Veep (TV series)

Veep
Genre	Political satire Comedy
Created by	Armando Iannucci
Starring	Julia Louis-Dreyfus Anna Chlumsky Tony Hale Reid Scott Timothy Simons Matt Walsh Sufe Bradshaw Kevin Dunn Gary Cole Sam Richardson
Composer(s)	Rupert Gregson-Williams Christopher Willis
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	40 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Armando Iannucci Christopher Godsick Frank Rich Chris Addison Simon Blackwell Tony Roche Julia Louis-Dreyfus Stephanie Laing David Mandel
Location(s)	Baltimore, Maryland (seasons 1–4) Los Angeles, California (season 5)
Camera setup	Single camera
Running time	26–30 minutes
Production company(s)	Dundee Productions (2012–15)
Release
Original network	HBO
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Original release	April 22, 2012 – present
Chronology
Related shows	The Thick of It In the Loop
External links
Website

Veep is an American political satire comedy television series, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, that premiered on HBO on April 22, 2012.^[1] The series was created by Armando Iannucci, who also created the British political comedy series The Thick of It, and also wrote and directed that series' film spin-off In the Loop (2009), all of which feature the same writing staff.

Veep is set in the office of Selina Meyer, a fictional Vice President, and subsequent President, of the United States. The series follows Meyer and her team as they attempt to make their mark and leave a lasting legacy without getting tripped up in the day-to-day political games that define Washington, D.C.^[2]

The fifth season of Veep premiered on April 24, 2016,^[3] with a sixth season ordered for 2017.^[4]

Veep has received critical acclaim and won several major awards. It has been nominated four years in a row for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, winning the award for its fourth season. Its second season won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series, and its third season won the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy. Louis-Dreyfus has won four consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, two Critics' Choice Television Awards and one Television Critics Association Award for her performance.

Cast and characters

Main

• Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer: a former Maryland Senator who rises to the office of Vice President and later President of the United States. She often feels powerless, disregarded and discontented in her position as second in command. During her tenure as Vice President, her relationship with the President is portrayed as a strained one. Meyer's party affiliation is implied in "Election Night" to be Democratic, since CNN represents states that she wins as blue.^[5] She is divorced with one daughter, but remains romantically entangled with her ex-husband.^[6] Louis-Dreyfus has received widespread critical acclaim for her performance, winning four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and receiving four consecutive Golden Globe nominations.
• Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer: the Vice President's Chief of Staff. She credits herself as the Vice President's "trouble-shooter, problem-solver, issue-mediator, doubt-remover, conscience-examiner, thought-thinker and all-round everything-doer". Amy is constantly sacrificing her own reputation to save Selina's political credibility. She is known to be uptight and overly dedicated to her career, unwilling to settle down and have children, much to the dismay of her family. She has history with both Jonah and Dan, and may still have feelings for the latter. She is later appointed Selina's campaign manager during her presidential run but resigns as a result of the brief appointment of an unopinionated friend of Selina's to her campaign team.^[7] Chlumsky previously portrayed a similar character, Liza Weld, in Iannucci's 2009 film, In the Loop. She has received three consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her performance.
• Tony Hale as Gary Walsh: the Vice President's personal aide. A long-term associate and confidante of Selina's, Gary is portrayed as an incredibly loyal and giving aide to the Vice President.^[8] Hale describes Gary's loyalty to Selina stemming from the idea that the character "is one of those guys who never really had an identity. He attached himself to people to find who he was."^[9] Hale received two Primetime Emmy Awards for his performance on the series, with one further nomination.
• Reid Scott as Dan Egan: Deputy Director of Communications. The most recent addition to Selina's administration, Dan is a highly ambitious up-and-comer in DC who takes pride in his contacts and networking skills. He often dates the daughters of influential politicians to get ahead in his career. He often butts heads with Amy, whom he previously dated. It is suggested he may still have feelings for her. He is fired from the Presidential Staff, being scapegoated for the use of confidential medical information in one of Selina's fundraising appeals.^[10]
• Timothy Simons as Jonah Ryan, White House liaison to the Vice President's office. Self-described as "the go-to guy for all things White House", Jonah takes immense pride that he works for the President and not for the Vice President, much to the annoyance of the Veep's staff. In the third season, he is temporarily fired from the White House for running a blog covering inside information, leading him to create his own news website, Ryantology. In season four, after Selina ascends to the Presidency, he works for the Vice President. He constantly clashes with most members of the Veep's office, particularly Amy, a former love interest.^[11] It is shown that he is also disliked by the President's staff, and indeed, just about any politician he encounters (the Prime Minister of Finland compares him unfavorably to Krampus). According to Matt Walsh, Jonah Ryan was originally envisioned by the show's writers as "just a fat, short, heavy smoker", but was changed to his current characterization after Simons rehearsed for the role.^[12]
• Matt Walsh as Mike McLintock: the Vice President's Director of Communications. Also a long-time employee of Selina's, Mike has served as her Communications Director since her time as Senator for Maryland. His dedication to his career is often questionable, to the extent where he pretends to have a pet dog so he can escape from work commitments. He is married to a reporter named Wendy Keegan.^[13] He later serves as official White House spokesperson for Selina's administration.
• Sufe Bradshaw as Sue Wilson: the Vice President's personal assistant. A direct and straightforward personality in the Veep's office, Sue boasts she is the third most important person in the world, as she is the one who arranges for people to see Selina, the second most important person in the world.^[14] Bradshaw based her character on that of a DMV employee, elaborating that "DMV workers are straight-laced and go by the book and they don’t have much time because there’s so much to do in a day."^[15]
• Kevin Dunn as Ben Cafferty: the White House Chief of Staff. Although he is depressed and hapless, he is often very insightful and is treated with respect and even fear throughout Washington. Ben shows little regard for his co-workers or his job, and appears to love his nine-cup coffee thermos more than anything else. Selina refers to him as a "burned-out loser", but he apparently considers her a close friend and resolves to help her become President. (season 3–present; recurring season 2)
• Gary Cole as Kent Davison: the Senior Strategist to the President. He is a number-cruncher, and is often referred to as being cold and robotic. His adherence to polling statistics is shown to negatively influence the President's decision-making during several episodes in the second season. He attempts to come between Selina and the President, and forced Selina to appear friendly with her hated ex-husband during the previous election campaign. It is implied that he and Sue are in some form of ersatz relationship. He has received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his performance. (season 4–present; recurring seasons 2–3)
• Sam Richardson as Richard Splett: an incompetent campaign aide who fills in for Gary during Selina's book tour, later becoming Amy's assistant on Selina's presidential campaign, then Jonah's personal assistant. In season 5, Selina promotes Richard after finding out he has a doctorate in electoral law. As part of Richard's promotion, Jonah becomes his assistant. (season 4–present; recurring season 3)^[16]

