Sam Richardson Answers All Our Questions About VEEP

Veep didnt invent political satire, but the series seven fantastic seasons have proved to be a practically impossible act to follow. From the laserfocused criticisms of creator Armando Iannucci and later showrunner David Mandel to the murderersrow ensemble cast led by Julia LouisDreyfus, Veep depicted the selfishness, opportunism, and ineffectiveness that can spread outward from the Oval Office with winking wit, turnonadime pacing, and creative vulgarity. Much of the series humor and drama came from how practically every character in the Veep world was out for themselves, with one exception: Sam Richardsons Richard Splett, the haplesscumbrilliant booktour assistant turned threetime President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Three years after the Veep series finale aired on May 12, 2019, Richardson is everywhere starring in the Apple TV+ comedy The Afterparty and horrorcomedy film Werewolves Within, appearing alongside best friend Tim Robinson on the wonderfully bizarre sket