Armando Iannucci: An Epic Poem for Our Times
Emerging from the same BBC Radio production that launched the careers of Chris Morris, Stewart Lee and Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci has been at the forefront of British satire for over two decades. In Pandemonium he turns his eye to the pandemic and Brexit in the form of a mock epic poem. Iannucci pairs his sharp insight into politics, media and culture with his love of the truly absurd, to unmatched comedy effect. He speaks with Jenny Niven.
Book Festival News
Edinburgh International Book Festival announces James Crawford as new Chair of Board of DirectorsThursday 25 July
Watch more
Ann Cleeves at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Outriders: Mariana Enriquez & Kevin MacNeil (2017 Event)
Reading Scotland: Ross Sayers with Niamh McKeown, Adventures on the Clockwork Orange
Nadine Aisha Jassat & Tsitsi Dangarembga: Outriders Africa Following in their Footsteps
Who’s Afraid of the Working Class?
James Acaster at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Douglas Stuart with Damian Barr: The Making of Shuggie Bain
Roger Robinson: ‘Ordinary Poems Won’t Change the World’
Jussi Adler-Olsen (2015 Event)
Mariana Enriquez & Megan McDowell with Daniel Hahn