The Armando Iannucci Shows(2001)
Comedy
First Air Date: 2001-08-30
Average Runtime: 24m
Rating: 8.0
Votes: 17
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
The Armando Iannucci Shows is a series of eight programmes focused on specific themes relating to human nature and existentialism, around which Iannucci would weave a series of surreal sketches and monologues. Recurring themes in the episodes are the superficiality of modern culture, our problems communicating with each other, the mundane nature of working life and feelings of personal inadequacy and social awkwardness. Several characters also make repeat appearances in the shows, including the East End thug, who solves every problem with threats of violence; Hugh, an old man who delivers surreal monologues about what things were like in the old days; and Iannucci's barber, who is full of nonsensical anecdotes.
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surrealsketch comedy
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Season 1
Episodes: 8E01
Twats
Air Date: 2001-08-30
Armando worries about looking like a twat in front of other people. He worries about what other people think about hi...
E02
Work
Air Date: 2001-09-06
Armando claims that almost everyone made a wrong decision around eight years ago, which explains why they end up with...
E03
Communication
Air Date: 2001-09-20
Armando realises that most people do not talk to each other, hence why people end up going to landfills after nailing...
E04
Imagination
Air Date: 2001-10-18
Armando believes that the imagination is a wonderful thing, allowing us to come up with any image, such as the cast o...
E05
Time Passing
Air Date: 2001-09-27
With time passing ever more quickly, Armando worries about growing older. He admires Hugh for keeping the past alive,...
E06
Neighbours
Air Date: 2001-10-04
Armando wants to know what his neighbours are really like. He discovers what they think of each other, their prejudic...
E07
Morality
Air Date: 2001-09-13
Armando is worried about people's morality. Whilst one priest inspires his congregation so much they will not leave h...
E08
Reality
Air Date: 2001-10-11
Armando has trouble sleeping, from his fridge making a sound of a trumpet, being beaten up by an intruder, and his re...
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