The Saturday Night Armistice
The Saturday Night Armistice is a British satirical television comedy programme presented by Armando Iannucci with Peter Baynham and David Schneider that ran from 1995 to 1999.
Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham and David Schneider presenting the 1 July 1995 episode of The Saturday Night Armistice. The "Mr Tony Blair" prop is visible to the left of Iannucci.
Armando Giovanni Iannucci is a Scottish satirist, writer, director, producer, performer and panellist. Born in Glasgow to Italian parents, Iannucci studied at the University of Glasgow followed by the University of Oxford. Starting on BBC Scotland and BBC Radio 4, his early work with Chris Morris on the radio series On the Hour transferred to television as The Day Today.
Iannucci in 2017