Eight Reasons You Should Be Watching 'Veep'

Nora Dominick ‘17/ Emertainment Monthly Assistant Stage Editor

If the 67th Annual Emmy Awards taught viewers anything, it’s that Veep is the comedy to be watching. Veep broke Modern Family’s streak of winning Emmy Awards at this years ceremony when they FINALLY took home the award for Best Comedy Series. From acting to overall production value, Veep continues to make audiences laugh season after season. Emertainment Monthly gives you “Eight Reasons You Should Be Watching Veep.”

8. The Subtle One-Liners

The one-liners on Veep are probably the funniest. From “Who do you think you are? Gary Antoinette?” to “The amount of incompetence in this office is Stag.Ger.Ing.” Veep does an incredible job at dropping hilarious one-liners into almost every scene of the show. The entire cast does an effortless job at delivering these lines with such subtle comedy that they stand-out and make Veep very memorable.

7. The Best Insults

“You guys, are we seriously gonna let the guy with the police sketch face of a rapist tell us what to do?” Veep delivers some of the best insults and zingers in comedy history. The amount of insults that are dropped in a single episode of Veep are staggering. From the entire staff insulting Jonah (Timothy Simons) to Dan (Reid Scott) continuously hammering Mike (Matt Walsh), Veep makes every line and zinger count.

6. Ridiculous Storylines

If you ever wanted to see Matt Walsh and Tony Hale stranded in Tehran than Veep is the show for you. Not only does Veep do an incredible job at coming up with creative ways to utilize the genre of political satire, they also thrust their characters into some of the most ridiculous and hilarious situations. Veep creates some of the funniest storylines on TV right now and it’s one of the many highlights of this comedy.

5. The Entire Ensemble

Not many shows can say that their entire ensemble, right down to minor background characters, are constantly at the height of their comedic game. The entire ensemble does an incredible job at committing to the comedy of Veep. For any fan of Veep one of the greatest things is that some of the hilarious moments are not scripted. With an all star cast of comedians it’s safe to say that a lot of Veep hinges on the cast and this ensemble is one of the best on television.

4. Anna Chlumsky

Anna Chlumsky has effortlessly shed her My Girl persona and has grown up and turned into one of the best comedy actresses on television in Veep. Her role as Amy Brookheimer is career-defining and it is no surprise that she was nominated yet again at this year’s Emmy Awards. In this past season of Veep, Chlumsky shines in a scene where she blows up at Selina (Julia Louis-Dreyfus). She is the actress to watch on Veep and year after year fans cannot wait to see how she continues to grow into a bonafide comedian.  

3. Tony Hale

“I’m your Google.” Tony Hale’s work on Veep continuously astounds and it’s no surprise as to why he has taken away two Emmy Awards for his work on this comedy. Hale consistently brings his A-game in every scene of Veep. His comedic talent is that of legends and his role as Gary will definitely go down as one of his best. Hale and Julia Louis-Dreyfus play opposite each other flawlessly and Hale is probably one of the best actors on Veep hands down.

2.  The Hilarious Writing

The writing on Veep is outstanding. Anyone that can make Julia Louis-Dreyfus Vice President (and then President) of the United States already has a special place in comedy-fans hearts. The writing on Veep never gets old and they continuously roll out hilarious storylines that showcase the comedy of every actor on Veep. Their Emmy win at this years ceremony for Best Writing for a Comedy Series was one of the most well-deserved Emmys of the evening.

1. Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Veep would be nothing without its leading lady, Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Her acting and comedic abilities exceed every actress of her time. It’s no wonder she took home the Emmy Award for Best Leading Actress in a Comedy once again this year and she has twenty Emmy Award nominations to her name. Dreyfus kills it in Veep week after week and her comedic timing is one for the ages.