Armando Iannucci
Armando Iannucci is a writer and broadcaster who has written, directed and produced numerous critically acclaimed films, television and radio comedy shows.
His screenplay for the film 'In The Loop' was nominated for an Oscar at the Academy Awards.
Armando's screenplay for the film 'In The Loop' was nominated for an Oscar at the Academy Awards. His iconic series for the BBC – 'The Thick of It' – was nominated for 13 BAFTA Awards, winning 5 during its four series run. Among his own award-winning shows, he is also the co-creator and writer of the popular Steve Coogan character Alan Partridge.
Armando's HBO comedy 'Veep' has picked up numerous awards, including four Emmys for Outstanding Comedy Series over the last four years. His film adaptation of Charles Dickens' 'The Personal History of David Copperfield' was released in January 2020, which has won numerous awards including Best screenplay at the WGBA and Best Screenplay at BIFA, and was also nominated for a Golden Globe, and won a 'Seal Distinction' from the US Critics' Choice Association.
In 2017 he published 'Hear Me Out', a new book on classical music, and released the feature film 'The Death of Stalin', which was nominated for 2 BAFTAs and won Best Comedy at the European Film Awards. His HBO series, 'Avenue 5', which starred Hugh Laurie and Josh Gad, ran for two series on SKY 2020 and 2022. Armando most recent HBO comedy entitled’ The Franchise’ with Sam Mendes, and will be making his debut as a playwright with ‘Pandemonium’ at London’s Soho Theatre, followed by the highly anticipated stage adaption of Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Dr Strangelove’ which sees Armando reuniting with Steve Coogan in the titular role. The play will open in London’s West End in fall 2024.
Other
| In Excess BBC | Presenter | 1993-01-01 |
| Question Time | Guest | 2017-01-01 |
| Hear Me Out | Author | 2017-01-01 |
| Gramophone | Columnist | 2014-01-01 |
| The Guardian | Columnist | 1999-01-01 |
| Great Lives Radio 4 | Presenter | 2003-01-01 |
| Daily Telegraph | Columnist | 2005-01-01 |
| Facts and Fancies | Author | 1997-01-01 |
| The Big Issue | Guest Editor | 2015-01-01 |
| The Observer | Weekly Column | 2005-01-01 |
| Loose Talk BBC Radio 1 | Producer | 1991-01-01 |
| On The Hour | Co-writer / Producer | 1992-01-01 |
| Talking Comedy Radio 2 | Presenter | 2004-01-01 |
| Week Ending BBC Radio 4 | Producer | 1991-01-01 |
| Pandemonium Little Brown | Author | 2021-01-01 |
| BBC Daily Politics BBC | Guest | 2017-01-01 |
| Question Time BBC1 | Panellist | 2005-01-01 |
| Comics Britannia BBC4 | Narrator | 2007-01-01 |
| Tube Tales 'Mouth' | Writer / Director | 1999-01-01 |
| The Death of Stalin | Writer / Director | 2017-01-01 |
| Quote... Unquote BBC Radio 4 | Producer | 1989-01-01 |
| Lab Rats BBC 2 | Executive Producer | 2008-01-01 |
| Alan Partridge: Every Ruddy Word | Author | 2003-01-01 |
| Down Your Ear Radio 4 | Writer / Producer | 1992-01-01 |
| BAFTA Scotland Director Fiction | Winner | 2018-01-01 |
| Chatham House Conference | Guest Speaker | 2017-01-01 |
| The 99p Challenge BBC Radio 4 | Presenter | 2000-01-01 |
| The News Quiz BBC Radio 4 | Regular guest | 2003-01-01 |
| Bite the Wax BBC Radio Scotland | Presenter | 1988-01-01 |
| BIFA Best Director (In The Loop) | Nominee | 2009-01-01 |
| BIFA Best Sceenplay (In The Loop) | Winner | 2009-01-01 |
| Scottish Comedy Awards Best Writer | Winner | 2018-01-01 |
