Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Anna Chlumsky
Tony Hale
Reid Scott
Timothy Simons
Matt Walsh
Sufe Bradshaw
Kevin Dunn
Gary Cole

Created by:
Armando Iannucci

2012-
Comedy
HBO
TV-MA

“Veep” is a funny, improvisational comedy series that airs on HBO. Julia Louis-Dreyfus really shows what she can do here, and her supporting cast is excellent. They get better and better throughout the series.

If you like politics and improv, this is definitely for you. But it does contain explicit language, so beware.

I really enjoy this show. …

A quick update: The fourth season of “Veep” is a bit weaker than its predecessors. It’s still good, though.

Verdict: Very Good Overall

About: (Source: veep)

Former Senator Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) has accepted the call to serve as Vice President of the United States. The job is nothing like she imagined and everything she was warned about. ‘Veep’ follows Meyer and her staff 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.

Meyer’s inner circle includes: her chief of staff Amy (Anna Chlumsky), longtime press spokesperson Mike McClintock (Matt Walsh), right hand and body man Gary (Tony Hale) and secretary Sue (Sufe Bradshaw) all of whom often do battle with Dan Egan (Reid Scott) an ambitious interloper and smug White House liaison Jonah (Tim Simons).

Created by Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It, In the Loop), the comedy is scripted but shot in an improvisational style. ‘Veep’ is authentic without being specifically biographical about what it is like to hold the least effectual post in the most powerful office in the world.