Second in Command: A Veep Rewatch

On this week’s Veep rewatch, Matt and Tim are joined by Anna Chlumsky, who played Amy Brookheimer on the show! Matt and Anna battle over whether Mike or Amy was better at their job, Anna talks about her process of finding Amy, and Matt and Tim share more behind-the-scenes as we approach the end of Season 1. SYNOPSIS: With a pregnancy rumor and the firing of a Secret Service agent causing tro...

Thanks for tuning into another episode where Matt and Tim rewatch and recap Episode 6: “Baseball” SYNOPSIS: Selina hosts a conference to promote healthy eating at Baltimore's Camden Yards baseball park, but her pitch is balked at by some foul-tempered fast-food executives. Meanwhile, Mike holds a press briefing for local reporters; and Amy and Dan do their best to entertain students at...

Reid Scott, who played the ruthless Machiavellian Dan Egan, joins Matt and Tim as they recap Episode 5: “Nicknames” aka “Dan Dates Jonah”. SYNOPSIS: Selina becomes obsessed with the (many) unflattering nicknames given to her by bloggers, and after a snub by the President, assigns Dan to get White House intel from Jonah. Later, Dan's political maneuvering puts the fate of th...

Peter Grosz, who played the iconic callous oil lobbyist Sidney Purcell, joins Matt and Tim as they recap Episode 4: “Chung”. SYNOPSIS: Dan and Amy attend a book launch for Gov. Danny Chung, a charismatic Asian-American war hero, who Selina worries could be a political threat. Following an interview on Meet the Press, a slip of the tongue by Selina is misconstrued as a racist dig at Gov...

On this week’s episode Matt and Tim go through Episode 3: “Catherine”. SYNOPSIS: The VP and her team discover that her appointee for the Clean Jobs Commission is unacceptable. As the party in celebration of her 20 years in politics approaches, Meyer worries about gossip that she's a diva, tries to figure out what kind of pet dog she should get, and deals with her daughter Catheri...

Today we’re joined by the one and only Tony Hale, who played Gary Walsh on Veep! Together, Matt, Tim, and Tony go through Episode 2 of Veep: “Frozen Yoghurt”. SYNOPSIS: The Veep's office is revived by good news that her task force is likely to be green lit. With the President (conveniently) out of the country, Selina looks to make headway on filibuster reform and meeting with som...

Welcome to Second in Command: A Veep Rewatch podcast! On today’s episode our hosts Matt Walsh and Tim Simons dive deep into the pilot episode “Fundraiser." SYNOPSIS: VP Selina Meyer wants to make the implementation of a Clean Jobs Commission her main legacy but a Tweet from a staffer annoys the plastics industry. She later makes an offensive joke at a fundraiser and her chief of staff...

Welcome to Second in Command: A Veep Rewatch podcast! Join Matt Walsh and Tim Simons, who played Mike McLintock and Jonah Ryan, as they go through every episode of HBO’s hit series VEEP. In this episode, Matt and Tim discuss everything that led up to shooting the pilot, the casting process, and other behind-the-scenes moments. Later the hosts are joined by memory expert, Ayanna Thomas,...

Join friends and Veep co-stars Matt Walsh and Timothy Simons for a weekly comedy podcast where they dive into a rewatch the Matt and Tim way -- beginning with the question, “what is memory? And is what we remember actually what happened?” They’ll also unpack the question “what’s it like to be two supporting actors on Veep as well as in their real lives in Hollywood.&r...