Armando Iannucci & Claire Armitstead

In this exclusive interview with Associate Culture Editor at the Guardian, Claire Armitstead, Scottish satirist, writer, director, and radio producer Armando Iannucci speaks on his life and career. From creating Alan Partridge to writing The Thick of It, Armando discusses how he came to be called by The Daily Telegraph "the hardman of political satire".

Armando discusses his more recent move into movies with The Death of Stalin and The Personal History Of David Copperfield, as well as delving into his approach to satire in the age of Trump, Boris and Covid.

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