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Jane the Virgin's Gina Rodriguez, a first - time nominee, won best lead female actor in a comedy series, beating Veep's Julia Louis - Dreyfus, Girls» Lena Dunham and Orange is the New Black's Taylor Schilling.

Directed and adapted by Armando Iannucci, who created the TV show «Veep,» «The Death of Stalin» is a dark political satire and an odd slice of history set around the political positioning put in motion by the death of the Soviet leader in 1953.

The film features a stellar cast led by Justin Long (Yoga Hosers, Tusk, Accepted), Melanie Lynskey («Castle Rock,» «Togetherness,» Heavenly Creatures), Tony Hale («Arrested Development,» «Veep»), Melonie Diaz (Fruitvale Station, The Belko Experiment), Carrie Preston («Claws,» «True Blood»), and powerful performances from teenage actors Arman Darbo (Defenders of Life) and Sawyer Barth (Super Dark Times).

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If Aaron Sorkin was a little more of a natural comedic writer, he would have written Veep instead of The West Wing.

Supporting players include Hannibal Buress, June Diane Raphael («Grace and Frankie»), Sarayu Blue, Gina Gershon, and Gary Cole («Veep»).

Elsewhere at the ceremony, which was hosted by Kristen Bell at the The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, «Big Little Lies», «Veep», and «This Is Us» all picked up two awards.

Julia Louis - Dreyfus continues her run as the second most successful cast member from Seinfeld to keep her career going strong with the HBO comedy series Veep.

Most of Armando Iannucci's work («Veep», «In The Loop») is an out and out laugh riot, usually depicting the act of trying to govern mired in institutional ineptitude the same way Terry Gilliam's Brazil was a magical fantasy story trying to happen in a world of bureaucrats and red tape.

Julia Louis - Dreyfus - who wasn't at the ceremony as she's currently receiving cancer treatment - picked up Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series for her role in «Veep», and the show also took Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

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That's a whole lot of love for HBO here at TFE, with Veep also being our most nominated comedy at 4 nods.

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For the record she has seven Emmys, five of them consecutively for Veep's first five seasons.

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The new film from Veep and The Thick Of It creator Armando Iannucci is set in Moscow in 1953, where the USSR's top...

This comes from Deadline, and in what may be a nod to the way that the ridiculousness of real life made the ridiculousness of Veep a bit harder to manage, it sounds like the show is going...

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Iannucci, who created comedies The Thick Of It and Veep, is no stranger to political commentary, but he's never dealt with material this weighty.

Were this coming from In The Loop and Veep creator Armando Iannucci, you could see these scenes handled with a satirical touch (and keep a look out for that in his upcoming film The Death of Stalin).

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Armando Iannucci, the sweary mind who brought us The Thick Of It, In The Loop, and Veep, announced in March that he was taking his gift for curse words and political satire to the Soviet Union.

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It's her third for Veep, her... fifth overall?

7:57: So, Julia Louis - Dreyfus just said she wouldn't vote for Selina Meyer, her character on Veep.

Veep creator Armando Iannucci has lined up another film project, which happens to get another adaptation: According to Variety, he's directing and co-writing a «modern take» on Charles Dickens» David Copperfield.

Lead Actress in a Comedy (aka JLD for Veep):

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The nominees: Mayim Bialik, «The Big Bang Theory»; Julie Bowen, «Modern Family»; Edie Falco, «Nurse Jackie»; Tina Fey, «30 Rock»; Julia Louis - Dreyfus, «Veep»

Now that the American government has become indistinguishable from your average Veep episode, series creator Armando Iannucci has decided to take on amore light - hearted topic for his next film: Fearsome Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.

While it has remained one of television's best comedies, Veep has had a somewhat uneven fourth season, starting strong before losing momentum in the middle of its run.

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With Veep getting ready to end its celebrated run on HBO, creator Armando Iannucci is already lining up his next big HBO project.

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That's The Death of Stalin for you, a slapstick tragedy — and for the funniest, fiercest comedy of the year so far — from the fertile mind of Armando Iannucci, the British political satirist behind the HBO's Veep and the sensational, Strangelovian In the Loop (2009).

«Curb Your Enthusiasm» alum David Mandel will serve as the new showrunner for «Veep.»

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Walsh, who stars on HBO's political comedy Veep, will play a character named Rourke in the film.

Julia Louis - Dreyfus snagged a 3rd win in a row in Lead Actress as Vice President Selena Meyers on Veep.

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Some trivia: If Julia Louis - Dreyfus wins for «Veep» again at this year's 24th annual ceremony, she could tie or exceed Alec Baldwin and Julianna Margulies» record of eight wins.

HBO has renewed «Game of Thrones», «Silicon Valley» and «Veep» for the 2017 season.

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Watch out for: Tony Hale, Veep The two - time and defending champ is only other Veep actor besides Louis - Dreyfus to win.