Armando Iannucci

Armando Iannucci is a writer and broadcaster, who has written, directed and produced numerous critically acclaimed television and radio comedy shows.

His screenplay for the film 'In The Loop' was nominated for an Oscar at the Academy Awards, and his iconic series for BBC – 'The Thick of It' – was nominated for 13 BAFTA Awards, winning 5 during its four series run. Armando’s HBO comedy 'Veep' has picked up numerous awards including four Emmys for Outstanding Comedy Series over the last four years, and his film adaptation of Charles Dickens’ 'The Personal History of David Copperfield' was released in January 2020, won the Best Feature Film at BIFA's 2020.

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 latest HBO series, 'Avenue 5', which stars Hugh Laurie and Josh Gad aired on SKY earlier this year and he has now commenced upon writing the second series.