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The creator of some of the most original television comedy of recent years, Glaswegian-Italian Armando Iannucci is a writer, performer and producer.

With Steve Coogan, Armando created Alan Partridge, first on Radio 4's On The Hour and then in the BBC 2 version, The Day Today. Coogan went on to portray the hapless Z-list celebrity in several spin-offs, including Knowing Me, Knowing You and I'm Alan Partridge.

Armando devised, wrote and directed the ground-breaking series The Thick Of It. The fly-on-the-wall 'mockumentary' about blundering cabinet ministers received a British Comedy Award and a BAFTA for Best Situation Comedy. The Oscar-nominated spin-off In The Loop won numerous accolades, including a New York Film Critics' Circle Award and three BAFTAs.

Other television credits includes Brass Eye and Lab Rats, whilst a collaboration with HBO has produced Veep - a mockumentary about a female Vice President. Armando has also appeared on Have I Got News For You and Question Time. On radio, he regularly joins the panels of The News Quiz and Quote Unquote. As a Desert Island castaway, his luxury was a virtual sherry trifle.

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