Armando Iannucci is one of the most lauded personalities of recent times in British comedy. He is a writer, satirist, a brilliant absurdist, a producer, and a perfomer. Iannucci has an extensive history in British radio and television. He first brought together comics such as Steve Coogan, Chris Morris, Stewart Lee, Peter Baynham, Rebecca Front, Richard Herring, creating a new style of comedy. Created and produced brilliant shows such as The Day Today, Knowing Me, Knowing You… with Alan Partridge, I’m Alan Partridge, and the most recent Time Trumpet, The Thick of It. His radio stuff are also addicting. Time Trumpet is a mockumentary set in the year 2031 and interviews people of “our time” about things humanity supposedly has already seen and experienced. The series pushes to new limits of imagination and absurdity. The unique Armando Iannucci Shows are very hard to describe, there’s nothing similar to them. Some of his quotes from the shows are“I work on my own from home, which is OK, though last week I sexually harassed myself.”
“They all say there’s no smoke without fire, but neither is there any fire without one of these, a damages claim form! ZuZaZa!”
“He was the lookalike John Lennon, and I heard that the other day he actually got shot by the lookalike Mark Chapman.”
“This is a perfectly ordinary tin of tomatoes, and this is a perfectly ordinary any vegetable, and put them together and you get… Vavuva! Va! Voo! An acceptable pasta sauce!”
“In about two years time we’ll have smart mirrors that can predict your reflection.”
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TV shows
The Armando Iannucci Shows
The Day Today
Knowing Me, Knowing You… with Alan Partridge
I’m Alan Partridge
Time Trumpet
The Thick of It
Find out stuff about Armando Iannucci
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armando_Iannucci
http://www.beingarmando.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/iannucci/
http://www.armandoiannucci.co.uk/
