Armando Iannucci's Time Trumpet
So the other night the BBC aired a ten minute preview of Iannucci's new show, Time Trumpet, starting next month.
Stylistically and in concept it is very simmilar to his earlier and much overlooked one–off special, "Clinton: His Struggle With Dirt" – a fake documentary looking back at the Clinton scandel from the perspective of thirty years in the future, employing the concept of actors playing older versions of given celebrities and talking about the issue.
Time Trumpet is simmilar with a much larger remit – television for the next 20 years, looking back from 2025.
I've often felt "Clinton…" was one of Iannucci's best works, so I'm very much looking forward to this.
Dean Love
23 Jul 2006 01:51
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Dan Goodman
Never saw the Clinton thing, but I saw the preview. Looked great, looking forward to it. I thought "The thick of it" was a bit disappointing.
23 Jul 2006, 02:50
Martin
It looks pretty similar to his "blink and you missed it" special show – "2004, the stupid version", which was absolutely superb. Lots of dubious editing and taking stuff out of context. Excellent
31 Jul 2006, 15:59
bob
Disappointing I hope it picks up or there’s no comedy at the BBC presently.
04 Aug 2006, 15:54
Dan Goodman
I chuckled my way through it happily.
04 Aug 2006, 21:02
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