Jesse Armstrong @jessearmstrong1 Twitter profile

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

26 days

I will lecture! I will try not to hector! I may do the whole event strapped in to a lie-detector!

Eccles Institute for the Americas & Oceania @ BL

@BL_EcclesInst

27 days

What does it mean to write about US politics, media and culture from the outside? What is possible and what is out of bounds? Join us for a one-off lecture with @jessearmstrong1 , creator of HBO’s Succession, as he reflects on these questions. 18 Apr | 7pm

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At S2 Succession’s end a 280 character salute to my fellow ep writers: Jon Brown, Tony Roche, @georgiapudding , @williamtracy , @SusanSoonHe , @JonathanGlatzer , Mary Laws. And room dynamo @lucyprebblish . Aided and abetted by @Shteyngart , Alice Birch, @cordjefferson , & Lucy Kirkwood.

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Jesse Armstrong

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6 years

Starts tonight HBO.

HBO

@HBO

6 years

It's rebellion. It's sabotage. It's family. #SuccessionHBO premieres June 3 after Westworld.

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Jesse Armstrong

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8 years

TOO MUCH. Unbelievable new signage at Gare du Nord for UK departures.

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9 years

I think Mark Corrigan would be disgusted Peep Show could be considered an acceptable Mastermind specialist subject.

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Jesse Armstrong

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3 years

If you're coming to this, hit me or Nish with some Succession questions on here and we'll see how many we can do ...

BFI

@BFI

3 years

We’re excited to announce that @MrNishKumar will host Saturday's #LFF Screen Talk with Succession executive producer, writer and showrunner @JesseArmstrong1 . Tickets still available

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

4 years

And a shout out to the lyrical masterminds of L to the OG, @GhostPanther and @williamtracy

Pitchfork

@pitchfork

4 years

Kendall Roy’s rap song from Succession, “L to the OG,” has been officially released on streaming platforms

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

7 years

So wise. Churchill left seat unattended at Yalta 'to get a sausage'. Mao slipped in. End of British Empire.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

7 years

When I left Conference Room for short meetings with Japan and other countries, I asked Ivanka to hold seat. Very standard. Angela M agrees!

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8 years

Any time you’re Lambeth way Any evening, any day, You’ll find us all, heartsick, disorientated, And scared.

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5 years

Succession Season 2 | Official Teaser | HBO via @YouTube Second successive succession.

Succession Season 2 | Official Teaser | HBO

Succession returns to HBO this summer for Season 2.#HBO #SuccessionHBOSubscribe to HBO on YouTube: https://goo.gl/wtFYd7Don’t have HBO? Order Now: https://pl...

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

4 years

@NicholasBritell is a polymath genius and you can now buy new product that records this fact for posterity.

HBO

@HBO

4 years

L to the OG. The original track from #SuccessionHBO is now available: Listen to the full Season 2 soundtrack by @NicholasBritell this Friday:

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11 years

I'm with Osborne, naive to think benefit levels don't factor in that calculation we all make everyday on whether or not to kill our kids.

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Jesse Armstrong

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6 years

I've been wrestling with this lovely bastard for the last two years. We wrap on Wednesday. I have become incredibly weak.

HBO

@HBO

6 years

There is no time to be weak. From the director of The Big Short, #SuccessionHBO premieres this June.

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Jesse Armstrong

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6 years

Good old Markets. So excited for Markets.

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Jesse Armstrong

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1 month

I wrote this for the TLS about Michael Lewis' Going Infinite. It is, unlike SBF, unlocked today.

Sam Bankman-Fried: hollow fake or ineffective altruist?

www.the-tls.co.uk

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

6 years

Starts in 49 minutes on Sky Atlantic.

HBO

@HBO_UK

6 years

It’s rebellion. It’s sabotage. It’s family. #Succession premieres this Summer on @SkyAtlantic .

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Jesse Armstrong

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8 years

@arobertwebb @sambaintv think Jez would decide on the basis of pub chat. 'Europe are legalizing weed Mark. Fact.' But prob isn't registered.

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

10 years

It's true, Peep Show to return for final series - http://t.co/nugBol30iY on plus side, we will reveal which one is a ghost!

