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The Armando Iannucci Shows (2001)

The Armando Iannucci Shows poster
Genre
comedy
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 8 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A series of eight episodes. Each one uses sketches and monologues to explore different themes about human nature and existence. The tone is surreal and absurd.

surrealabsurdoffbeatunsettlingdeadpanunpredictablesatiricalcerebral

What happens

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 30 August to 18 October 2001. Each episode focused on specific themes related to human nature and existentialism, around which Iannucci would weave a series of surreal sketches and monologues. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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