Veep
Fundraiser
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2012-04-22
Synopsis
Selina makes a offensive joke while at a fundraiser; Selina attempts to make Clean Jobs her legacy but runs into issues the the plastics and oil industry. Amy makes an error when signing Selina's name to a condolence card.
Pilot desk note
From the desk: Veep opens its catalog run with “Fundraiser” (2012-04-22). Modern political satire gold standard; insult comedy as institutional autopsy. Armando Iannucci exit, election-year "too real" jokes, and awards sweep fatigue in the best way.
In the series
This episode is part of Veep (2012–2019) on HBO.
D.C. as a humiliation machine — Julia Louis-Dreyfus at full weaponized competence.
Key cast
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer
- Tony Hale as Gary Walsh
- Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer
- Matt Walsh as Mike McLintock
- Timothy Simons as Jonah Ryan
- Reid Scott as Dan Egan