‘Selina was not modelled on Harris’: Iannucci on how US presidential race came to mirror Veep
How Veep became the most influential political satire of this era
November 2022
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
April 2022
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 …
February 2022
The reader interview
Post your questions for Armando Iannucci
Joe Biden’s mother so disliked England she refused to sleep in bed Queen had slept in
November 2021
10 Quick Questions
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
February 2021
Stream team
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
December 2020
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’
November 2020
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
September 2019
Game of Thrones takes best drama as Fleabag wins big at Emmys – as it happened
Best culture of the 21st century
The 100 best TV shows of the 21st century
July 2019
Jump the shark
What a state: how Veep went from clever to crude
Emmys 2019: Game of Thrones leads race with record 32 nominations
May 2019
Goodbye Veep: the nastiest, sweariest, funniest show on TV is over
Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ political antiheroine has shared her last insult, leaving and behind an audaciously meanspirited comedy that will stand the test of time
April 2019
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: The Brexit Storm: Laura Kuenssberg’s Inside Story; Veep; Our Planet and more
Laura Kuenssberg was at her lucid best in a crucial documentary on the Brexit chaos
TV review
Veep review – masterful comedy packed with the darkest of zingers
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is magnificent, and still furiously amoral, as the black-hearted political comedy enters its final term in office
Hail to the Veep: the best and most brutal comedy of the century
Over seven seasons, Veep’s bipartisan skewering of the bozos of Beltway political culture has made it unimpeachably perfect. It will be missed
March 2019
Sound and vision
This week’s best home entertainment: from Veep to The Tick
Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s Veep makes a run for top office, while bumbling blue superhero The Tick is back for season two
May 2018
'Brexit TV': is it too soon to make great drama out of the EU referendum?
The most divisive topic of recent British history is being adapted for the small screen – but the best political TV often comes years after the event
