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Cast members from Veep and The West Wing reunited for a virtual fundraiser for the Wisconsin Democratic Party on Sunday, an event that was a mix of amusing memories, their own brushes with fame and warnings about what was at stake in the upcoming midterms.

Selome Hailu Beyoncé sent her fans a shocker on Super Bowl Sunday, using a Verizon ad to announce “Renaissance Act II” and drop two brand-new country songs. But members of the BeyHive with a penchant for half-hour comedies got a two-for-one deal, as the pop star appeared in the commercial opposite an unexpected partner: “Veep” and “Arrested Development” star Tony Hale. Hale has spent years of his career playing awkward, offbeat beta males overshadowed by powerful women: “It’s a forte of mine,” he says, reflecting on what his newest collaborator may have in common with Lucille Bluth (Jessica Walter, “Arrested Development”) and Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”).

Julia Louis-Dreyfus has some thoughts on the so-called Seinfeld curse, the idea that the cast of the hit sitcom was unable to find success after the show ended.

“Vice President Harris, Second Gentleman, former president Selina Meyer, welcome to the White House,” declared Joe Biden today, opening a ceremony in the Executive Mansion for the 2021 National Medals of Arts and the 2021 National Humanities Medals recipients. “A sacred place for many reasons, it’s the residence of the First Family, but it is really the people’s house,” the real-life POTUS added.

“I have no breaking story about a Veep comeback,” Matt Walsh told us at Deadline’s SXSW studio, “I wish I did because it would blow up the internet.”

Passing down the silver spoon! Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ massive Hollywood success is trickling down to her children.

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.comVariety has been nominated for 72 Southern California Journalism Awards, including two for journalist of the year, three for entertainment journalist of the year and six nominations for criticism of TV, music and books.The awards, given out by the Los Angeles Press Club, honor outstanding journalism in the region across print, digital, radio and broadcast platforms.Executive editor Ramin Setoodeh and deputy music editor Jem Aswad are both up for journalist of the year. TV critic Daniel D’Addario along with chief film critic Owen Gleiberman and features editor Chris Willman are all nominated for entertainment journalist of the year.Aswad leads all Variety staffers with 14 total nominations, followed by Willman with nine nominations.

Amber Tamblyn is celebrating her 39th birthday by fighting for reproductive freedom.

first premiered, stars Matt Walsh and Timothy Simons, who played Mike McLintock and Jonah Ryan respectively, are reuniting to rewatch the HBO comedy from beginning to end for the podcast Second in Command. Each week, the audio series will revisit the political journey of Vice President Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and her fumbling staff as she made her way through the ranks of the White House over the course of seven seasons.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is one of six creative leaders in comedy honored for Variety‘s 2021 Power of Women. For more, click here.Over the course of 30 years, Julia Louis-Dreyfus has created Emmy-winning characters that are landmarks for women in pop culture. Her Elaine Benes on “Seinfeld” is your old friend who may be kind of awful; her Selina Meyer on “Veep” is your elected official who definitely is.

Despite the actress being a vocal fan of Joe Biden, Julia Louis-Dreyfus' writers reportedly butted heads with the Democratic National Convention's camp ahead of her appearance at the 2020 event. The actress is known for her sharp tongue -- as is her famed "Veep" character Selina Meyer -- and for her criticism of former President Donald Trump, which she brought in spades to her MC gig at the DNC.

Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus has said the show could return in future.The actress, who plays Selina Meyer in the political satire, said the cast and crew had “certainly discussed” a return.“We’ve certainly discussed it. Everybody’s sort of gone off now and everybody’s doing other projects and so on,” Louis-Dreyfus said on the podcast The New Abnormal.“But I don’t rule it out entirely, doing some sort of Veep-related thing.

Selina Meyer and the entire Veep gang are back! Julia Louis-Dreyfus and showrunner David Mandel have been teasing the virtual read all week which will feature original cast members and a couple of special guests performing the “Mother” episode from Season 5. The event takes place tonight at 8pm ET and helps support voter turnout in the Georgia Senate Runoffs.

Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus has spoofed Rudy Giuliani while announcing a fundraiser.The actress, who plays fictional Vice President Selina Meyer in the political satire series, shared a video on social media mimicking Giuliani’s distinctive facial features.“2020 won’t stop ripping off #VEEP,” Louis-Dreyfus wrote on Twitter, “so we had to do something about it.”In the video, the actress points out that “many brave and patriotic Americans have come forward having witnessed similarities between

From one "Veep" to another. Julia Louis-Dreyfus reacted to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' presidential victory on Saturday with congratulatory remarks.

TV junkies are quick to point out when life imitates art via shows like The Simpsons and Black Mirror — but this time we REALLY mean it!

Veep's notoriously bumbling politician Selina Meyer has gone on to greener pastures, but the actor who played her for seven unforgettable seasons is reviving her, sort of, in support of another famous Veep, Joe Biden. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who won six Oustanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Emmys for her portrayal of the perpetually behind-the-eight-ball politico, announced on Twitter Saturday a virtual Veep reunion in support of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.

From one veep to another.

Who better to host the final evening of the Democratic National Convention than former "Veep" star Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Joe Biden accepts the party's nomination for the presidential ticket. The Emmy-winning actress has been known for her comedic chops for decades, having also starred in "Seinfeld" and "Saturday Night Live" before taking on the role of the fictional Vice President Selina Meyer in the HBO hit comedy.

Donald Trump, saying that he’s “actually worse” at being the president than her Veep character Selina Meyer.The actor and comedian starred in Armando Iannucci’s political satire series Veep as a US vice president who would do anything to win the presidency.

Ted Johnson Joe Biden’s fundraiser on Thursday featured an entertainment figure he’s long interacted with in tweets, cameos and a parody video: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who played his fictional counterpart on the HBO series Veep.Talking to 655 donors and supporters at the virtual event, Louis-Dreyfus slammed President Donald Trump for a dismal environmental record.According to a pool report, Louis-Dreyfus said that for the pilot episode of Veep, they “tried to think of the stupidest, weakest

There’s a reason Julia Louis-Dreyfus won seven Emmys for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for HBO’s Veep. Because she’s friggin hilarious and did such a great job at playing Vice President — and later President — Selina Meyer.