Veep
Veep cast reunites, with special guests, to raise money for Harris
Ever-popular political comedy’s team got together for a virtual reunion and table read with help from Larry David and super-fan Stephen Colbert
Zach Vasquez
30, Sep, 2024 @2:46 PM
‘Selina was not modelled on Harris’: Iannucci on how US presidential race came to mirror Veep
Writer says cyclical nature of politics allows satire to appear to predict future, including vice-president’s run for top job
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent
26, Jul, 2024 @1:06 PM
How Veep became the most influential political satire of this era
The HBO comedy has provided us with a treasure trove of clips, memes and storylines as reality starts to mirror fiction
Zach Vasquez
23, Jul, 2024 @2:15 PM
The 50 greatest HBO shows ever – ranked
From juicy dramas about polyamory, bootlegging and the ‘golden age of porn’ to the most jaw-dropping documentary moment of all time, HBO is known as the home of prestige TV. As it turns 50, here are its greatest hits so far
Michael Hogan and Sammy Gecsoyler
08, Nov, 2022 @4:49 PM
From The Office to Ten Percent: why some remakes soar (and others suck)
Adapting TV shows for new countries is a multi-billion dollar business. But, as the team behind the US version of This Country found out, it’s no easy ride …
Laura Martin
27, Apr, 2022 @3:16 PM
Post your questions for Armando Iannucci
Alan Partridge to Malcolm Tucker, The Death of Stalin to David Copperfield – the writer-director’s CV lists the great comedy characters and satires of our time. Ask him anything in the comments
Rich Pelley
15, Feb, 2022 @11:18 AM
Joe Biden’s mother so disliked England she refused to sleep in bed Queen had slept in
Veep writer, Georgia Pritchett’s autobiography reveals US president’s Irish mother wrote poems calling for God to ‘rain blood’ on the English
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
10, Feb, 2022 @7:58 PM
From ‘love circle’ to ‘technical oversight’: is it satire or Icac?
Can you tell a political comedy from actual #AusPol? Put yourself to the test by guessing where these quotes came from
Andrew P Street
05, Nov, 2021 @7:00 PM
Veep: Armando Iannucci's odyssey of political horror and Julia Louis-Dreyfus's star turn
You won’t find escapism in this tale of the United States’ first female vice-president – just the brutally funny savagery of politics
Shaad D'Souza
21, Feb, 2021 @4:30 PM
Julia Louis-Dreyfus suggests Veep could return to TV screens
Star says cast and crew have ‘certainly discussed’ return while showrunner David Mandel says ‘I think anything is possible’
Martin Pengelly in New York
05, Dec, 2020 @3:24 PM
The joy of messing up: in praise of the TV blooper reel
As box sets have given way to streaming platforms, the blooper reel has become an overlooked treat. Here are some classics to savour
Hannah Jane Parkinson
18, Nov, 2020 @10:00 AM
Game of Thrones takes best drama as Fleabag wins big at Emmys – as it happened
The biggest night in TV sees Game of Thrones taking the top trophy and Phoebe Waller-Bridge pulling one of the night’s biggest surprises
Benjamin Lee in New York
23, Sep, 2019 @4:10 AM
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