Armando Iannucci: My comedy secrets  Armando Iannucci  Related
Stories  Over the last 22 years, Armando Iannucci has become one
of the most innovative and reliable comedy directors in the UK.
The man behind such hits as The Thick of It and its Oscar-
nominated spin-off In the Loop, the 50-year-old saw hapless
radio DJ Alan Partridge, his co-creation with Steve Coogan, also
transfer to the big screen earlier this year.  Iannucci spoke to
the BBC about the success of Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa and the
many guises its hero has adopted over the last two decades.
You've managed to turn a successful TV show into a successful
movie twice now. How did you break the curse?  Ha ha! I think by
being very aware of it.   Woody Allen isn't someone who goes for
huge car chases and special effects, it's just a bunch of people
talking in a room. It's important that you go into a film
knowing that.  A common thread in your projects is the creative
use of language. What lies behind that?   I suppose it's to do
with mimicry. Wh