Recurring

• Dan Bakkedahl as Roger Furlong: an ambitious Ohio Congressman and ranking member of a congressional oversight committee. Ill-mannered and foul-mouthed, he constantly hounds the Vice President's office and threatens investigations, even after he loses his campaign to be Governor of Ohio. Despite this, however, Furlong supports Selina's presidential campaign by helping her prepare for a primary debate and doing post-debate "spin" on her behalf. (season 1–present)
• Randall Park as Minnesota Governor Danny Chung: a young veteran who is not shy about exploiting his military record for political gain. A member of the President's party, he covets the presidency himself and is seen as Selina's chief rival for the nomination after the President leaves office. (season 1–present)
• Phil Reeves as Andrew Doyle: a senator and chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. After Selina becomes President, she appoints him as her new Vice President, however Selina often sidelines Doyle much in the same way that she was sidelined as Vice President. (season 1–present)
• Sarah Sutherland as Catherine Meyer: Selina's reserved, put-upon daughter. Catherine is often caught in the middle of Selina's issues, especially with her father. She tends to have highly liberal views concerning social rights. Although she tries to highlight the differences between herself and her mother, it is consistently shown that Catherine suppresses her own streak of foul-mouthed ambition. (season 1–present)
• Brian Huskey as Leon West: a veteran political reporter who frequently antagonizes Mike at briefings. (season 1–present)
• William L. Thomas as Martin Collins: a Secret Service agent once reassigned for laughing in Selina's presence. (season 1–present)
• Andy Buckley as Ted Cullen: Selina's former lover. (season 1)
• Nelson Franklin as Will: Congressman Furlong's aide. He is often subjected to vulgar verbal abuse from Furlong. (seasons 1–2)
• Peter Grosz as Sidney Purcell: an oil lobbyist. (seasons 1–2; 4)
• Isiah Whitlock, Jr. as General George Maddox: the former Secretary of Defense and one of Selina's rivals for the presidential nomination. He appears to bear an unusually high degree of personal animosity towards Selina. (season 2–present)
• David Pasquesi as Andrew Meyer: Selina's ex-husband and occasional lover. He is disliked by Selina's staff, primarily for being one of her weaknesses. (season 2–present)
• Zach Woods as Ed Webster: Amy's boyfriend who is often neglected in favor of her job. Woods also appeared in In the Loop as a State Department aide who was a rival to Chlumsky's character. (seasons 2–3)
• Jessica St. Clair as Dana: Gary's over-possessive girlfriend. (season 2)
• David Rasche as Jim Marwood: Speaker of the House of Representatives (seasons 2; 4). Rasche also appeared in In the Loop as an American official.
• Diedrich Bader as Bill Ericsson: a well-respected campaign manager who worked for the Thornhill campaign. He later abandons Thornhill and Selina appoints him her new Director of Communications. (season 3–present)
• Paul Fitzgerald as Owen Pierce: a socially awkward congressman and previously one of Selina's rivals for the presidential nomination. (season 3–present)
• Kathy Najimy as Wendy Keegan: a reporter and Mike's wife. (season 3–present)
• Glenn Wrage as Joe Thornhill: a former Major League Baseball coach and one of Selina's rivals for the presidential nomination. He constantly uses sports analogies to describe politics, something which greatly annoys Selina and her staff. Despite a good early start in the primaries, he later loses momentum in the race. (season 3)
• Patton Oswalt as Teddy Sykes: the Chief of Staff to Vice President Doyle. (season 4)
• Jessie Ennis as Lee Patterson: a competent and straightforward staffer for Selina, whose name is constantly misremembered by her and the rest of the White House staff. (season 4)
