Veep Has Won The Emmy For Outstanding Comedy Series

Veep has won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series.

Considering Veep was up against Transparent, Silicon Valley, Modern Family, Master of None, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Black-ish, it was a major win for the show. This is the show's second consecutive and fifth consecutive nomination. Veep has had 16 nods so far this year and 42 all-time nominations.

The show's creator, Armando Iannnucci, closed the speech with the hilarious line, "This is for chubby Jews on the Upper West Side!"

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