The Armando Iannucci Shows (2001)

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The Armando Iannucci Shows is a series of eight programmes directed by Armando Iannucci and written by Iannucci with Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil. It was shown on UK's Channel 4 from September to October 2001. Each episode focused on specific themes relating to human nature and existentialism, around which Iannucci would weave a series of surreal sketches and monologues.

Original Release

08/30/2001

Cast

Name	Character

Stephen Mangan
Armando Iannucci
Armando Iannucci	Self
Hugh Cecil	Hugh
Steve Brody	Barber
Nigel Lindsay	Various
Tracey Saunders	Newly Weds
Alan Ford	East End Thug
Carolina Giammetta	(as Carolina Giametta)
Neil May	Commuter on Train

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Twats	Thursday, 30 August 2001
2	Work	Thursday, 06 September 2001
3	Mortality	Thursday, 13 September 2001
4	Communcation	Thursday, 20 September 2001
5	Time Passing	Thursday, 27 September 2001
6	Neighbours	Thursday, 04 October 2001
7	Reality	Thursday, 11 October 2001
8	Imagination	Thursday, 18 October 2001

Directors

Armando Iannucci, Sarah Smith, David Schneider

Writers

Armando Iannucci, Steve Brody, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Sarah Smith, David Schneider

Cast

Name	Character

Stephen Mangan
Armando Iannucci
Armando Iannucci	Self
Hugh Cecil	Hugh
Steve Brody	Barber
Nigel Lindsay	Various
Tracey Saunders	Newly Weds
Alan Ford	East End Thug
Carolina Giammetta	(as Carolina Giametta)
Neil May	Commuter on Train
Jamie Dispirito	Actor
John Paul Connolly	(as John Paul Connelly)
Chooye Bay	(as Chooi Keung Beh)
James Smith	Bob Davidson
James Smith	Sammy
Will Harrow	Unruly School Boy
Adam Ashcroft	Elvis Presley / Britney Spears
Di Botcher	Tinaturnerogram
Mark Heenehan	(as Mark Henehan)
Brian Hibbard	Iketurnerogram