Second in Command: A Veep Rewatch

If you thought you were a Veep fan you just might question that after meeting this super fan: Stephen Colbert! Life imitates art as Stephen reflects on his time as a political commentator while comparing the “larger than life” characters on the show to real-life politicians. It’s a complete geek-fest as Matt and Tim test Stephen on his Veep trivia and finally, Stephen weighs in on the age old debate: Is Mike McLintock or Amy Brookheimer worse at their job?

We’re getting an exclusive under the hood look from the captain himself: Armando Iannucci! Armando talks about the genesis of Veep and how some of the ludicrous things on the show were inspired by some very real head-scratching American politics.

On this episode Matt & Tim rewatch Episode 3: “The Choice”. Tim reminisces Jonah’s iconic sweater that got stolen and Matt schools Tim in some Veep’n Trivia (yet again).

Matt and Tim rewatch Episode 3: “Alicia”. They reveal some fun behind-the-scenes moments while highlighting some fun guest stars. Stay tuned for the Fan Questions segment where Matt and Tim reveal which episode is their all-time favorite.

Matt & Tim go to Silicon Valley in this episode as they walk-back Episode 4: “Clovis” with the tech genius himself: Craaayg! The character ‘Craig’ fell on actor Tim Baltz’s laps unexpectedly and went on to change his life. Tim talks about his journey onto the show and how he developed the iconic non-blinking “Craaayg” character.

In this episode, we’re visited by Diedrich Bader who played campaign manager turned scapegoat Bill Ericsson! Diedrich recalls his time on ‘Veep’ and how he got to wear the “fame hat” because of the show; he talks about how taking his kids to the beach made him bomb his audition in front of Julia Louis-Dreyfus; how he never could memorize his lines and therefore was constantly nervous on set.

Gary Walsh makes a triumphant return to the podcast! Being a second-timer, Tony Hale gets into the thick of it with Matt and Tim and admits he wasn’t always aware what was going on in the show. He also reveals how the script sometimes made him feel uncomfortable and had to trust that it would turn out well…and it did. The gents had so much fun recapping we had to make it into two parts!

Welcome back to Part 2 of the Tony Hale episode. Matt, Tim, and Tony continue walking through Episode 6: “Detroit” and go toe-to-toe on some Veep’n trivia.

On this episode coinciding with Veep's 10th anniversary, Matt & Tim walk back Season 3 Episode 7 “Special Relationship” with a two-fer - Becky Martin: Director extraordinaire who’s directed 14 episodes of Veep and Anthony Boys: Editor extraordinaire who gives us a lesson into how editing plays a crucial part in a fast-paced comedy like Veep.

Matt and Tim walk back Episode 8: “Debate”. The hilarious Jessica St. Clair, who played Dana (Gary’s cheese-loving girlfriend), joins for a fun interview!

On this episode, a special interview with Frank Rich, former critic for Time magazine and The New York Post turned Executive Producer of Veep. Frank gets into the thick of it with Tim and Matt as he recalls starting off as a political consultant on the show. They also discuss the obstacles that came with the transition of show runners from Armando Iannucci to Dave Mandel.

Once again an entire episode dedicated to answering questions from fans all over the world! This episode is a previous recording from a live Reddit Q&A Matt & Tim did a few months ago.

Matt & Tim discuss the production of the podcast, which is taking a short break as they transition to a new home for the show.

After Selina is caught badmouthing a reporter, putting the campaign in jeopardy, the team gets some unexpected news. Mike worries about balancing his home and work life. Selina and her staff wonder how to make her seem more down-to-earth, when they learn that Thornhill is leading in the polls. Jonah asks his mom and Bill Ericsson for help after the Maddox disaster in the previous episode.

The great Julia Louis-Dreyfus joins Matt and (eventually) Tim to discuss the season 3 finale.