Armando Iannucci is a writer, director, and broadcaster whose critically acclaimed work spans film, television, and radio. His career began at BBC Radio Scotland, where he moved from writing comedy sketches to redefining satire on Radio 4 with On The Hour and launching Alan Partridge in Knowing Me Knowing You. He then went on to create the iconic BBC series The Thick of It, which won five BAFTAs. The success of the series led to the creation of the Oscar-nominated film In the Loop. Iannucci later brought his sharp political wit to the U.S. with HBO’s Veep, which earned widespread acclaim and won four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series. His films The Death of Stalin and The Personal History of David Copperfield received numerous accolades, including BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations and multiple Best Screenplay awards. More recently, he explored sci-fi satire with HBO’s Avenue 5, and now co-hosts the BBC Radio 4 podcast Strong Message Here with Helen Lewis, where they unpack the absurdities of modern political language.

Acclaimed stand-up comedian, writer, actor and director. He is currently co-creating and directing Tall Tales and Murder (RTE/BBC), having previously co-created and directed Breeders (Sky/FX) with Martin Freeman and Simon Blackwell. He has also served as a Producer and Director on Veep (HBO), and made his feature debut in 2019 with MGM’s The Hustle, starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson. As an actor, Chris’ most recognised role is as Oliver Reeder in The Thick of It and as Toby Wright in In The Loop. In 2014 he starred in the Sky Living series Trying Again as well as appearing in multiple episodes of Series 8 of Doctor Who (BBC 1). His other appearances include Horrible Histories (CBBC). He is regularly involved in the BBC's opera and Prom coverage and has also written two books, been twice nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award (formally the Perrier Award) for his stand-up shows. He was also previously a regular panellist on Mock the Week (BBC 2).

Actor, writer and comedian. She won the 2010 BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for The Thick of It (2009–2012). She is also known for her work in numerous other British comedies, including the radio show On The Hour (1992), The Day Today (1994), Knowing Me, Knowing You… with Alan Partridge (1994), Time Gentlemen Please (2000–2002), sketch show Big Train (2002), and Nighty Night (2004–2005). Front has also been seen in a number of dramatic roles, including Chief Superintendent Jean Innocent in Lewis (2006–2014), Mrs. Bennet in Death Comes to Pemberley (2013), Mrs. Landau in The Eichmann Show (2015), Vera in Humans (2015), and Death in Paradise (2019). Her theatre credits include the musicals Company and The Fix at the Donmar Warehouse, directed by Sam Mendes.

Peter might be best known for playing the ferocious spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in four series of “The Thick of It” (for which he won both a BAFTA and two British Comedy Awards) He also starred in the film spin off, “In the Loop.” He played the iconic role of Doctor Who in the long running, internationally celebrated BBC television series from 2014 to 2017. He played Mr Micawber in Armando Iannucci’s big screen adaptation of David Copperfield and super villain The Thinker in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. He played Mr. Curry in the hugely successful “Paddington” and “Paddington 2”,  and has played roles in movies as diverse as “Dangerous Liaisons”, “Local Hero” and “World War Z.” As a writer and director, Peter wrote and starred in the comedy road movie “Soft Top Hard Shoulder,” and won a BAFTA and the Academy award for best short film for writing and directing “Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life.”   He also directed the first series of the award-winning BBC 4 NHS series “Getting On,” wrote and directed the BBC 4 comedy “The Cricklewood Greats.” In a long career he has appeared in many notable television productions and is well known for his theatre in London’s West End. This year he released Sweet Illusions, his second album of original songs, produced by Dr Robert of The Blow Monkeys and is set to tour later this year.

As a comedian, he has recently completed a second UK tour of his latest stand-up show ON I BANG. Prior to this, he toured the shows MILES JUPP IS THE CHAP YOU’RE THINKING OF, SONGS OF FREEDOM and FIBBER IN THE HEAT. He has contributed to a number of BBC Radio 4 including THE NEWS QUIZ, which he chaired for four years and IN AND OUT OF THE KITCHEN, which he wrote and created. He is the author of three books, the most recent of which is a novel, HISTORY.