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Julia Louis Dreyfus Winning Cancer Battle

February 14, 2018 By Tammy Haddad

Julia Louis Dreyfus post cancer surgery.

The day after winning her sixth Emmy in September, Julia Louis Dreyfus announced that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and her absence has not gone without notice.

Dreyfus took to Twitter this week to show cancer isn’t going to keep her down, “Hoorah! Great doctors, great results, feeling happy and ready to rock after surgery. Hey cancer, “F*ck you! Here’s my first post op photo.”

Dreyfus returns to the set in August with HBO officially confirming the return of Veep in 2019.

Check out the post on twitter here.

Filed Under: News Media, Uncategorized Tagged With: HBO, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tamara Haddad, Veep

‘VEEP’ Wins Big at SAG Awards

January 22, 2018 By WHC Insider

The cast and producers of VEEP, Photo courtesy of Haddad Media

 

The Veeples took the stage at the 24th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which were held Sunday evening, January 21st, as HBO’s VEEP took home the night’s biggest trophy for comedy for its sixth season, and the show’s star Julia Louis-Dreyfus won the award for best actress in a comedy. Haddad Media CEO Tammy Haddad serves as a consultant on the show.

“I was hand chosen because I play a spokesperson — I’m very well-spoken on the show and in real life,” said Matt Walsh, who plays press spokesperson Mike McLintock, on the show.

VEEP has a long list of awards, winning outstanding comedy at the Emmys for three consecutive years, while Louis-Dreyfus has won best comedy actress at the Emmys six years running!

While HBO has not announced the premiere date, VEEP’s seventh and final season is sure to be can’t-miss TV.

Filed Under: News Media, Uncategorized Tagged With: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Matt Walsh, Tammy Haddad, Veep

Veeples: Jonah Ryan For Congress Limited Edition T-Shirts

October 9, 2016 By Tammy Haddad

Now you can have a piece of the biggest political battle of the year, Jonah Ryan’s election to Congress, with the purchase of a limited edition Jonah Ryan for Congress T-Shirt.

Jonah Ryan for Congress Exclusive T-Shirts

Jonah Ryan for Congress Exclusive T-Shirts

 

In an exclusive interview with White House Correspondents’ Insider, the star of HBO’s comedy Veep said, “My name is Timothy Simons and I approved this T-shirt. And I am the only candidate with the winning temperament.

You have 4 days to purchase these Tshirts: https://www.omaze.com/made/veep-tim-simons

Filed Under: Veep Tagged With: HBO, Jonah Ryan, Timothy Simons, Veep

Special 360-Degree Camera on the President’s Lawn – Is There Another Drone at the White House?

April 26, 2016 By WHC Insider

The White House has been using a custom made 360-degree camera set up in both the press briefing room as well as the South Lawn where President Obama boards Marine One, to record video footage.

Another new drone program from the administration? No, the footage being captured is actually all for a video to be shown during the White House Correspondents Association’s annual dinner this weekend. CQ Roll Call White House reporter John Bennett, uncovered this covert operation whilst covering the President. He happened to spot the “disc-shaped” camera and asked about its function.

But the funniest video at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to date, was in 2014 when Veep star Julia Louis Dreyfus and Vice President Biden hit the road together. Watch the video above to relive it!

 

Filed Under: 2016 Garden Brunch, 2016 WHCD, News Media, Uncategorized, Washington Events Tagged With: John Bennett, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep, White House, White House Correspondents Garden Brunch

Veeples! The Morning After Starts TONIGHT!

April 24, 2016 By WHC Insider

VEEP Cast for WHC Insider article

Veep Cast at the 2014 White Correspondents’ Garden Brunch

Politicos can turn from the 2016 election mess to the Veep election mess as the fifth season which premieres today will re-start with the morning after the election that left President Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and her opponent Sen. Bill O’Brien (Brad Leland) bang in midst of battle with each other.

The fifth season which starts on April 24th is helmed by David Mandel, of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Seinfeld fame, as well as Julia Louis Dreyfus and Frank Rich.  @HBOVeep won the Emmy for Best comedy in 2015 and has been picked up for a sixth season.

