Born
November 28, 1963 (61 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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".[2] 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.
Known For
The Academy of Armando
Self
2025
Can Elon Musk Rule the World?
Self
2025
Art Matters
Self
2024
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self – Writer and satirist · (1 episode)
2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self · (1 episode)
2022
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
Self (archive footage)
2018
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
2018
Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom?
Himself
2017
The Russell Howard Hour
Self · (1 episode)
2017
Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels
Himself
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(1 episode)
2015
Artsnight
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
2015
A Life on Screen
Himself · (1 episode)
2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Self
2014
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
Self
2014
The Last Leg
Self · (6 episodes)
2013
Armando's Tale of Charles Dickens
Self
2012
You Have Been Watching
Self · (1 episode)
2009
Milton's Heaven and Hell
Presenter
2009
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
(24 episodes)
2009
Q&A
Self - Panellist · (1 episode)
2008
Comics Britannia
Himself - Narrator · (3 episodes)
2007
Would I Lie to You?
Self · (1 episode)
2007
The One Show
Self · (1 episode)
2006
Time Trumpet
(6 episodes)
2006
2004: The Stupid Version
Himself · (2 episodes)
2004
Britain's Best Sitcom
Guest presenter · (12 episodes)
2004
Timeshift
self · (1 episode)
2002
The Armando Iannucci Shows
Himself · (8 episodes)
2001
Clinton: His Struggle with Dirt
Self
1998
Where's Elvis This Week?
(1 episode)
1996
The Saturday Night Armistice
(24 episodes)
1995
Have I Got News for You
Himself · (1 episode)
1990
Have I Got News for You
Self - Panellist · (1 episode)
1990
Have I Got News for You
Self · (2 episodes)
1990
Question Time
Self - Panellist · (4 episodes)
1979
The South Bank Show
Self · (1 episode)
1978
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Panellist · (9 episodes)