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Jesse Armstrong

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8 years

Labour in turmoil? I don't think so! Fightback to start with unveiling of an exciting new logo:

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

9 years

#Chilcot I think all writers would agree that six years late is still basically roughly on deadline.

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

5 years

@charltonbrooker @georgiapudding @williamtracy @SusanSoonHe @JonathanGlatzer @lucyprebblish @Shteyngart @cordjefferson Ummm. Another's pain. Finally some praise I can find sustaining!

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

9 years

I like the cover lots :) but unfortunately you are legally required not to judge the book by it :( http://t.co/9wl2SUvBi9

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

5 years

Everything is better seen through trouteyes & heard through troutears.

trouteyes

@trouteyes

5 years

EXCITNIG NEWS! Wonderful @MooseAllain and foolish me @trouteyes have made a book together. It is full of brilliant cartoons and stacks of silly #misheardlyrics It would not have happened had I not received a stack of lovely support from all you good people ❤️ Hope you like it.

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Jesse Armstrong

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8 years

Screen Writing Pro Tip: If a ‘scene’ is lacking in drama, what about an attack dog comes in and mauls everyone?!

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@jessearmstrong1

9 years

It comes out in April on the Jonathan Cape label and this is the cover: http://t.co/1q3KDmgbfe

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

10 years

Here's to the life and work of gentle charming brilliant Roger Lloyd-Pack.

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

6 years

And on transmission day, here's to this faberge egg box of fellow writers: Tony Roche, @lucyprebblish , @georgiapudding , @JonathanGlatzer , Jon Brown, @SusanSoonHe , @WAPtheatre

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@HBO

6 years

It's rebellion. It's sabotage. It's family. #SuccessionHBO premieres June 3 after Westworld.

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Jesse Armstrong (@jessedjarmstrong) on Threads

Feta Tester. Succession, Peep Show, The Thick of It, Fresh Meat, Four Lions. Novel: Love, Sex & Other Foreign Policy Goals. 1.1K Followers.

www.threads.net

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Jesse Armstrong

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8 years

Thanks for all Peep goodwill. Got drunk watching. But this AM have to write voiceover jokes for finale. It’s like ep1 is trying to kill ep6

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Jesse Armstrong

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8 years

@PeepShowQOTD @Channel4 Jeremy: I believe in the 2 state solution. Get into a state in the morning, get into a state at night!

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8 years

Screenwriter Tip: If an exec hates a good bit (like about an attack dog) maybe email them that they themselves are an attack dog, of stupid!

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

9 years

If you don't read my humorous piece about I'm Jong-un today it's a bit like you hate freedom of speech http://t.co/GeQK9Kwe9p

Kim Jong-un goes awol: a short story by Jesse Armstrong

In September, North Korea’s supreme leader disappeared from public view for five weeks. No explanation was given for his absence from official events. Satirist Jesse Armstrong imagines what might...

www.theguardian.com

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

8 years

Screenwriter ProTip: If you put an attack dog into the 2nd Act and it kills your main characters, maybe it was just a dream? Clever way out!

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

10 years

Writing Tip: When you write a ‘good bit’ take a bite of fresh parsnip as reward. The bitter taste will remind you it’s still basically shit.

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Jesse Armstrong

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10 years

England need a big performance tonight or the weight of lack of expectation could become crushing.

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

8 years

Off to the Today prog to talk Peep. I have the line - 'The Peep Show is not ending. It is under review to see if it is fit for purpose.'

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

10 years

He's making a list, he's checking it twice, he's going to find out who's naughty, who's nice, Santa Claus is coming to resemble the Stasi.

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Jesse Armstrong

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8 years

Paperback writer! Out 7th April.

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10 years

Writing Tip: If blocked, keep a fruitbowl at hand for inspiration. Worked for my novel 'The Softening Kiwi, The Banana and The Other Banana'

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

9 years

How’s the Peep Show edit going? No clue. Director Becky Martin makes me ‘watch’ like this. http://t.co/bhuV3wPkJC

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

9 years

Hey Twitter! I have written a novel. And it was dead easy. I just got all the spaces in the right order then filled in the words.

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

8 years

Hollywood leak: Director's notes on Trump: The Movie.

