The Thick of It
Published on 6. September 2007
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-0-340-93706-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Thick of It is one of the funniest and most biting TV comedies around today -- a modern-day Yes, Minister for New Labour. A satire on the inner workings of modern politics, it's brim-full of spin-doctoring, back-stabbing, and policy-making on the hoof. And, according to insiders, it's frighteningly close to the truth. This exclusive collection of razor-sharp scripts and extras is a treat for fans of this award-winning show.
The Thick of It is one of the funniest and most biting TV comedies around today -- a modern-day Yes, Minister for New Labour. A satire on the inner workings of modern politics, it's brim-full of spin-doctoring, back-stabbing, and policy-making on the hoof. And, according to insiders, it's frighteningly close to the truth. This exclusive collection of razor-sharp scripts and extras is a treat for fans of this award-winning show.
The Thick of It is one of the funniest and most biting TV comedies around today -- a modern-day Yes, Minister for New Labour. A satire on the inner workings of modern politics, it's brim-full of spin-doctoring, back-stabbing, and policy-making on the hoof. And, according to insiders, it's frighteningly close to the truth. This exclusive collection of razor-sharp scripts and extras is a treat for fans of this award-winning show.
Reviews / Votes
'The funniest thing on telly by a mile' -- Guardian 'Inspired, seemingly effortless and far too close for comfort' -- Daily Telegraph 'One of the best things he's ever done, if not the best thing' -- Chris Morris 'Not merely a compilation of the TV series. It is a manual of how modern politics works' -- The Sunday Times'The funniest thing on telly by a mile' -- Guardian 'Inspired, seemingly effortless and far too close for comfort' -- Daily Telegraph 'One of the best things he's ever done, if not the best thing' -- Chris Morris 'Not merely a compilation of the TV series. It is a manual of how modern politics works' -- The Sunday Times
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
630 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-93706-8 (9780340937068)
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Armando Iannucci is an award-winning comedy writer, producer and perfomer. His credits include The Mary Whitehouse Experience, The Day Today, Knowing Me, Knowing You, I'm Alan Partridge, The Armando Iannucci Shows, Clinton: His Struggle with Dirt, The 99p Challenge and The Thick of It. Iannucci has won two Sony Radio Awards and three British Comedy Awards and was listed in the Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. He writes a weekly column in the Observer and is Visiting Professor of Broadcast Media at the University of Oxford.
Armando Iannucci is an award-winning comedy writer, producer and perfomer. His credits include The Mary Whitehouse Experience, The Day Today, Knowing Me, Knowing You, I'm Alan Partridge, The Armando Iannucci Shows, Clinton: His Struggle with Dirt, The 99p Challenge and The Thick of It. Iannucci has won two Sony Radio Awards and three British Comedy Awards and was listed in the Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. He writes a weekly column in the Observer and is Visiting Professor of Broadcast Media at the University of Oxford.
Armando Iannucci is an award-winning comedy writer, producer and perfomer. His credits include The Mary Whitehouse Experience, The Day Today, Knowing Me, Knowing You, I'm Alan Partridge, The Armando Iannucci Shows, Clinton: His Struggle with Dirt, The 99p Challenge and The Thick of It. Iannucci has won two Sony Radio Awards and three British Comedy Awards and was listed in the Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. He writes a weekly column in the Observer and is Visiting Professor of Broadcast Media at the University of Oxford.