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Departing PM references Cincinnatus, who turned to farming after leaving Rome – but then returned to power

Comic continues his tongue-in-cheek support of new PM-in-waiting, as other satirists also jump in

A FATAL flaw in a new drama about the early days of Boris Johnson’s premiership has been exposed.

Why is the government intent on ruining our world-leading TV industry, asks Royal Television Society vice-president Armando Iannucci

The broadcaster could be put up for bid from the spring of 2023, with foreign ownership possible

The film and TV writer answers your questions on advising Boris Johnson, dining with Alan Partridge characters and whether he still has OJ’s confession

Alan Partridge to Malcolm Tucker, The Death of Stalin to David Copperfield – the writer-director’s CV lists the great comedy characters and satires of our time. Ask him anything in the comments

All organisations take on the characteristics of the person controlling them, warns film and TV writer Armando Iannucci

The news that the government is looking to scrap the license fee didn’t come as a surprise to many, nor did the timing of the announcement given the recent turmoil Boris Johnson’s premiership has found itself in, but it did cause an outpouring of emotion on social media for what…