Opinion | Notes on Your ‘Rise of The Donald’ Pitch (Published 2016)

Too far-fetched. Audiences won’t buy it.

www.nytimes.com

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

9 years

'David, we have a problem. People think you're haughty, lazy and out of touch.' 'Ok, here's a fix, I don't deign to turn up for a debate?'

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

9 years

Writing tip: Try to use all the letters in the alphabet at least once each day. Unused letters can become disenchanted & rebel. I believe.

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

6 years

Amazing World Cup opening ceremony, given that the organizers had just 45 minutes prep time. I imagine.

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@jessearmstrong1

8 years

Screenwriter Pro Tip: it’s seen as 'bad practice' to justify large chunks of a screenplay by revealing later they were a dream, apparently.

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

8 years

From 9 tomorrow I'll be answering any and all Peep Show questions. Ask me & @Channel4 and I will reveal PEEP TRUTHS!

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

10 years

First trail for Babylon, written by @sambaintv and me and directed by Danny Boyle is up here http://t.co/x6TVC5WLFu

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

9 years

Babylon series starts tonight C4 10pm with an episode written by me & directed by the Aberdeen Scorsese @jonsbaird .

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@jessearmstrong1

8 years

Screenwriting Pro Tip: If you're putting something cool (like eg an attack dog) into a scene good to figure out ahead how to get it out.

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

8 years

This doesn't make sense. Yesterday I did SATIRE on 'Trump'. But today it looks like he's still running? Weird.

Opinion | Notes on Your ‘Rise of The Donald’ Pitch (Published 2016)

Too far-fetched. Audiences won’t buy it.

www.nytimes.com

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

8 years

Screenwriter Pro Tip: I don’t know. Jesus. Seriously.

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

9 years

@SharonHorgan @robdelaney congratulations on the show. Not a catastrophe. A catgoodstrophe!

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

10 years

Writing tip: put a quantity of something highly toxic into your mouth. If the next 'bit' you write is good, you're allowed to spit it out.

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

11 years

I reckon this is the best piece on Zero Dark Thirty I've read: http://t.co/cou6ooB7

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

9 years

And I wrote a piece about how me & @sambaintv got into writing the show here: http://t.co/yD3jHsl3d9

Babylon co-creator Jesse Armstrong: ‘Policing is a balancing act on a razor’s edge'

With public trust on the wane, managing communications for the police is a big ask. Peep Show and Four Lions co-writer Jesse Armstrong reveals how his new comedy-drama has its roots in London’s...

www.theguardian.com

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

10 years

Wave of euphoria sweeping England at having correctly predicted appropriate level of pre tournament expectation.

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@jessearmstrong1

8 years

American hardback out 7th June from the excellent @BlueRiderPress

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

11 years

Update. I am being sent into the Sex Box alone!

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10 years

Do not attempt your Jedi mind trick on me oh pathetic carton of sour. http://t.co/0MQZYnwflk

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@jessearmstrong1

11 years

We spent months writing it, it took ages to film. The edit too. Seriously, it would be quite the 'fuck you' not to watch Peep Show later.

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

14 years

Graham Greene's mantra is always helpful to me on a hard writing day: 'Think that shit out, word that shit up, send that shit off.'

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

12 years

‘Mrs. Ponsonby had never put the dog in the oven before’ RT: @AdviceToWriters Thurber's Rules for Comedy Writers: http://t.co/XQoyD75S

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@jessearmstrong1

10 years

Seems to be true for tofu. Weetabix? Unproven. http://t.co/PDtlfkEJk7

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10 years

Writing Tip: If you can’t think what something looks like, lie: ‘His face resembled a pie.’

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@jessearmstrong1

7 years

This is a great show. And I'd say that even if I wasn't being held under water by Sam. But since I am, put these down as my 'last words'.

Sam Bain

@sambaintv

7 years

I might stop banging on about this at some point RT @ItsJessRegan : Love this trailer… #illbehaviour

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

6 years

@kyle_h1214 @RealDMitchell @arobertwebb @C0stumeDesigner @nevin_june @sambaintv I think David is the man to target. He still has it- and wears it often.

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@jessearmstrong1

11 years

Strong words, but true. RT: @Ed_Miliband Get the fairy lights correctly aligned dickheads. Or all your tinsel work is just bullshit.

