Armando Iannucci

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2009

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Armando Iannucci is one of the UK's most prominent comedy writers, producers and performers, having helped create shows like The Day Today and I'm Alan Partridge. His new film, In the Loop, is headed to theaters here in the US.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Rick from Toronto.
0:01.4	My name's Anika Elysew.
0:02.9	I'm going from Harlem, New York.
0:04.5	Hi, I'm Ben from North Carolina.
0:07.2	The Sound of Young America is an independent production.
0:09.6	It's supported by listeners like you and me.
0:12.6	If you'd like to donate to support the show,
0:15.0	visit MaximumFund.org and click on donate.
0:18.3	OK, thanks a lot, guys.
0:20.0	I don't know, whatever Jesse's on that one show.
0:22.6	But anyway, it's a great show, and I love it.
0:24.4	Live on tape from my house in Los Angeles.
0:27.0	I'm Jesse Thorn, and this is the Sound of Young America
0:29.8	from MaximumFund.org.
0:53.4	It's the Sound of Young America.
0:54.6	I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:55.5	My guest is the British comedy writer, director,
0:58.6	and performer, Armando Yannucci.
1:01.0	He's got a new film coming to US theaters called In the Loop.
1:04.5	Before we get to the interview, let's hear a segment
1:07.0	from On the Hour, the radio news parody
1:10.0	that made Armando Yannucci's name in the comedy world.
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