Armando Iannucci - Series 21 Ep.2
4/16/20261 hr 8 min
This week Ed is joined by creator of The Thick of It , Veep and all round comedy royalty, Armando Iannucci. Armando reveals what a huge fan he has been of Taskmaster since the very beginning and why he decided to take part in the show. He and Ed dig deep in to Epsiode 2 and discuss the most unquestionable thing of beauty, what it was like to be on a team with Joanna Page and how hard Armando finds it to take off his Producer hat.
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First 90 secondsEd Gamble· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Howdy. It's Ed Gamble here in the Taskmaster caravan. Welcome to the Taskmaster Podcast. Uh, we, of course, dissect the episode of Taskmaster you have just watched. If you have not watched Series 21, Episode 2, turn off now, go and watch it. Uh, channel4.com. Uh, but I'd imagine most of you are, are nerds, such as I, uh, so you will have watched it at 9:00 PM on Thursday nights, which is when the show goes out on Channel 4. Uh, we are going to be talking about Episode 2 of Taskmaster Series 21 with the brilliant Armando Iannucci. Yes, Armando is of course a contestant on this series. Armando is a comedy legend, a comedy hero. Uh, I cannot wait to discuss this episode with him, and of course his time on Taskmaster in general. So we should get on with it. Obviously, buy tickets for my tour, edgamble.co.uk. Touring in 2027. Dates all over the place. Edgamble.co.uk. Buy some tickets, guys. But enough of that, let's talk to Armando Iannucci about Taskmaster Series 21, Episode 2. [upbeat music] Welcome, Armando, to the Taskmaster Podcast.
Armando Iannucci· Guest1:15
Nice to be here. It's good to be back, actually.
Ed Gamble· Host1:18
Is it nice to be back?
Armando Iannucci· Guest1:19
It's weird.
Ed Gamble· Host1:19
Is it good, good, good memories for you?
Armando Iannucci· Guest1:20
Oh, very, very much so. Yeah. We had... A, we had good weather, rather like today. 'Cause some I've watched, and I've watched them all- Yeah ... big, big fan, um,