The Academy of Armando (2025)

1.0/10 • 75 min • Documentary

Overview

Alan Yentob profiles the stellar career of one of the great satirists of our age, Armando Iannucci, whose impressive body of work includes The Day Today, The Thick of It, Veep, The Death of Stalin and The Personal History of David Copperfield. With contributions from key collaborators such as Chris Morris, Steve Coogan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Rebecca Front, Jesse Armstrong, Michael Palin and Peter Capaldi, imagine... sheds light on Iannucci’s unique creative process.

Cast

Armando Iannucci

Alan Yentob

Self - Presenter

Peter Capaldi

Chris Morris

Steve Coogan

Doon Mackichan

Rebecca Front

Michael Palin

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Chris Addison

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Jesse Armstrong

Self

Sean Foley

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