Armando Iannucci - Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Deeply Dippy
Richard is surprisingly appalled by what a sex robot inventor is planning for his sex robot and reeling from the brutal combo of no sleep and attending a funeral, but life goes on and it’s laughter all the way (until the end when it gets a bit bleak) with left-wing Stalin apologist Armando Iannucci.
Armando reveals a surprising friendship with a 1990s pop group and the dark underside of Michael Palin before trying to ascertain who is worst: Weinstein, Stalin or James Corden. Rich gets busted about his behaviour at the “Death of Stalin” premiere and there’s lots of chat about this excellent film and how being a director has changed Iannucci into a megalomaniac. Plus find out what happened when Armando started to learn the piano in his 40s and his near death experiences on holiday and how he has once again managed to copy all of Richard’s ideas and pass them off as his own.
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[@demetrikatsidis6776]

How lucky we are that Armandos parents spurned all others, took the directions they did to meet and create this wonderful man.

[@liamhughes1532]

Been waiting on this one, hope Richard brings up creating Partridge again!..... at 18min Armando brings it up in a very funny way. 11/10 for this one gents

[@ag48d]

I nearly spat my coffee all over the screen when Armando launched into his hilarious "attack" on Michael Palin.

[@MissFotini]

I loooooved this interview

[@galesito1733]

If I made a film I'd invite Right Said Fred to the premiere.

[@alpinenewtplaysgames4509]

Best episode yet. You should just have Armando on every week.

[@NxDoyle]

That moment from about 24:50 on I've watched about 20 times. I know Armando is too busy to appear every week, but can we please have him every _other_ week? (I'm quite pleased with myself for time stamping it so I can return and revisit that moment at will.)

[@NxDoyle]

8:34 Perhaps the biggest laugh in the history of RHLSTP RHLSTP. I have no control laugh against which it can be measured, but anecdotally, it made me jump while listening on the bus and elicited a few surprised reactions from fellow passengers.

[@davidhantonmusic]

50:18 Rich trying to ski is amazing...! Great episode.

[@Markyisamonkey]

I checked the date when I heard the Prince Andrew bit.

[@jryalls]

Great Podcast. Would love it if you could get Scott Gibson on. I’ve seen him 3 times over the last year and he’s one of the best up and coming comedians I’ve ever heard.

[@vinzcassels]

OH MY GOD. I am also Scottish Italian, went to school in Scotland and have almost exactly the same ghost story. Armando, get in touch, we clearly need to confront some kind of racist schoolchild ghost.

[@RadicalMcCannic]

"But I've... I've won a BAFTA". God, Armando makes me laugh every time. Can't wait for Reggie and Dave Gorman!

[@hellsbunniestv584]

You do appear to be channelling you inner Patrick Moore, in this intro. :P

[@daved2352]

I met a man called 'Ian RHLSTP' the other day, says Richard nicked the idea off him.

[@themadplotter]

Armando saying 'turd' is like the best thing in all of comedy.

[@TheMJNicholls]

Seriously hilarious episode

[@amichaelthomas83]

i loved the lee and herring "we wrote this" piss take

[@bulletproofblouse]

Keen editing on lining up the camera footage of skiing (which is so blurry I think I saw a Bigfoot in the background, nice that hyper-technology modern mobile phones still wistfully long to be 20th generation VHS copies) with the narration. Would have gained an extra mark if it was inset in the corner, but that's nitpicking. B- for Chris Evans (not that one).

[@MrUmandMrEr]

Having just discussed Groundhog Day...Did we talk about Armando's near death experiences last time? Yes you did, yes.

[@madderhat5852]

"Oh jinkies, Rasputin was really old man Burgess, the landlord" "And I would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for you pesky kids"

[@Ambersdf]

When is the Paul Chowdry one happening? Id be up for that....

[@Herring1967]

27th November Book here - leicestersquaretheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873492663

[@sirkristoferTV]

Audio is hurting my ears - that resonant note pings everytime they speak.

[@pigknickers2975]

I'm a pro mastering engineer sitting in my studio listening to this. There's a fair bit of room ambience but not much in the way of a resonant peak. Check your gear or EQ a little notch in the mid to taste if you can. It's only slightly off.

[@72JamJars]

If you’re ever stuck for podcast material Rich please do an hour of you trying to ski

[@harryturner8701]

50:16 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂So funny Skiing bit

[@frankbeedell5207]

yay!

[@Osentalka]

I guess the funeral was Sean Hughes.

[@stephenkerensky710]

Time now to have a go at Lenin. He was a laugh. My grandfather wrote his final school report. Yasneva was a barrel of laughs and I`m sure people will be queuing up to be Dzerzhinsky. I have a few details and the stuff on Kornilov is still immune to Freedom of Info requests so you`ll have to box clever there. Glad you got Beria covered....

[@gemp5061]

👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@forest4life1000]

what's the chance of getting Reginald d hunter or rob becket

[@danshaggy292]

forest4life1000 Hunter’s coming up this series

[@forest4life1000]

danshaggy292 hooray. cheers for letting me know mate.

[@Herring1967]

Reg d hunter pretty good. He's on on the 13th

[@loopylou949]

What's happened to his hair blond?

[@PaulWilliamsmk]

Should have put a Shrek in it...

[@amichaelthomas83]

Armando was a massive influence on Lee and Herring it is clear

[@Tautolonaut]

Stalin Partridge!

[@TheGreatSteve]

I'd watch that.

[@lemonsweets8282]

1st 1:11:11 Magick is real, and silly ;) 93 93/93

[@ChubbyChecker182]

Richard should have the Spanish guy from.Mind Your Language on.

[@mohsinrao4334]

Fucking yeah! My wednesday is made!

[@sandamianoyeah]

Groundhog Day yeah.. a theory is that she's boasting about it being her student as if he really had been trained by her over a long period. That's i think supposed to be the joke of it. She's bullshitting basically. But no it never made sense to me either! x

[@nightw4tchman]

That resonant noise is bloody annoying.

[@marieharrington3573]

Yes, I can't bare it!

[@ptesweats8940]

Get the Golden Girls on, Rich!

[@garyrigby21]

IANnucci

[@DanielFBest]

Fuck being in prison. I like these cats too much. Screw being inside.

[@neilbiggin]

Great interview but awful sound on this one. Can barely hear either of them. seems like we're picking up an overhead mic instead of the hand helds.

[@no_one_of_that_name_here]

eerste!

[@SamLowryDZ-015]

Kudos for not going there about the funeral

[@dirtyevil88]

I push my piles out and attach a bulldog clip to them whilst watching RHLSTP and the World seams a better place

[@DeepPastry]

Stalin isn't so bad... When you compare him to Mao.

[@markwatkins8309]

Armando's such a talented writer but I'm afraid really not that interesting in this interview - he looks & sounds very ordinary - the complete opposite of his brilliant comedy shows.

[@Herring1967]

Incorrect, my dear Mark Watkins.