Overview

• Iannucci disclosed at a Creative UK event during the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool that a project based on Donald Trump’s speeches has drawn warnings that he will not secure U.S. funding.
• He paraphrased U.S. buyers and journalists cautioning that supporters could land on a retaliation 'list,' face tax scrutiny, and be tied up in costly legal battles.
• He has not shelved the idea and is exploring non‑American financing, noting he did not specify whether it would be a film or a TV series.
• He said Trump’s renewed threat to impose tariffs on non‑U.S. productions is causing some UK projects to stall as financiers hesitate.
• Coverage frames his experience as part of a wider chilling effect on satire, referencing ABC’s brief suspension of Jimmy Kimmel after Brendan Carr’s threats and Paramount’s cancellation of Stephen Colbert.