Veep
HBO | Release Date: May 6, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 115 Critic Reviews
Positive:
99
Mixed:
15
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Uncle BarkyEd BarkApr 20, 2012
Season 1 Review: Veep has some funny lines and sight gags during the course of doing its dirty Washington business. Read full review
50
USA TodayRobert BiancoApr 20, 2012
Season 1 Review: What few laughs there are represent a triumph of acting skill over authorial sloth in a show that is more silly than funny--and more dull than silly. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian LowryApr 20, 2012
Season 1 Review: Veep sparks to life only occasionally. Read full review
90
Boston GlobeSarah RodmanApr 20, 2012
Season 1 Review: Iannucci and his cast are as deft with a wonky policy joke as they are with good old-fashioned bathroom humor and Louis-Dreyfus shines, throwing herself, as she so often did on "Seinfeld" and "The New Adventures of Old Christine," physically into the role. Read full review
75
RedEyeCurt WagnerApr 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: [A] cynical, hilarious and profane political satire. Read full review
88
People WeeklyTom GliattoApr 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: The comedy here, as with Elaine, comes from watching Louis-Dreyfus's sophisticated, furiously sharp timing applied to a character who has the intelligence of a finch. [30 Apr 2012, p.35]
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Matt Zoller SeitzApr 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's all rather weightless: just your usual sitcom-style misunderstandings and bruised egos and "complications ensue," with no sense that anything larger is at stake. Read full review
42
NewsdayVerne GayApr 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: Some amusing lines, but otherwise a disappointing misfire. Read full review
88
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesChuck BarneyApr 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: As it turns out, Veep might be even more hilarious if it didn't hit so uncomfortably close to the truth. Read full review
40
The Huffington PostMaureen RyanApr 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: Veep simply isn't particularly fresh or funny, and most of its jokes are telegraphed from a long way away. Read full review
90
Washington PostHank StueverApr 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: Thanks to Louis-Dreyfus, and the show's remarkable knack for dialogue and timing, Veep is instantly engaging and outrageously fun. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyApr 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's too easy, too much like a series of safe sketches that play to all the stereotypes everyone in politics claims describe the other side. Read full review
100
New York PostLinda StasiApr 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: A hilarious new sitcom about a female vice president of the United States, Selina Meyer, played with insanely good timing by Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyKen TuckerApr 13, 2012
Season 1 Review: Louis-Dreyfus isn't quite believable as a vice president--even a sitcom VP whose lack of gravitas is the show's central joke. But she's still a joy to watch, especially when she shows off that famous gift for physical comedy. Read full review
90
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanApr 13, 2012
Season 1 Review: Every actor nails their lines, which keeps Veep moving at a brisk pace. In fact, the episodes seem to end so quickly, you'll wish they lasted an hour. Read full review
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