# "Veep" continues to be the funniest thing on TV

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**Created:** [April 15, 2013, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veep-continues-to-be-the-funniest-thing-on-tv/655760 "2013-04-15T13:27:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veep-continues-to-be-the-funniest-thing-on-tv/655760/1 "2013-04-15T13:27:25Z")

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus continued to knock it out of the park with the season opener last night on HBO. Her supporting cast is comprised of some of the funniest actors around, and the dialogue is witty and profane. If you haven’t tried it, give it a shot.

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veep-continues-to-be-the-funniest-thing-on-tv/655760/2 "2013-04-15T13:48:37Z")

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I like it OK, but it pales in comparison to its UK inspiration, “The Thick of It”.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veep-continues-to-be-the-funniest-thing-on-tv/655760/3 "2013-04-15T15:16:58Z")

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> [@Smeghead](#):
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> I like it OK, but it pales in comparison to its UK inspiration, “The Thick of It”.

Haven’t seen the UK version, but I can tell you that last night’s episode had me laughing hard enough to bring tears.

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**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veep-continues-to-be-the-funniest-thing-on-tv/655760/4 "2013-04-15T18:30:32Z")

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I’ll give it a go. I’ve read good things about it other places, too.