TMC
04-22-2016, 10:41 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/veeps-is-so-good-its-the-only-comedy-that-doesnt-need-trump-jokes/2016/04/22/53293eec-0746-11e6-bdcb-0133da18418d_story.html
The key to Veep’s success as it returns for Season 5 is that "it deals strictly in its own absurdity, instead of helping itself to the mess we’ve made of real-world politics,” says Hank Stuever. The Julia Louis-Dreyfus-led comedy, he adds, "remains a refreshingly Trump-free, Hillary-free, Bernie-free universe. It’s probably the only Washington-centric comedy on television that sees no need to partake in the actual madness because it has been so exceptional at making its own hay, sending up Beltway culture in a manner that cuts more deeply than any halfway-funny Saturday Night Live sketch or Daily Show bit.” PLUS: Veep’s new showrunner didn’t screw up (http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/relax-veep-fans-the-new-producer-didnt-screw-up-the-show) the show, don’t get your hopes up for a Larry David cameo (http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/veep-showrunner-talks-future-for-julia-louis-dreyfus-1201759194/), Season 5 relieves the stress (http://flavorwire.com/572170/the-new-season-of-veep-is-here-to-relieve-the-stress-of-the-election-cycle) of the real-world election, and why Selina Meyer can never be veep again (http://adequateman.deadspin.com/why-veep-cant-let-selina-be-v-p-again-1772373395).
The key to Veep’s success as it returns for Season 5 is that "it deals strictly in its own absurdity, instead of helping itself to the mess we’ve made of real-world politics,” says Hank Stuever. The Julia Louis-Dreyfus-led comedy, he adds, "remains a refreshingly Trump-free, Hillary-free, Bernie-free universe. It’s probably the only Washington-centric comedy on television that sees no need to partake in the actual madness because it has been so exceptional at making its own hay, sending up Beltway culture in a manner that cuts more deeply than any halfway-funny Saturday Night Live sketch or Daily Show bit.” PLUS: Veep’s new showrunner didn’t screw up (http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/relax-veep-fans-the-new-producer-didnt-screw-up-the-show) the show, don’t get your hopes up for a Larry David cameo (http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/veep-showrunner-talks-future-for-julia-louis-dreyfus-1201759194/), Season 5 relieves the stress (http://flavorwire.com/572170/the-new-season-of-veep-is-here-to-relieve-the-stress-of-the-election-cycle) of the real-world election, and why Selina Meyer can never be veep again (http://adequateman.deadspin.com/why-veep-cant-let-selina-be-v-p-again-1772373395).