• Hugh Laurie as Tom James: a charming senator and Selina's new running mate after Doyle leaves the ticket. Before the fourth season, Armando Iannucci met with Laurie in the UK after learning that he was a fan of Veep. The two began developing the character Tom James alongside the show's writers (also based in the UK). Iannucci describes Tom James as a "normal, but ambitious operator ... this is someone who seems to outdo [Selina Meyers] in his ability."^[17][18] (season 4–present)

Episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	8	April 22, 2012	June 10, 2012
	2	10	April 14, 2013	June 23, 2013
	3	10	April 6, 2014	June 8, 2014
	4	10	April 12, 2015	June 14, 2015
	5	10[19]	April 24, 2016	June 26, 2016[19]

Development

Louis-Dreyfus with Vice President Joe Biden at the White House.

The Thick of It

BBC series

Veep uses the same cinéma-vérité filming style as Iannucci's BBC television sitcom The Thick of It, which is set in a fictional department of the British government. The Thick of It was first broadcast in 2005, gaining a number of awards and in 2009 inspired a spin-off film, In the Loop, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

ABC pilot

A pilot for an American version of The Thick of It was produced as a candidate for the 2007–08 season on ABC. The ABC pilot, also titled The Thick of It, was developed for American audiences by writers Mitch Hurwitz and Richard Day and would have been about the day-to-day lives of a low-level member of the United States Congress and his staff. Original series creator Armando Iannucci had a production credit on the show, but he was not otherwise involved. The pilot was produced by Sony Pictures Television and BBC Worldwide. Christopher Guest directed the pilot.^[20]

In the pilot, John Michael Higgins played Albert Alger, a newly elected Congressman, and Oliver Platt played committee chairman Malcolm Tucker.^[21] Rhea Seehorn portrayed Ollie Tadzio, a young and ambitious speech writer, and Michael McKean played Glen Glahm, "a former campaign operative who's now the chief of staff" for the congressman.^[22]

ABC did not pick up the show for its fall 2007 schedule.^[23] Iannucci distanced himself from the pilot stating, "It was terrible...they took the idea and chucked out all the style. It was all conventionally shot and there was no improvisation or swearing. It didn't get picked up, thank God."^[24]

HBO development of Veep

After The Thick of It was dropped by ABC, several networks including HBO, Showtime and NBC expressed interest in adapting the show.^[25] Iannucci re-entered talks with HBO (his initial preference) about adapting the series, with the result that a new pilot episode for a series based in the office of the Vice President of the United States called Veep (a nickname derived from the position's initials "VP") was commissioned in late 2009.^[24]

Iannucci was given much more creative control over the show and co-wrote the pilot with British comedy writer Simon Blackwell, who also contributed to the British series The Thick of It. HBO announced that it had picked up the show for a full season in April 2011.^[26]

Louis-Dreyfus described Veep's intent not to have the President on-screen, or to reveal the political party of the characters.^[27]

Production

Directors for season one included Armando Iannucci, Tristram Shapeero and Chris Morris. Veep is executive produced by Iannucci, Christopher Godsick and Frank Rich. Co-executive producers are Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche, with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Stephanie Laing as producers. The series features an entirely British writing staff, which consists of Iannucci, Blackwell, Roche, Sean Gray, Will Smith, Roger Drew, Ian Martin, Jesse Armstrong and others.^[28][29] Each of these writers previously worked with Iannucci on the scripts of The Thick of It.

