Armando Iannucci
Introduction


**Armando Giovanni Iannucci**  (; born 28 November 1963\) is a Scottish [satirist](/wiki/Satire "Satire"), writer, director, producer, performer and panellist. Born in [Glasgow](/wiki/Glasgow "Glasgow") to Italian parents, Iannucci studied at the [University of Glasgow](/wiki/University_of_Glasgow "University of Glasgow") followed by the [University of Oxford](/wiki/University_of_Oxford "University of Oxford"). Starting on [BBC Scotland](/wiki/BBC_Scotland "BBC Scotland") and [BBC Radio 4](/wiki/BBC_Radio_4 "BBC Radio 4"), his early work with [Chris Morris](/wiki/Chris_Morris_%28satirist%29 "Chris Morris (satirist)") on the radio series *[On the Hour](/wiki/On_the_Hour "On the Hour")* transferred to television as *[The Day Today](/wiki/The_Day_Today "The Day Today")*. 

A character from this series, [Alan Partridge](/wiki/Alan_Partridge "Alan Partridge"), co\-created by Iannucci, went on to feature in a number of Iannucci's television and radio programmes, including *[Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge](/wiki/Knowing_Me_Knowing_You_with_Alan_Partridge_%28TV_series%29 "Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge (TV series)")* and *[I'm Alan Partridge](/wiki/I%27m_Alan_Partridge "I'm Alan Partridge")*. Iannucci also fronted the satirical *[Armistice](/wiki/Saturday_Night_Armistice "Saturday Night Armistice")* review shows and in 2001 created his most personal work, *[The Armando Iannucci Shows](/wiki/The_Armando_Iannucci_Shows "The Armando Iannucci Shows")*, for Channel 4\.

Moving back to the BBC in 2005, Iannucci created the political sitcom *[The Thick of It](/wiki/The_Thick_of_It "The Thick of It")* and the spoof documentary *[Time Trumpet](/wiki/Time_Trumpet "Time Trumpet")* in 2006\. Winning funding from the UK Film Council, in 2009 he directed a critically acclaimed feature film, *[In the Loop](/wiki/In_the_Loop "In the Loop")*, featuring characters from *The Thick of It*. As a result of these works, he has been described by *[The Daily Telegraph](/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph "The Daily Telegraph")* as "the hardman of political satire".[Armando Iannucci interview](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/6409167/Armando-Iannucci-interview.html) , 23 October 2009 Other works during this period include an operetta libretto, *Skin Deep*, and his radio series *[Charm Offensive](/wiki/Armando_Iannucci%27s_Charm_Offensive "Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive")*. Iannucci created the [HBO](/wiki/HBO "HBO") political satire *[Veep](/wiki/Veep "Veep")*, and was its showrunner for four seasons from 2012 to 2015\. 

For his work on *Veep* he won two [Emmys](/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Awards "Primetime Emmy Awards") in 2015, [Outstanding Comedy Series](/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Comedy_Series "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series") and [Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series](/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Writing_for_a_Comedy_Series "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series"). He followed this with the feature films *[The Death of Stalin](/wiki/The_Death_of_Stalin "The Death of Stalin")* in 2017 and *[The Personal History of David Copperfield](/wiki/The_Personal_History_of_David_Copperfield "The Personal History of David Copperfield")*, a 2019 adaptation of the novel *[David Copperfield](/wiki/David_Copperfield "David Copperfield")*. In 2020, he created the comedy series *[Avenue 5](/wiki/Avenue_5_%28TV_series%29 "Avenue 5 (TV series)")* on HBO.


What was Iannucci's role in creating the HBO series 'Veep'?