Armando Iannucci

Biography

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". Othe…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
2. Taskmaster (2015) — Self
3. Would I Lie to You? (2007) — Self
4. Have I Got News for You (1990) — Self
5. The Day Today (1994) — Hellwyn Ballard
6. Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle (2009) — Interviewer
7. The Last Leg (2013) — Self
8. The Armando Iannucci Shows (2001) — Himself
9. Have I Got a Bit More News for You — Self - Panellist
10. Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal (2018) — Self (archive footage)
11. Time Trumpet (2006)
12. Question Time (1979) — Self - Panellist
13. The Russell Howard Hour (2017) — Self
14. Newsnight (1980) — Self
15. The South Bank Show (1978) — Self
16. You Have Been Watching (2009) — Self
17. Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (2022) — Self – Writer and satirist
18. Clinton: His Struggle with Dirt (1998) — Self
19. Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom? (2017) — Himself
20. Q&A (2008) — Self - Panellist
21. Timeshift (2002) — self
22. The Saturday Night Armistice (1995)
23. Michael Palin: A Life on Screen (2018)
24. 2004: The Stupid Version (2004) — Himself
25. 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014) — Self
26. Armando's Tale of Charles Dickens (2012) — Self
27. Can Elon Musk Rule the World? (2025) — Self
28. Where's Elvis This Week? (1996)
29. Art Matters (2024) — Self
30. Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels (2016) — Himself
31. The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure (2014) — Self
32. The Academy of Armando (2025) — Self
33. A Life on Screen (2014) — Self
34. Britain's Best Sitcom (2004) — Himself/Presenter
35. Milton's Heaven and Hell (2009) — Presenter
36. Comics Britannia (2007) — Himself - Narrator
37. Artsnight (2015) — Self - Presenter

Directed

1. The Death of Stalin (2017) — Director
2. In the Loop (2009) — Director
3. The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) — Director
4. Veep (2012) — Director
5. Avenue 5 (2020) — Director
6. The Thick of It (2005) — Director
7. I'm Alan Partridge (1997) — Director
8. Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge (2010) — Director
9. Tube Tales (1999) — Director
10. The Armando Iannucci Shows (2001) — Director
11. Time Trumpet (2006) — Director
12. The Rise of the Nutters (2007) — Director
13. Spinners and Losers (2007) — Director
14. Clinton: His Struggle with Dirt (1998) — Director
15. 2004: The Stupid Version (2004) — Director
16. Growth — Director
17. In Too Deep — Director