Veep (tv program)

'Big Bang Theory' biggest winner at Critics Choice TV awards

2013-06-11 10:05:00

It was a big night for all things geek at the Critics Choice TV Awards on Monday night, with "The Big Bang Theory" taking home the award for best comedy series and HBO's lavish fantasy series "Game of Thrones" tying with AMC's "Breaking Bad" for best...

'The Americans,' FX lead TCA Award nominations

2013-06-10 14:48:00

"The Americans" and its channel, FX, led the pack in the Television Critics Assn. awards nominations, announced Monday morning. The first season of the Cold War spy drama starring Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys grabbed four nominations, including a...

Scorched 'Earth'! Finke and Deadline split? RIP Jean Stapleton.

2013-06-03 06:51:00

After the coffee. Before deciding if I should try 'The Killing' again. The Skinny: Pretty good episodes of "Mad Men" and "Veep" last night. I would have liked them better if I wasn't working while they were on! Monday's headlines include the box office...

The Gold Standard: Emmy chances for comedy shows and stars

2013-06-06 06:00:00

"Modern Family" has won the comedy series Emmy for each of its three seasons. Other shows that have gone the three-peat route — "30 Rock," "Taxi," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "All in the Family" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show" — were denied a...

The Gold Standard: It's time for Emmy to surprise us

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Backstage at the Emmys last year, reporters were squirming — and not just because of the ill-fitting rental tuxes and too-tight gowns. As "Modern Family" rolled to its third straight Emmy win for comedy series (after earlier pulling in prizes for...

'American Horror Story,' 'Big Bang Theory' top Critics' Choice bids

2013-05-22 09:05:00

The critics have spoken: horror, geeks and HBO make for some good TV. The nominations for the third annual Critics' Choice Television Awards were announced Wednesday morning by the Broadcast Television Journalists Assn. -- and FX's "American Horror...

'Veep's' Tony Hale on man bags, ear hygiene, 'Arrested Development'

2013-04-22 08:00:00

He's the guy getting a lot of ear action. Tony Hale is back as the vice president's boy Friday in HBO's political comedy "Veep." In the midst of Washington chaos, he's never too far from Selina's (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) ear, ready to whip out hand...

'Veep' holds steady in Season 2 premiere

2013-04-16 10:10:00

Figures pulled straight out of the Leviathan: The Season 2 premiere of HBO's "Veep" drew 1.2-million viewers. The half-hour political comedy, a palate cleanser of sorts to the dragons and vicious battles in "Game of Thrones," returned Sunday in the 10...

For Reid Scott of 'Veep,' horror-movie ambitions

2013-04-14 12:36:00

Cable television can offer a pretty fruitful career for a young actor, what with the juicy roles� and the increasingly abundant viewership. But somehow or another, the film world often comes calling. Add Reid Scott's name to the list of actors in that...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus' talents power through 'Veep'

2013-04-11 05:00:00

BALTIMORE — The good staffers of Vice President Selina Meyer's office had been trying to put out a fire all afternoon when their slightly discombobulated leader, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, turned up on the set of HBO's "Veep." Before she...

TV picks: Louis C.K., 'Veep,' Wonder Woman, woolly mammoths

2013-04-11 07:00:00

"Louis C.K.: Oh My God" (premieres Saturday, HBO). Funny, deep and unsparing of himself, Louis C.K. is arguably the most important comic going, both for his adventures in form -- his FX series "Louie," now on hiatus between its third and fourth seasons,...

Aereo fight is about money. MTV yanks 'Buckwild.' Lynton re-ups.

2013-04-10 07:42:00

After the coffee. Before emptying the cat box (well, you wanted to know). The Skinny: I stuffed myself silly at the premiere party for HBO's "Veep" last night so I'm feeling a little bloated this morning. Yes, it's a tough life. Wednesday's headlines...

Wins: Actress Comedy: Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer Nominations: Comedy Series Actress Comedy: Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer Casting for a Comedy Series

2012-09-11 17:00:09

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the 2012 Emmy nominees Thursday morning in a presentation with Kerry Washington of "Scandal" and Jimmy Kimmel, who is hosting the show in September and received a nomination in the variety series category.

2012-07-20 00:00:00

Comedy Series - "Veep"

2012-07-19 02:16:00