Here is a taste. Veep Season 5 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDesAgis8NU

Filed Under: 2016 WHCD, DC, Washington Tagged With: Brad Leland, David Mandel, Frank Rich, HBO, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep, WHCD, White House Corespondents' Garden Brunch, White House Correspondents Dinner

Washington's the Church, Hollywood's the Steeple. Here's Who Opens the Doors for all the Veeple

July 1, 2013 By WHC Insider

Veep Season 2 screening

The Washington City Paper continues their love of Veep by going into the consultants behind shows like Alpha House, House of Cards and the glory days of The West Wing. Marin Cogan dives into the Beltway folks that have re-energized and brought more to hashing out the “Veeple” instead of living out the dream of very confused Secret Service hopefuls after White House down and Olympus has Fallen. And sometimes, the shows continue to get things wrong about Washington (we’re looking at you Homeland and King & Maxwell:

“It’s easy to spot when Hollywood gets something majorly wrong about Washington, like when Homeland portrays Farragut Square as a sprawling green park rather than a tiny city square. What’s less obvious is the effort some shows, like House of Cards or Veep, put into hewing closely to the real look and feel of Washington—if not in character and plotlines, then at least in setting and dialogue. It’s the result of a lot of effort from obsessive directors, writers, line producers, props and set designers. But behind all of them are political consultants, current or recovering politicos offering up their experiences and insight as grist for visual fiction.”

Veep ended two weeks ago and House of Cards is back in production for season two in Balitmore–conveniently in the same soundstage as the HBO show. The City Paper goes into the nitty gritty, explaining the shared friendships and co-working conditions that befit programs about Washington as fittingly as the city’s own working relationships around government, private sectors and stealing lines from science fairs.

WCP – Hollywood Squares

Filed Under: DC, Entertainment Tagged With: Alpha House, DC, Entertainment, House of Cards, The West Wing, Veep

VEEP Season 2 Premiere Party Photos

April 15, 2013 By WHC Insider

Veep Season 2 screening

The second season of HBO’s Veep premiered yesterday as Julia Louis-Dreyfus took up the Second-in-Command role of Selina Meyer for her next term. As the victional V.P. battles the results of a mid-term election, the actual star came to Washington last week for a special screening at the MPAA.

While we had a minor SNL cast-of-1985 reunion between Louis-Dreyfus and Senator Al Franken, MPAA Chairman Chris Dodd welcomes the HBO star to the real District (Veep films up in Maryland sharing space with Netflix’s House of Cards).

Below we have photos from the reception from last week’s premiere, along with some notable appearances from Washington regulars and the occasional former Senator-turned-Chairman Chris Dodd.

Filed Under: DC, Entertainment Tagged With: Al Franken, Chris Dodd, DC, Entertainment, HBO, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, MPAA, Veep, Washington

Biden Meets The Veep

April 12, 2013 By WHC Insider

At last, Washington can breathe easy since Vice President Joe Biden finally met Vice President Selina Meyer.

Or, to put it this way, Biden and his fictional counterpart (played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus) broke bread today after HBO premiered the first two episodes of VEEP season two last night at the MPAA. Per the AP report on the matter:

“The White House says after the former ‘Seinfeld’ star won an Emmy award for her performance in the first season of “Veep,” Biden called her to offer his congratulations.”

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Which is true, as she remarked on The Tonight Show about how Biden called her to remark on the performance she gives as V.P. Meyer:

The first two episodes of the second season played out among some notable D.C. entertainment folks like MPAA President Chris Dodd and Louis-Dreyfus’ former SNL co-hort Senator Al Franken. While spoilers are useless in a town like Washington, supposedly when V.P. Meyer heads to a pig roast it will be funnier than a sequester. And as for today, V.P. met Veep in the latest installment of Being Biden.
Veep Season 2 premieres this Sunday on HBO.

Filed Under: DC, Entertainment Tagged With: Entertainment, HBO, Joe Biden, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, MPAA, Veep

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Exploring “behind the scenes” of the most powerful city in the world — Washington, D.C. — and those who cover it.

We track the White House Correspondents’ weekend and all the activities around it, from journalists and media companies to the White House and politicos.

Tammy Haddad is Co-Founder and Editor-In-Chief of WHC Insider and CEO of Haddad Media.

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