As well as winning three BAFTA’s for I’m Alan Partridge, and The Thick Of It,, Armando Iannucci OBE has also been nominated and won a host of other awards for his talent.
Armando received an ‘Outstanding Comedy Series’ nomination at the Emmy Awards for Veep in 2012. He has also won a Special Jury British Comedy Award for his distinctive contribution to radio and television.
Armando is also a successful director, having directed his own feature film, In the Loop, which premiered at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in 2009.
As well as directing the film, Armando co-wrote the script with Jesse Armstrong. The film starred Peter Capaldi and James Gandolfini and received an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010.
Armando Iannucci | Speaker
Armando is a confident and witty speaker. His topics of discussion range from hosting an intellectual, political debate to giving an amusing speech about media and film. As well as being a comedic host, Armando also has interests in science and astronomy, IT, computers, the internet, and new media.
Armando Iannucci | Moderator
He has chaired corporate discussions and debates and delivered the Alternative McTaggart Lecture at the 2008 Edinburgh TV Festival. He also delivered a series of lectures on Television and New Media at Oxford University.
He has also appeared on radio and television to discuss these topics and has appeared on political shows like The Daily Politics, This Week, and Question Time.
Armando Iannucci | Awards Host
Armando’s vast experience in the corporate arena includes hosting conferences for Microsoft and BT, speaking for Samaritans, Royal TV Society, Deutsche Bank, Energis, The Treasury, the staff of the House of Commons, Scottish Business groups and MI5!
He has also presented Awards for the Advertising Industry, PPA Magazine Subscription, ACE Press Awards, Hedge Fund of Funds, Incentive Travel and Meetings Industry, Security Excellence Awards, and Building Communities Awards.
