This is the tragedy of the entrepreneur. They literally cannot slack off. That's why Alan Sugar looks so jowly, tired and angry,… — Jesse Armstrong Angry Copy Share Image
If you're writing a show about modern media moguls, Rupert Murdoch and his family are an incredibly important model and some of… — Jesse Armstrong Family Copy Share Image
Roy Chubby Brown's offensive material is disgusting to me, an offensive beating-down of people who have already been beaten down plenty, culturally… — Jesse Armstrong Copy Share Image
From working on heavily researched films such as 'Four Lions' and 'In the Loop,' I knew that research in itself is nothing… — Jesse Armstrong Copy Share Image
What you don't think when you sit down to write a show is, 'How can I be shocking?' That question isn't interesting,… — Jesse Armstrong Comedy Copy Share Image
I don't buy the thing that you can't do satire in the age of Trump. You just have to be funny and… — Jesse Armstrong Age Copy Share Image
My daughter, who says 'Horrible Histories' is her favourite programme, gets that the tone is sophisticated and that it takes children seriously.… — Jesse Armstrong Children Copy Share Image
So often in TV you're looking at the monitor thinking, 'Oh, yeah, that sort of looks a bit like that other TV… — Jesse Armstrong Copy Share Image
It's a good tip for writers, that - write with an actor in mind. Even if you have no hope of getting… — Jesse Armstrong Copy Share Image
The truth is that when writing a TV show or a film you are a part of a team. And though you… — Jesse Armstrong Art Copy Share Image
In 2005, the Iraq war was entering its third year and no one believed that we were going to find WMDs any… — Jesse Armstrong Existence Copy Share Image
I guess Trump is gone, but the shape that he gave to the American political and social environment - that still resonates.… — Jesse Armstrong America Copy Share Image
I love the breadth and space you get to explore character in so-called serialized TV, the novelistic element of maybe being able… — Jesse Armstrong Character Copy Share Image
Most of us now have opinions on such things as road tolling, the U.S. position on climate change, and the correct colour… — Jesse Armstrong Change Copy Share Image
Wimbledon fortnight is always a testing time for the home worker. I spend most of it on the phone to my writing… — Jesse Armstrong Character Copy Share Image
I started reading about media moguls in general, and Sumner Redstone and Rupert Murdoch both made the same joke: they both were… — Jesse Armstrong Day Copy Share Image
I wouldn't defend comedy that I find offensive, but there is a lot of comedy that some people find offensive which I… — Jesse Armstrong Comedy Copy Share Image
As a private individual, it's probably not worth having a foreign policy of your own at all. Not unless you own at… — Jesse Armstrong Copy Share Image
One of the things that strikes me when I've read about these families - whether it be the Maxwells or the Redstones… — Jesse Armstrong Copy Share Image
Standups always like the room cold, and if you're shooting a sitcom live you want it a little bit chilly for the… — Jesse Armstrong Copy Share Image