Series creator Armando Iannucci departed the series after the fourth season finished production, as Iannucci found it challenging to maintain his family life in London, and then to produce a series in the U.S., as well as wanting to pursue new projects. Iannucci stated that his departure "feels like the right time", while describing to Entertainment Weekly his busy schedule between Baltimore and London: "I actually felt, if I carry on doing it like this, I won’t be giving a hundred percent ... I decided to fire me from the show." David Mandel took over as showrunner for the fifth season.^[30][31][32]

Filming

Charles Village, Baltimore, one of the areas where Veep filmed for its first season production.^[33]

The pilot episode was filmed in February 2011 in Maryland,^[34] and filming for the series began in October 2011 in Baltimore,^[35] after several months of rehearsal designed to get the actors comfortable improvising with one another.^[36] For its first season, Veep reportedly hired 978 local Maryland residents and generated $40 million for the state, according to the Maryland Film Office.^[37][38] Season two production began shooting in November 2012, continuing to film in Baltimore and other areas of Maryland. Veep primarily filmed on a sound stage constructed from a Columbia, Maryland industrial warehouse, where replicas of places such as the Eisenhower Executive Office Building and West Wing are also built.^[39][40][41] The show continued filming in Maryland for its third and fourth seasons, as a bill was approved by state lawmakers in April 2013 that increased tax credits for film and TV productions in the state.^[42][38][43] Later filming locations included Annapolis and the Physical Sciences Complex in the University of Maryland, College Park campus.^[44][45][46]

Principal photography moved from Baltimore to Los Angeles in the show's fifth season after being one of a few series to be awarded tax incentives from the California Film Commission, as part of an expanded $330 million California Film Tax Credit program signed by Governor Jerry Brown in 2014.^[47][48][49] Filming took place for part of the show's fifth season in Washington, D.C. from February 25, 2016, to March 3, 2016. As a result of HBO's Community Impact program, a select number of local D.C. residents also worked on the production during the eight-day film shoot in the area.^[50][51] Areas in D.C. where production was reportedly found filming include the Superior Court, the Spring Valley neighborhood (where Julia Louis-Dreyfus once lived), and Dupont Circle's Kramerbooks independent bookstore.^[52][53]

Reception

Metacritic ratings per season

Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Rating 72[54] 75[55] 86[56] 90[57] 88[58]

Season 1

The first season received generally positive reviews from television critics. Review aggregator site Metacritic gave the season a score of 72 out of 100 based on reviews from 30 critics.^[54] The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 71% approval rating with an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 based on 31 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "The jokes are funny and Julia Louis-Dreyfus is great in the lead, but Veep is still working to find its voice."^[59] Hank Stuever of The Washington Post praised the series, writing: "Thanks to Louis-Dreyfus, and the show's remarkable knack for dialogue and timing, Veep is instantly engaging and outrageously fun."^[60] Rob Brunner of Entertainment Weekly gave the season a positive review calling it "Charmingly goofy as ever, Louis-Dreyfus isn't quite believable as a Vice President – even a sitcom VP whose lack of gravitas is the show's central joke. But she's still a joy to watch, especially when she shows off that famous gift for physical comedy."^[61] Maureen Ryan of The Huffington Post gave the show a lukewarm review, writing: "Despite the clear talents of the assembled cast, Veep merely reinforces what most people already think and revisits territory many other politically-oriented movies and TV shows have thoroughly covered."^[62] Brian Lowry of Variety gave the show a negative review and called it a "show about an always-second office becomes second-tier TV."^[63]