| Scraps with Iannucci BBC Radio 4 | Presenter | 1998-01-01 |
| The Armando Iannucci Show Radio 1 | Presenter | 1993-01-01 |
| The Unbelievable Truth BBC Radio 4 | Presenter | 2008-01-01 |
| In The Loop Armando Iannucci | Writer / Director | 2009-01-01 |
| The News Quiz of the Year BBC Radio 4 | Producer | 1989-01-01 |
| Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa Declan Lowney | Writer | 2013-01-01 |
| The Last Leg Open Mike Productions | Guest | 2020-01-01 |
| BAFTA Best Comedy (I'm Alan Partridge) | Winner | 1998-01-01 |
| Emmy Outstanding Comedy Series (Veep) | Nominee | 2012-01-01 |
| Britain's Best Sitcom BBC2 | Guest Presenter | 2004-01-01 |
| The Day Today BBC2 | Deviser/ Writer/ Producer | 1993-01-01 |
| Have I Got News For You BBC 1 | Guest Panelist | 2010-01-01 |
| Knowing Me, Knowing You Radio 4 | Writer / Producer | 1992-01-01 |
| GASH Channel 4 | Writer / Presenter / Producer | 2003-01-01 |
| Have I Got News For You BBC1, Hat Trick | Guest | 2017-01-01 |
| The New Year Armistice BBC2 | Writer / Performer | 1999-01-01 |
| Stewart Lee Comedy Vehicle BBC 2 | Exec Producer | 2009-01-01 |
| Jeremy Hardy's New Year Special Radio 4 | Contributor | 2004-01-01 |
| The Mary Whitehouse Experience BBC Radio 1 | Producer | 1990-01-01 |
| BAFTA Scotland Writer for Film / Television | Winner | 2018-01-01 |
| Intelligence Squared- Fake News: the facts | Speaker | 2017-01-01 |
| The Christmas Armistice BBC2 | Writer / Performer | 1997-01-01 |
| Time Trumpet BBC2 | Writer / Director / Performer | 2006-01-01 |
| Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive Radio 4 | Presenter | 2005-01-01 |
| You Have Been Watching Channel 4 | Guest Panelist | 2010-01-01 |
| BAFTA Best Adapted Screenplay (In The Loop) | Nominee | 2010-01-01 |
| Armando's Tale of Charles Dickens BBC2 | Presenter | 2012-01-01 |
| Milton's Heaven and Hell BBC2 | Presenter/ Writer | 2009-01-01 |
| Saturday Night Armistice BBC2 | Writer / Performer | 1995-01-01 |
| European Film Awards Best Comedy Film of 2018 | Winner | 2018-01-01 |
| BAFTA Outstanding British Film (In The Loop) | Nominee | 2010-01-01 |
| BAFTA Best Comedy (The Thick of It, Series 1) | Winner | 2007-01-01 |
| The Armistice Party Bucket BBC2 | Writer / Performer | 1998-01-01 |
| The Last Leg Channel 4, Open Mike Productions | Guest | 2017-01-01 |
| The Election Night Armistice BBC2 | Writer / Performer | 1997-01-01 |
| Writers Guild of America, USA Comedy Series: Veep | Winner | 2014-01-01 |
| Clinton: His Struggle With Dirt BBC2 | Writer / Director | 1998-01-01 |
| The National Society of Film Critics Best Screenplay | Winner | 2019-01-01 |
| Montreal Just For Laughs Festival Writer of the Year | Winner | 2015-01-01 |
| I'm Alan Partridge (Series 1 & 2) BBC2 | Writer / Producer | 1997-01-01 |
| Veep (Series 1 - 4) HBO/Sky | Writer / Director / Producer | 2012-01-01 |
| British Press Awards Columnist of the Year (Observer) | Winner | 2008-01-01 |
| Academy Awards Best Adapted Screenplay (In The Loop) | Nominee | 2010-01-01 |
| Armando's Tale of Charles Dickens BBC2 | Presenter / Writer | 2012-01-01 |
| Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series: Veep | Nominee | 2014-01-01 |
| Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series (VEEP) | Winner | 2015-01-01 |
| BAFTA Best Original Comedy (The Thick of It, Series 2) | Winner | 2010-01-01 |
