Emmys 2016: ‘Veep’ Repeats As Best Comedy Series

By R. Thomas Umstead
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HBO's Veep won its second consecutive Emmy for best comedy series during Sunday night's Emmy telecast.

The best comedy series win for Veep follows a win earlier in the evening by series star Julia Louise-Dreyfus for best actress in a comedy series. Veep beat out black-ish (ABC), Master of None (Netflix), Modern Family (ABC), Silicon Valley (HBO),Transparent (Amazon), and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) for the statuette. 

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.