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Recap: Memes & A Paul Simon Parody Does In The 'Veep'
The second season of "Veep" is finally on the upswing after stumbling out of the gate, with last week's episode showing what the writers can do with just a little bit of focus. And this week's "The Vic Allen Dinner" mostly takes the same tack, finding comedic potential in a simple premise and then d...
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Recap: 'Veep' Delivers A "Robust" New Episode
If the first two episodes of the second season of "Veep" left us wanting for sharper humor, richer characterization and plots tackling some higher stakes, then tonight's effort is the one we've been waiting for. While the show has a tendency to get bogged down in subplots that often feel saggy, "Hos...
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Recap: 'Veep' Again Chooses Lower Stakes Humor Over Richer Comedic Potential
Having barely survived the midterm elections in the season opener, Vice President Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) has now finally been granted a greater say in the West Wing, starting with a chair on Foreign Policy. So, would we finally see Armando Iannucci try and tackle some bigger political th...
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Recap: 'Veep' Returns With Lots Of Jokes, Little Characterization
At this point you're either watching "Veep" to keep up with the endless one liners, in order to cherish the handful that make it through and result in a good belly laugh...or you're not. One complaint that we had following season one was that Armando Iannucci often put the gags in front of any kind ...
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Watch This: Veep Season 2 Trailer
We here at Women and Hollywood are huge fans of the hilarious Julia Louis-Dreyfus and are very excited for the return of Veep, a smart, prickly and very funny look at politics through the eyes of the Vice President, Selina Meyer (Louis-Dreyfus).
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"This Is Why China Regulates The Internet": Watch The Trailer For The Second Season Of 'Veep'
"Girls" and "Enlightened" might be over for now, but we don't have too long to wait for another quality HBO sitcom to start up, as we're four weeks from the start of the second season of "Veep," the Emmy-award winning political comedy starring Julia-Louis-Dreyfus. Created by Armando Iannucci, the ma...
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Watch: The Trailer for 'Veep' Season Two Finds Julia Louis-Dreyfus Once Again Suffering the Indignities of Being VP
Armando Iannucci's "Veep" returns for a second season on HBO on Sunday, April 14th, with Julia Louis-Dreyfus back as Vice President Selina Meyer, enduring the indignities of the campaign trail and an office that's as much about display as it is it actual power.
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Conan O'Brien Joins 'Arrested Development,' Hayley Atwell Solves 'Crime,' 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' Adds Another Agent & More
Today’s TV round-up features some pretty cool casting news regarding the return of a beloved cult comedy, a new comedy show from Greg Daniels, a critically acclaimed political satire and the small screen debut of a major property.
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Review: 'Veep' Caps Off Uneven Season With Tears
Armando Iannucci made it clear with last week's episode that "Veep" will be steering away from anything resembling real issues. While a pregnant Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfuss) at the end of "Baseball" opened the door to a potentially inspired direction for the show, one episode later it was exp...
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Review: Amusing 'Veep' Cheaply Sidesteps A Major Plot Development For Laughs
Well, that was kind of cheap. After ending last week's episode on a potential game-changing plot development, it seems Armando Ianucci didn't have the balls to follow through with it, or least see where Selina Meyer's (Julia Louis-Dreyfuss) pregnancy could take the story in "Veep." It's not even fiv...
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