| BAFTA Scotland Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting | Winner | 2017-01-01 |
| Intelligence Squared- The Transformative Power of Music | Speaker | 2018-01-01 |
| Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World BBC Radio 4 | Various Characters | 1992-01-01 |
| No The Archie McPherson Show BBC Radio Scotland | Presenter/ Writer | 1988-01-01 |
| London School of Economics Film Night Q&A - Death f Stalin | Himself | 2020-01-01 |
| Writers' Guild of Great Britain Best Comedy Series: Veep | Winner | 2015-01-01 |
| Mid Morning Matters With Alan Partridge Sky | Writer / Producer | 2010-01-01 |
| Writers' Guild of America Outstanding Comedy Series: Veep | Winner | 2016-01-01 |
| Empire Magazine Awards Best Comedy for The Death of Stalin | Winner | 2018-01-01 |
| RTS Television Awards Best Writer - Comedy: The Thick of It | Winner | 2013-01-01 |
| Avenue 5 (Season 1 & 2) HBO | Writer/Director/Executive Producer | 2019-01-01 |
| British Comedy Awards Best Situation Comedy: The Thick of It | Winner | 2011-01-01 |
| British Independent Film Awards Best Screenplay: In The Loop | Nominee | 2010-01-01 |
| Skin Deep Opera North / Royal Danish Opera | Writer | 2009-01-01 |
| Jameson Empire Awards Best Comedy: Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa | Winner | 2014-01-01 |
| The Personal History of David Copperfield | Writer/Director/Exec Producer | 2019-01-01 |
| The Friday Night Armistice (Series 1 - 2) BBC2 | Writer / Performer | 1996-01-01 |
| I, Patridge: We Need to Talk About Alan | Author with Steve Coogan | 2011-01-01 |
| Knowing Me, Knowing You With Alan Partridge BBC2 | Writer / Producer | 1994-01-01 |
| Front Row Late when Mary Beard met Armando Iannucci BBC Two | Guest | 2020-01-01 |
| The Armando Iannucci Shows Channel 4 | Writer / Performer / Director | 2001-01-01 |
| 2004 - The Stupid Version BBC3 / BBC2 | Writer / Director / Performer | 2004-01-01 |
| Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom? Baby Cow, BBC2 | Guest | 2017-01-01 |
| Intelligence Squared Satire in an Age of Absurdity - Union Chapel | Himself | 2020-01-01 |
| Alan Partridge on Open Books with Martin Bryce Sky | Executive Producer | 2012-01-01 |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards Best Screenplay: In The Loop | Nominee | 2010-01-01 |
| Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life Sky | Executive Producer | 2012-01-01 |
| Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (VEEP) | Winner | 2015-01-01 |
| BAFTA Scotland Award Best Writing in Film or Television: In The Loop | Winner | 2010-01-01 |
| The Thick of It (Series 1 - 4) BBC4/BBC2 | Writer / Director / Co-Producer | 2005-01-01 |
| BAFTA Scotland Award Best Directing in Film or Television: In The Loop | Winner | 2010-01-01 |
| Braodcasting Press Guild Awards Writer's Award (The Thick of It, Series 1) | Winner | 2006-01-01 |
| Intelligence Squared: Satire in an Age of Absurdity | As Himself | 2020-01-01 |
| What's Funny About... with Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman Expectation Entertainment | Guest | 2019-01-01 |
| The Thick of It - Xmas and Summer specials BBC4/BBC2 | Writer / Director / Co-Producer | 2007-01-01 |
| The Audacity of Hype: Bewilderment, Sleaze and Other Tales of the 21st Century | Author | 2009-01-01 |
| Pandemonium Soho Theatre | Writer | 2023-01-01 |
| Dr Strangelove Noel Coward Theatre | Co-Writer | 2024-01-01 |
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