
Akin to the show, this article contains foul language
We imagine at this point, other than despairing for the utter state of things, Armando Iannucci is somewhat swelled with the satisfaction of knowing he got it bang on the money.
When he was discussing the final series of his show, the creator said:
When people in real life politics start quoting elements of it to attack opponents, that line between reality and stupidity has been crossed.
You kind of think they really ought to be getting on with their own lives. It's not the reason I decided to stop doing it, it's just an interesting point we've arrived at.
There's been a cavalcade of political gaffes on the left and the right, this week and it's been so entertaining we've had to check that we're not actually watching some of the BBC's finest work.
Let's review a little how this week seemed exactly like performed by Peter Capaldi, Chris Addison, Rebecca Front and co.