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

10 years

What do you do when you finish Nora Ephron's Heartburn? Why, you stick your nose in the electrical socket so you can read it again fresh.

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@jessearmstrong1

8 years

Screenwriting ProTip: Industry view is that cool attack dog attack action is 'difficult to integrate tonally' in romantic comedy. Apparently

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

9 years

Chewing Gum 10 E4 & Together 10.30 BBC3 a tasty looking double bill. If anyone can laugh, under CAMERON.

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

11 years

I hereby boast of appearing on @charltonbrooker 's weekly wipe tonight with brilliant @Isysuttie - may the edit have mercy on our souls.

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

11 years

Hm. 'Smoke a bone and transcribe old Quincys' is what he always told me RT: @sambaintv 10 tips on screenwriting http://t.co/ru7WF7Kvqo

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

9 years

Christmas eve! Goodwill to all men! An extra thick layer of cat-litter for the cat! Let joy be unconfined!

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

10 years

If you haven't watched Inside Number 9 yet, what, are you afraid of happiness? Here's to @ReeceShearsmith @davidkerrtv @adamtandy & team.

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

10 years

Tonight I am staying up all night to write a (short) play for #OldVic24 . Current status: pretending it's not happening.

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

11 years

Hey politics/humour/reading fans! My short story for http://t.co/omKL6T0v is available to read for a bit at the Indy: http://t.co/SRzLM1Ej

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@jessearmstrong1

11 years

Update: Peep Show return now depends on agreement to Transgressive Transparent Sex Box Special with @sambaintv @RealDMitchell & @arobertwebb

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Jesse Armstrong

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5 years

Hey Lynne! Sorry to miss you. xx

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

10 years

If you've not read @sambaintv 's novel, you WILL have a great time. It's available again here: http://t.co/6luYN5K7DV

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

9 years

Okay Facebook. I give in. I will buy some of these so-called 'friends'.

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

10 years

Shane Allen only got done for the cupcakes? I'm knee-deep in courtesy crack he sent me. Thanks so much Shane! x

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@jessearmstrong1

9 years

My harshest critic goes for the jugular RT: April 24: see the creators of Peep Show as Bain interviews Armstrong: http://t.co/dI3hsHQzaD …

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@jessearmstrong1

11 years

When I was 15, if S. Fry had advised me to trim my eyebrows with a Flymo, I would have given it serious consideration http://t.co/zvXqhcKLTF

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Jesse Armstrong

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13 years

Evan Davis i/v on Today on 'unaffordable' public pensions - forensic, courteous and highly damaging to govt case. Worth a listen again.

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12 years

I got a letter from the government the other day, I opened and read it it said they were suckers. It must be a freedom of information thing.

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11 years

@kamill_m It was being rude about a band I actually like lots, Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah.

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@jessearmstrong1

14 years

Is there anything more pathetic than my belief that I can 'finish' reading the internet before I start work?

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8 years

@jackmalvern @arobertwebb @sambaintv not quorate without Sam. This is NON-CANONICAL speculation.

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8 years

@simonblackwell Shit this is huge. I'm out of the country. Is it playing big across all platforms?

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10 years

Is it just a coincidence that on the back of all this great publicity Blair is today launching his own brand of ethical intimate lubricant?

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

10 years

Writing Tip: Attack adjectives! Pronouns, poss best left alone. Adverbs plucked, sometimes. Nouns: I don’t know. Others, fine. Maybe?

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@jessearmstrong1

6 years

Highly recommend this funny gem.

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@jessearmstrong1

8 years

@Channel4 @abunchofletters We once had an ep where Johnson killed himself - that didn’t turn out to be the best comedic choice in the world.

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Jesse Armstrong

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8 years

Peep Show Q&A tonight at 9pm. @Channel 4. Ask me about Dave Peep and Brian Show, the inspirations behind the show.

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

12 years

My Black Mirror is on sunday: http://t.co/uXztnnrU down it like a whiskey sour before christmas.

The Entire History of You | Black Mirror

In the near future, everyone has access to a memory implant that records everything they do, see and hear - a sort of Sky Plus for the brain.You need never f...

www.youtube.com

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Jesse Armstrong

@jessearmstrong1

7 years

@JamesAust5 He is referring to Ratatouille. Best to you.

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