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Armando Iannucci

  1. movie review
    Dev Patel Does Dickens Well in The Personal History of David CopperfieldVeep creator Armando Iannucci has a light touch with the Victorian classic.
    By Alison Willmore
  2. trailer mix
    Dev Patel and His Hair Star in The Personal History of David Copperfield TrailerPut Dev Patel in all the period pieces.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  3. tv review
    Avenue 5 Isn’t Great Yet, But It Could BeArmando Iannucci’s new future-set space comedy, starring Hugh Laurie and Josh Gad, isn’t without its flaws, but at least they’re intriguing flaws.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  4. trailer mix
    HBO’s Avenue 5 Trailer: More Like Veep Space NineStarring a handsomely bearded Hugh Laurie.
    By Devon Ivie
  5. q&a
    Chris Morris Finds the FBI, Sadly, Very FunnyThe Brass Eye creator reinvented himself as a movie director with Four Lions. It only took him nine years to give us a second film.
    By Amos Barshad
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    Can We Take a Moment for Dev Patel’s David Copperfield Hair?The finest supporting performance this side of Sandra Oh’s Killing Eve curls.
    By Hunter Harris
  7. spaaaace!
    Zach Woods and Hugh Laurie Are Going to Space… In a new HBO comedy from Armando Iannucci, but still!
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  8. The Man Who Brought You Veep Is Turning His Satirical Gaze to MoscowTrust Armando Iannucci, who makes profanity into poetry, to find the hidden hilarity in murderous political upheaval.
    By Boris Kachka
  9. The Death of Stalin Walks the Line Between Satire and HorrorArmando Iannucci gets that grotesque horrors often emanate from egotists, clowns, and stumblebums, from small-minded people with unchecked powers.
    By David Edelstein
  10. movies
    Jeffrey Tambor Removed From Death of Stalin Poster, Which Is Very SovietFollowing his firing from Transparent, Tambor was quietly removed from the poster for his newest movie.
    By Hunter Harris
  11. well hello! let’s celebrate this
    Dev Patel and His Hair Will Be in Armando Iannucci’s David CopperfieldHappy Valentine’s Day!
    By Hunter Harris
  12. Armando Iannucci Thinks Jason Isaacs Would Make an Excellent Anthony Scaramucci“What a strange character.”
    By Stacey Wilson Hunt, Granger Willson, Kenny Wassus, and Carmen Hilbert
  13. the industry
    Armando Ianucci Will Bring Swearing to Space in His New HBO Comedy PilotThink The Orville, but actually funny.
    By Jackson McHenry
  14. HBO Orders a Space Comedy Pilot from Armando IannucciVeep creator Armando Iannucci has a new show in the works at HBO. According to Deadline, the network has given a pilot order to a show created, […]
    By Megh Wright
  15. The Death of Stalin Trailer: From Russia, With IncompetenceArmando Ianucci heads to Russia in his new dark comedy.
    By Jackson McHenry
  16. Digging Up the Roots of News Satire with ‘On the Hour’ There have been many articles I’ve written for this series where I assumed that I was probably introducing a significant portion of my […]
    By Ramsey Ess
  17. the industry
    Tambor, Buscemi Join Iannucci’s Death of StalinAs Georgi Malenkov and Nikita Kruschev, respectively.
    By Nate Jones
  18. Sketch Anatomy: Michael Koman on Armando Iannucci’s ‘Sheffield Knife […]Welcome to our column Sketch Anatomy, where we ask some of our favorite comedy writers to choose any sketch — one they personally wrote or one […]
    By Megh Wright
  19. Here’s Proof that ‘Veep’ Has More Jokes Per Minute Than Most Shows on TVYou probably already knew that HBO’s Veep is one of the best comedies on television these days, but thanks to some hard data crunching by Den […]
    By Megh Wright
  20. the industry
    Veep Creator Armando Iannucci Is Leaving the ShowCurb’s David Mandel will take over.
    By E. Alex Jung
  21. ‘Veep’ Creator/Showrunner Armando Iannucci to Leave After Season 4Veep is losing its creator and showrunner. THR reports that Armando Iannucci has decided to leave his post as showrunner on Veep after four […]
    By Megh Wright
  22. Watch John Oliver and Armando Iannucci Have a Chat UK comedy god Armando Iannucci, creator of Veep, The Thick of It, and tons more, was John Oliver’s guest on The Daily Show last night. Here’s […]
    By Bradford Evans
  23. HBO Renews ‘Veep’ for a Third SeasonHBO announced today that they’ve renewed the critically-acclaimed, Emmy-winning comedy Veep for a third season. Created by UK comedy mastermind […]
    By Bradford Evans
  24. Here’s a Trailer for the New Season of ‘Veep’ HBO just released this new trailer for its excellent political comedy Veep, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and created by Armando Iannucci. […]
    By Bradford Evans
  25. trailer mix
    Alpha Papa Teaser: What’s in a Name of an Alan Partridge Movie?Steve Coogan reprises the role for the 12 billionth time.
    By Jesse David Fox
  26. ‘Veep’ Is Coming Back April 14th for a Second Season HBO announced today that its Vice Presidential comedy Veep, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and created by Armando Iannucci, is returning for a […]
    By Bradford Evans
  27. The Alan Partridge Movie Finally Starts Filming Filming is finally underway for the long-awaited movie based on Steve Coogan’s beloved character Alan Partridge. Chortle reports that […]
    By Bradford Evans
  28. Hulu Announces Streaming Start Date for New ‘The Thick Of It’ SeasonThe fourth season of Armando Iannucci’s The Thick Of It will debut in the states on Hulu this Saturday, September 9, immediately following […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  29. Hulu To Air New Episodes of ‘The Thick of It’Hulu and the BBC announced today that they’re going to work together to produce a much-anticipated fourth season of Armando Iannuci’s The Thick […]
    By Jesse David Fox
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    Showrunner Survey: Veep Boss Armando IannucciIn his alternate ending, things don’t get better for Ned Stark.
    By Josef Adalian and Denise Martin
  31. The Alan Partridge Movie Is Coming Next August, at Least in the UKInfo about the upcoming Alan Partridge movie is starting to emerge, and although it’s a long way off, it’s exciting that it’s happening at all. […]
    By Adam Frucci
  32. Finally! An Alan Partridge Film to Shoot Later This YearAfter decades, and a variety of mediums, Steve Coogan’s Alan Partridge is finally going to be brought to the big screen. Armando Iannucci, who […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  33. Talking to Timothy Simons of the New HBO Series VeepAs a newcomer to the world of TV, actor Timothy Simons is joining a very impressive group of writers and performers for his first big role in […]
    By Bradford Evans
  34. Armando Iannucci Joins Forces with Steve Coogan AgainArmando Iannucci and Steve Coogan are two of the best and brightest minds in the world of British comedy, first working together on Knowing Me, […]
    By Adam Frucci
  35. movies
    Read the Oscar-Nominated In the Loop Screenplay, With a Special Note From Writer/Director Armando IannucciStay in, read a screenplay.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  36. quote machine
    Armando Ianucci Is Everyone’s Favorite Oscar NomineePlus: 50 Cent doesn’t care much for Chace Crawford.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  37. chat room
    In the Loop Director Armando Iannucci on Sneaking Into the State Department“It got onto the Drudge Report …They then carried out a complete review of their security procedures.”
    By Bilge Ebiri
  38. BAM Announces New Indie-Film SeriesIt’s got something for everybody!
    By Matthew Perpetua