Season 2

The second season received acclaim from critics. It averaged a Metacritic score of 75 out of 100 based on reviews from 10 critics.^[55] On Rotten Tomatoes, it received an 88% approval rating with an average score of 8.4 out of 10 based on 16 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "In Veep's second season, the satire is sharper, the insights are deeper, the tone is more consistent, and the result is a comedy of unexpected heft."^[64] David Hiltbrand of The Philadelphia Inquirer praised the series saying "HBO's Veep is the sharpest Beltway satire the medium has ever seen, mostly because it focuses not on the power wielded by politicians, but on their desperate venality".^[65] Bruce Miller of Sioux City Journal also praised the show, writing: "The show is smart—smarter than most on network television—and it has life."^[66]

Season 3

The third season received acclaim from critics. It received a Metacritic score of 86 out of 100 based on 10 reviews.^[56] It scored a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 8.9 out of 10 based on 21 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "Veep continues its winning streak with a mix of smart comedy, bright performances and a refreshing approach to D.C. politics."^[67] Matt Roush of TV Guide praised the show, and in a joint review of Veep and Silicon Valley wrote: "[Silicon Valley is] paired with the third season of the savagely hilarious Veep; this combo promises to be HBO's most robust and certainly most entertaining comedy hour in years."^[68] Brandon Nowalk of The A.V. Club wrote the show "has become the clearest heir to 30 Rock and Arrested Development, and specific bits throughout the season recall both series."^[69] Tim Molloy of TheWrap praised the cast saying, "The show works because all of its actors seem so human, so likable, despite the words coming from their mouths."^[70]

Season 4

The fourth season received acclaim from critics. It received a Metacritic score of 90 out of 100 based on 11 reviews.^[57] As with the previous season, Veep scored a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 8.5 out of 10. The site's consensus reads, "Veep shows no signs of slowing down in its fourth season, thanks to sharp, funny, rapid-fire dialogue between POTUS and her hilariously incompetent staff."^[71] Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Veep enters its fourth season, firmly established as one of television’s best comedies, and then immediately does what seems impossible—it delivers its most thoroughly assured, hilarious and brilliantly written and acted episodes."^[72] Ben Travers of Indiewire wrote that "Veep is incomparable in comedy" and that "the HBO comedy has crafted a style so unique the series itself is entirely its own beast."^[73]

Season 5

The fifth season received acclaim from critics. It received a Metacritic score of 88 out of 100 based on 18 reviews.^[58] The season scored a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 24 reviews, with an average rating of 9 out of 10. The site's consensus reads "Thanks to the spot-on comedic prowess of Julia Louis-Dreyfus and company Veep is back with as many laughs and expletive-filled absurdities as ever."^[74]

Home media

Season	Release dates					Bonus features
	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4	Region A	Region B
1	March 26, 2013	June 3, 2013	April 3, 2013	March 26, 2013	June 3, 2013	"The Making of Veep", "Veep: Misspoke", "Veep: Obesity", deleted scenes and outtakes, 12 audio commentaries with cast and crew[75]
2	March 25, 2014	June 2, 2014	May 28, 2014	March 25, 2014	June 2, 2014	Deleted scenes, 4 audio commentaries with cast and crew[76]
3	March 31, 2015	March 30, 2015	April 1, 2015	March 31, 2015	March 30, 2015	Deleted scenes, 4 audio commentaries with cast and crew, "Governor's Visit"[77]
4	April 19, 2016	April 18, 2016	April 20, 2016	April 19, 2016	April 18, 2016	Deleted scenes[78]

