April 16, 2019

"Pledge" Season 7 Episode 3 'Veep' Review

41 minutes

Hosts Amy Maestri and Mina Wahab talk episode 3 “Pledge.” They review the hilarious presidential debate and do a more in depth character analysis of the key players in the election. Plus, they are continuing their special segment “What Trumps Veep,” where YOU have to guess whether the quote came from “Veep” or President Donald Trump.

ABOUT VEEP:

Veep is an American political satire comedy television series, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, set in the office of Selina Meyer, a fictional Vice President, and subsequent President, of the United States. The series was created by Armando Iannucci, who created the British political comedy series The Thick of It, and also wrote and directed that series' film spin-off In the Loop (2009), all of which feature the same writing staff.

Veep has received critical acclaim and won several major awards. It has been nominated four years in a row for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, winning the award for its fourth season. Its second season won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series, and its third season won the TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy. Louis-Dreyfus has won four consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, two Critics' Choice Television Awards and one Television Critics Association Award for her performance.