Armando Iannucci may have left the Emmy Awards without a trophy for his US sitcom
Veep, losing out to the all-conquering
Modern Family for Outstanding Comedy Series, but he had the satisfaction of seeing his leading lady Julia-Louis Dreyfus pocket the award for Best Leading Actress in a Comedy Series - not bad for the first series of the show, which has already been recommissioned for a second season.The show depicts life near the West ...