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Taskmaster renewed for six more series as show reaches huge global audience

The 21st series starts on April 9 with Pakistani-American comedian and Marvel actor Kumail Nanjiani, The Thick Of It creator Armando Iannucci, Gavin And Stacey star Joanna Page, Masked Singer host Joel Dommett and comedian Amy Gledhill

The Independent UK

Taskmaster fans go wild over ‘genius’ lineup featuring Gavin and Stacey legend plus Kumail Nanjiani

Actors will be joined by ‘The Thick Of It’ creator Armando Iannucci and more

The Independent UK

Armando Iannucci teases TV satire of tech bros: 'we'll have to crowdfund it'

Silicon Valley is due its own Thick of It

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Veep creator claims Hollywood studios are too scared of MAGA and president to fund his Donald Trump project

Iannucci’s comments come amid a tense debate over free speech in the U.S.

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Veep creator Armando Iannucci insists Hollywood is scared to finance Donald Trump project

Veep creator Armando Iannucci is planning a new project based on Donald Trump's speeches, but he's struggling to get financial support from the United States.

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Veep creator Armando Iannucci struggling to fund Trump project due to scared buyers

Iannucci has been trying to start project involving Trump speeches but has been told to expect retribution

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The Thick Of It creator says he was advised against doing Trump-related project

Speaking at the Labour conference, Iannucci said a project idea he had about the current US president was met with reservations.

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‘Partridge is more popular than me – that’s a given!’ Steve Coogan on Alan’s glorious return

For three decades, he has played one of the UK’s greatest ever comedy characters. But how different is he to Alan Partridge really? Ahead of the presenter’s new show about mental health, Coogan is put in the psychologist’s chair

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TV tonight: Paris Lees’ captivating millennial coming-of-age drama

Byron is a working-class teenager desperate for a different life. Plus: a great art series continues with Lubaina Himid. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Jesse Armstrong discusses how Chris Langham’s ‘tragic’ exit led to a ‘new version’ of The Thick of It

Langham played bumbling minister Hugh Abbot in the first and second season of the hit political satire

The Independent UK

‘Just sprinkle your swearing s*** all over it’: how The Thick of It redefined expletives on TV

IN FOCUS: Armando Iannucci wanted to make something ‘rough and ready’ about what politics was really like in the 2000s, but with a team of talented writers, he created a classic comedy that still resonates today. Katie Rosseinsky dissects the anatomy of its foul-mouthed invective

The Independent UK

‘I’m from Glasgow – the swearing came naturally!’ The full uncensored history of The Thick of It

It was the political satire that gave us omnishambles, pet asbos and the terrifying Malcolm Tucker. Two decades on, creator Armando Iannucci and stars including Peter Capaldi and Rebecca Front lift the lid on its chaotic creation

The Guardian - UK

How Jason Isaacs became the latest White Lotus star to have a renaissance

The Harry Potter and Death of Stalin actor has found fame with a new audience in hit TV show

The Guardian - UK

Armando Iannucci opens up about what changed his life: best podcasts of the week

The Thick of It creator tells all in a revealing new podcast from actor Rebecca Front. Plus, a smash-hit history show launches a juicy spinoff

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5 new podcasts to listen to this week

These are our top podcast picks.

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Armando Iannucci says ADHD medication changed his life ‘overnight’

‘I don’t feel like I’ve had ten cups of coffee,’ said ‘The Thick of It’ creator

The Guardian - UK

The Guide #178: How AI took over the commercial break

In this week’s newsletter: Usually, we’d rather make a cup of tea when the ads come on, but the Super Bowl slew of A-listers flogging AI products smacks of desperate PR

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Canceled TV shows in 2025: every series that has been scrapped by Netflix, Apple, Disney Plus, and more this year

From The Franchise to The Sandman, here's every canceled show in 2025 so far

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Alastair Campbell posts hilarious photo with ‘old friend’ Peter Capaldi

The former Labour spin doctor is said to be the prime inspiration for one of Capaldi’s best known characters

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Himesh Patel rolls with the laughs on HBO’s The Franchise and goes to bat for The Aeronauts

British actor Himesh Patel speaks with The Independent on working with comedy legend Armando Iannucci and director Sam Mendes on new HBO comedy series The Franchise.

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Dr Strangelove; Barcelona; Quiet Songs – review

In a week of underused talent, Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci and Sean Foley merely recreate Kubrick’s satire; Lily Collins totters through a bland night in Spain; and Ruth Negga graces a trance-like hour

The Independent UK

Armando Iannucci warns of influence of ‘data oligarchs’ like Elon Musk on US election

Satirist said he is ‘obsessed’ with figures like Musk and Zuckerberg

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Dr Strangelove at the Noël Coward Theatre: Steve Coogan’s masterclass performance is the highlight of this Kubrick adaptation

In September last year, the Stanley Kubrick estate announced that actor, impressionist and comedian Steve Coogan would be taking the lead role (all four of them) in a play of Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. This is the first ever stage adaptation…

The Independent UK

Dr Strangelove review: Steve Coogan is stellar but this is a safe spin on a classic

3/5 Armando Iannucci and Coogan team up to bring Stanley Kubrick’s Cold War satire to the West End, but the production is constrained by aiming too hard for cinematic perfection

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Dr Strangelove review – Steve Coogan scores a quadruple cold war coup

Adding a fourth role to Peter Sellers’ three turns in the classic film, the comic excels in a fun yet unadventurous adaptation

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