Armando Iannucci

WriterActorProducerDirectorCrew Nov 28 (age 62) Glasgow, Scotland, UK 1978–2026 (48 year career)

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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 t…

Known For

Film

The Death of Stalin

Director

Film

Veep

Director

Film

In the Loop

Director

Film

Taskmaster

Self

Film

The Thick of It

Director

Film

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Executive Producer

Film

The Personal History of David Copperfield

Director

Film

Avenue 5

Director

Filmography

Acting (38)

Movies (12)

Can Elon Musk Rule the World?

2025

as Self

9.5

The Academy of Armando

as Self

Art Matters

as Self

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

2018

as Self (archive footage)

5.4

Michael Palin: A Life on Screen

2018

7.0

Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom?

2017

as Himself

8.2

Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels

2016

as Himself

5.0

The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

2014

as Self

4.0

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014

as Self

8.0

Armando's Tale of Charles Dickens

2012

as Self

6.0

Milton's Heaven and Hell

2009

as Presenter

Clinton: His Struggle with Dirt

1998

as Self

7.4

Television (26)

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2022

as Self – Writer and satirist

2.8

The Russell Howard Hour

2017

as Self

8.0

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Taskmaster

as Self

Artsnight

as Self - Presenter

A Life on Screen

as Self

The Last Leg

as Self

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle

2009

as Interviewer

8.0

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle

2009

as Interviewer

8.0

You Have Been Watching

as Self

Q&A

as Self - Panellist

Would I Lie to You?

as Self

Comics Britannia

as Himself - Narrator

Time Trumpet

2006

7.4

Britain's Best Sitcom

2004

as Himself/Presenter

2004: The Stupid Version

as Himself

Timeshift

as self

The Armando Iannucci Shows

2001

as Himself

8.1

Where's Elvis This Week?

1996

6.0

The Saturday Night Armistice

The Day Today

as Hellwyn Ballard

Have I Got News for You

as Self

Newsnight

as Self

Question Time

as Self - Panellist

The South Bank Show

as Self

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

as Self - Panellist

7.1

Crew (71)

Movies (37)

Dr. Strangelove

2026

Original Concept

National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove

2025

Screenplay

6.0

The Personal History of David Copperfield

2019

Director

6.4

The Personal History of David Copperfield

2019

Producer

6.4

The Personal History of David Copperfield

Screenplay

The Death of Stalin

Director

The Death of Stalin

Screenplay

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

2013

Executive Producer

6.6

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

2013

Writer

6.6

Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life

2012

Executive Producer

6.9

Armando's Tale of Charles Dickens

2012

Presenter

6.0

Armando's Tale of Charles Dickens

Writer

In the Loop

Director

In the Loop

Screenplay

Milton's Heaven and Hell

2009

Writer

The Thick of It

Characters

The Thick of It

Executive Producer

The Rise of the Nutters

2007

Creator

8.6

The Rise of the Nutters

2007

Director

8.6

The Rise of the Nutters

Writer

Spinners and Losers

Director

Spinners and Losers

Producer

Spinners and Losers

Writer

More Great Comedy Moments

2003

Writer

Anglian Lives: Alan Partridge

Writer

Tube Tales

Director

Tube Tales

Writer

Clinton: His Struggle with Dirt

1998

Director

7.4

Clinton: His Struggle with Dirt

1998

Producer

7.4

Clinton: His Struggle with Dirt

1998

Writer

7.4

Paddington 4

Writer

Growth

Director

Untitled Armando Iannucci Conspiracy Thriller

Director

Untitled Armando Iannucci Conspiracy Thriller

Writer

In Too Deep

Director

In Too Deep

Producer

In Too Deep

Writer

Television (34)

The Franchise

Executive Producer

Avenue 5

Director

Avenue 5

Executive Producer

Avenue 5

Story

Avenue 5

Writer

Veep

Director

Veep

Executive Producer

Veep

Story

Veep

Teleplay

Veep

Writer

Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge

2010

Director

7.3

Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge

2010

Writer

7.3

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle

Producer

Hyperdrive

Director

Time Trumpet

Director

Time Trumpet

Producer

Time Trumpet

Writer

The Thick of It

Director

The Thick of It

Producer

The Thick of It

Writer

Britain's Best Sitcom

2004

Writer

2004: The Stupid Version

2004

Director

8.0

2004: The Stupid Version

2004

Writer

8.0

The Armando Iannucci Shows

2001

Director

8.1

The Armando Iannucci Shows

2001

Producer

8.1

The Armando Iannucci Shows

Writer

I'm Alan Partridge

Director

I'm Alan Partridge

Producer

I'm Alan Partridge

Writer

The Saturday Night Armistice

1995

Writer

7.0

Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge

1994

Producer

7.7

Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge

Writer

The Day Today

Producer

The Day Today

Writer