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
2012	2nd Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Actress in a Comedy Series	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Nominated
	64th Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Comedy Series	Armando Iannucci, Christopher Godsick, Frank Rich, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Stephanie Laing	Nominated
		Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Won
		Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series	Jennifer Euston, Allison Jones, Pat Moran	Nominated
	17th Satellite Awards	Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Nominated
	28th TCA Awards	Individual Achievement in Comedy	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Nominated
	Women's Image Network Awards	Best Actress in a Comedy Series	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Nominated
		Best Comedy Series	Veep	Won
2013	2013 AFI Awards	Top 10 TV Show of 2013	Veep	Won
	3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Actress in a Comedy Series	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Won
		Best Comedy Series	Veep	Nominated
	70th Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress – Television Series (Musical or Comedy)	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Nominated
	29th TCA Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	Veep	Nominated
		Individual Achievement in Comedy	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Nominated
	Writers Guild of America Awards 2012	Best New Series	Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Tony Roche and Will Smith	Nominated
	65th Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Comedy Series	Armando Iannucci, Christopher Godsick, Frank Rich, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Stephanie Laing	Nominated
		Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Tony Hale	Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Anna Chlumsky	Nominated
		Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series	Allison Jones, Pat Moran and Jennifer Euston	Nominated
2014	American Comedy Awards	Best Comedy Series	Veep	Nominated
		Best Actress in a Comedy Series	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Tony Hale	Nominated
	Art Directors Guild Awards 2013	Best Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series	Jim Gloster	Won
	4th Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Actress in a Comedy Series	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Won
		Best Comedy Series	Veep	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Tony Hale	Nominated
	71st Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress - Television Series (Musical or Comedy)	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Nominated
	Gracie Awards	Outstanding Comedy	Veep	Won
	66th Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Comedy Series	Armando Iannucci, Christopher Godsick, Frank Rich, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Stephanie Laing	Nominated
		Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Gary Cole	Nominated
		Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Won
		Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour)	Bill MacPherson and Richard Davey	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Tony Hale	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Anna Chlumsky	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche and Armando Iannucci for "Special Relationship"	Nominated
		Outstanding Art Direction for a Contemporary Program (Half-Hour or less)	Jim Gloster, Sharon Davis and Jennifer Engel	Nominated
		Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series	Allison Jones, Pat Moran and Meredith Tucker	Nominated
	Producers Guild of America Awards 2013	Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television Comedy	Armando Iannucci, Christopher Godsick, Frank Rich, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Stephanie Laing	Nominated
	19th Satellite Awards	Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Nominated
	20th Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Sufe Bradshaw, Anna Chlumsky, Gary Cole, Kevin Dunn, Tony Hale, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons and Matt Walsh	Nominated
		Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Won
	30th TCA Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	Veep	Won
		Individual Achievement in Comedy	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Won
	Writers Guild of America Awards 2013	Best Comedy Series	Simon Blackwell, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Tony Roche and Will Smith	Won
	TV Guide Fan Favorite Awards	Best Comedy Series	Veep	Nominated
		Best TV Actress	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Nominated
2015	72nd Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress – Television Series (Musical or Comedy)	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Nominated
	Producers Guild of America Awards 2014	Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television Comedy	Armando Iannucci, Christopher Godsick, Frank Rich, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Stephanie Laing	Nominated
	Writers Guild of America Awards 2014	Best Comedy Series	Simon Blackwell, Kevin Cecil, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Andy Riley, Tony Roche, Will Smith	Nominated
	21st Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Sufe Bradshaw, Anna Chlumsky, Gary Cole, Kevin Dunn, Tony Hale, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons and Matt Walsh	Nominated
		Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Nominated
	5th Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Comedy Series	Veep	Nominated
		Best Actress in a Comedy Series	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Tony Hale	Nominated
	67th Primetime Emmy Awards[79][80]	Outstanding Comedy Series	Veep	Won
		Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Tony Hale	Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Anna Chlumsky	Nominated
		Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	Armando Iannucci for "Testimony"	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche for "Election Night"	Won
		Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series	Allison Jones, Pat Moran, and Meredith Tucker, casting directors	Won
		Outstanding Art Direction for a Contemporary Program (Half hour or less)	Jim Gloster, Production Designer; E. David Cosier, Art Director; Jennifer Engel, Set Decorator	Nominated
		Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation		Nominated
2016	73rd Golden Globe Awards	Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy	Veep	Nominated
		Best Actress – Television Series (Musical or Comedy)	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Nominated
	22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Diedrich Bader, Sufe Bradshaw, Anna Chlumsky, Gary Cole, Kevin Dunn, Tony Hale, Hugh Laurie, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Phil Reeves, Sam Richardson, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Sarah Sutherland, Matt Walsh	Nominated
		Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Nominated
	Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards[81]	Best TV Situation Comedy	Simon Blackwell, Jon Brown, Kevin Cecil, Roger Drew, Peter Fellows, Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons, Sean Gray, Callie Hersheway, Armando Iannucci, Sean Love, Ian Martin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Andy Riley, Tony Roche, Will Smith	Won
	68th Directors Guild of America Awards[82]	Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series	Chris Addison for "Election Night"	Won
	Writers Guild of America Awards 2015[83]	Best Comedy Series	Simon Blackwell, Jon Brown, Kevin Cecil, Roger Drew, Peter Fellows, Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons, Sean Gray, Callie Hersheway, Armando Iannucci, Sean Love, Ian Martin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Andy Riley, Tony Roche, Will Smith	Won
		Best Episodic Comedy	Simon Blackwell, Georgia Pritchett and Armando Iannucci for "Joint Session"	Nominated

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External links

• Official website
• Veep at the Internet Movie Database