Testimony (Veep)

"**Testimony**"
"Testimony"
Veep episode
Episode no.	Season 4; Episode 9
Directed by	Armando Iannucci
Story by	Sean Gray; Armando Iannucci; Will Smith;
Teleplay by	Sean Gray; Will Smith;
Original air date	June 7, 2015
Running time	30 minutes
Guest appearances
	Melanie Nicholls-King as Rep. Bennett; Ethan Phillips as Rep. Wallace; David Beach as Rep. Rakes; Juliet Pritner as Rep. Brewer; Jessie Ennis as Leigh Patterson;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "B/ill"	Next →; "Election Night"
	Veep season 4
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"Testimony" is the ninth episode of the fourth season of Veep and the 37th episode overall. The episode was written by Sean Gray and Will Smith, and directed by Armando Iannucci. It first aired on June 7, 2015. The plot of this bottle episode^[1] follows President Meyer's staff undergoing hearings administered by the House Judiciary Committee regarding her campaign's federal data breach (from third episode of the season, "Data"). They also must testify about allegations that Selina lobbied to kill her own bill, Families First (from the previous episode "B/ill"). She and her staffers scapegoat campaign consultant Bill Ericsson as the mastermind behind the data breach.^[2]

Iannucci received a nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series at the Primetime Emmy Awards for the episode.^[3]

^ Kurland, Daniel (2015-09-29). "'Veep' Mixes Claustrophobia with the Law in Their Regimented Bottle Episode, "Testimony"". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
^ "'Veep' recap: 'Testimony'". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
^ VanDerWerff, Emily Todd (2015-07-16). "Emmy nominations 2015: The full list is here". Vox. Retrieved 2020-01-16.

[:0-1] Kurland, Daniel (2015-09-29). "'Veep' Mixes Claustrophobia with the Law in Their Regimented Bottle Episode, "Testimony"". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-01-16.

[2] "'Veep' recap: 'Testimony'". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.

[:1-3] VanDerWerff, Emily Todd (2015-07-16). "Emmy nominations 2015: The full list is here". Vox. Retrieved 2020-01-16.

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