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Armando Iannucci - Series 21 Ep.2

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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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