Armando Iannucci Show, the

When asked to name a famous English comedy writer, many will answer Ben Elton and Richard Curtis...however one man often goes unnoticed despite his rather impressive repertoire. That man is Armando Ianucci. The writer of such comedies as I’m Alan Partridge, The Day Today, Brass Eye and Time Trumpet proves he has the skills, but never had he decided to write AND go in front of the camera to express it…that was until The Armando Ianucci Shows came along. The surreal sketch show that first ran on Channel 4 in 2001 looks at the ‘modern peculiarities of modern existence’ in eight superb episodes. Those that always thought that life was a bit ‘drab’ and ...  Read the complete review

Aaagh! Why has nobody reviewed this. I hope it's not because nobody's watching it. I think it's the last in the series this week so catch it while you can. Armando was quite brave to do this show as - although being behind a lot of the funniest radio and TV comedy of the last 10 years - he is not a big name or well-known face. If you're a modern comedy fan you may have seen the name as producer of 'The Mary Whitehouse Experience' and later the seminal 'On The Hour' and 'The Day Today'. Chris Morris may have rattled more cages with his later Brasseye venture but some of the stuff Armando gets away with is just as shocking. ...  Read the complete review