Veep: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

HBO | Season Premiere Date: April 22, 2013

Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kevin Dunn, Matt Walsh

Summary: Armando Iannucci's comedy centers on new Vice President Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and her bumbling staff.

Creator: Armando Iannucci

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. Tears
Air Date: June 10, 2012
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S1:E7. Full Disclosure
Air Date: June 3, 2012
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S1:E6. Baseball
Air Date: May 27, 2012

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David Wiegand

Apr 20, 2012

Everything you fear might be true about how our government works--or doesn't--becomes hilarious fodder for Veep's biting satire. Read full review

Sarah Rodman

Apr 20, 2012

Iannucci and his cast are as deft with a wonky policy joke as they are with good old-fashioned bathroom humor and Louis-Dreyfus shines, throwing herself, as she so often did on "Seinfeld" and "The New Adventures of Old Christine," physically into the role. Read full review

Tom Gliatto

Apr 19, 2012

The comedy here, as with Elaine, comes from watching Louis-Dreyfus's sophisticated, furiously sharp timing applied to a character who has the intelligence of a finch. [30 Apr 2012, p.35]

Willa Paskin

Apr 20, 2012

As a workplace comedy with a political bent Veep is both fun and funny, its nonpartisan position more a missed opportunity than fatal flaw. Read full review

Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Apr 20, 2012

Veep has some funny lines and sight gags during the course of doing its dirty Washington business. Read full review

Matt Zoller Seitz

Apr 19, 2012

It's all rather weightless: just your usual sitcom-style misunderstandings and bruised egos and "complications ensue," with no sense that anything larger is at stake. Read full review

Phillip Maciak

Apr 23, 2012

Mistaking vulgarity for comic edge and very thinly stretched punnery for wit, Veep is less a trenchant satire about contemporary politics than it is a relentlessly mean-spirited spectacle about crummy people. Read full review

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couchpotato

Sep 8, 2012

Made me laught out loud in every episode at least three times. And thats hard for a comedy nowadays. The cast has superb acting skills and JLD's acting is emmy-worthy.

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theasset

Nov 20, 2012

Comes out of the gates roaring and ready to go! Possibly the best new comedy on television since Big Bang Theory and Parks and Recreation. Superbly written and communicated expertly from the actors. This show is a must see.

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Calgary

Mar 10, 2014

I have only watched three episodes of this show, but I love it. I'm buying more. I think it's Julia LD at her best; witty dialogue, snappy repartee. I like most of the cast as well. It's not always the case that others can keep pace with the star. This show should be better promoted.

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bar0519

Jun 4, 2012

I have watched every episode of Season 1 so far and I really like the content and writing. I don't agree with some of the other reviews that they use the F word as a crutch. It's in there a lot, but why would you not use it for a show on HBO. My only problem is some of the interplay betweenI have watched every episode of Season 1 so far and I really like the content and writing. I don't agree with some of the other reviews that they use the F word as a crutch. It's in there a lot, but why would you not use it for a show on HBO. My only problem is some of the interplay between Amy, Dan and Mike seems overly-cruel and forced. I think the writing is great and intentionally meanders or stops mid-thought, leading to fresh comedic moments that you don't normally see in something more scripted.… Expand

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All_ButTrU4

Dec 22, 2021

As a fan of politics and comedy,I really found this show to be very clever. There are a lot of "inside the beltway" jokes, that might take a rewind or two to fully grasp how funny they were. The jokes do come fast and furious, and the acting top notch. Julie Louise-Dreyfuss is the Anti-SarahAs a fan of politics and comedy,I really found this show to be very clever. There are a lot of "inside the beltway" jokes, that might take a rewind or two to fully grasp how funny they were. The jokes do come fast and furious, and the acting top notch. Julie Louise-Dreyfuss is the Anti-Sarah Palin, and is focus of everything in this series. In the way that Seinfeld was about NOTHING, Veep is similiar in that it is not events that people are reacting to, but people. And a lot of them are bleeping idiots. I have a funny feeling that this show might not be too far from the truth about the job of Vice-President. Dreyfuss is the perfect person to play this person with the non-job - and she actually does a great job of being very funny… Expand

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GrantD243

Apr 9, 2019

Most of the jokes fall flat and the story left me wanting more. There's so much potential with a concept like this, and it's disappointing that HBO fails to get it to its full potential.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Rower

Jun 5, 2016

I believed the earlier reviews. Imagine my disappointment. This show is poorly written and the acting does not save the script. Do Not Watch. They want me to use up at least 150 characters, but nothing further really needs to be said. Bad show.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
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  Air Date: March 31, 2019
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: April 16, 2017
Season 5

88
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: April 24, 2016
Season 4

90
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: April 29, 2012
Season 3

86
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: April 6, 2014
Season 2

75
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: April 14, 2013
Season 1

72
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 22, 2013
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  S1:E8. Tears
  Air Date: June 10, 2012
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  S1:E7. Full Disclosure
  Air Date: June 3, 2012
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  S1:E6. Baseball
  Air Date: May 27, 2012
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  S1:E5. Nicknames
  Air Date: May 20, 2012
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  S1:E4. Chung
  Air Date: May 13, 2012
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  S1:E3. Catherine
  Air Date: May 6, 2012
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  S1:E2. Frozen Yoghurt
  Air Date: April 29, 2012
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  S1:E1. Fundraiser
  Air Date: April 22, 2012