Shweta Khilnani / Maitreyi College, University of Delhi

**Of Nasty, Unlikeable Women: Veep and the Comedic Female Anti-Hero**
Shweta Khilnani / Maitreyi College, University of Delhi

April 24, 2017 Shweta Khilnani / Maitreyi College, University of Delhi 3 comments

Shweta Khilnani examines female comedic anti-heroes through Selena Meyer’s (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) “performance of failure” in Veep, comparing her with Leslie Knope, the optimistic and sincere heroine of Parks and Recreation, and televisual male anti-heroes.

Of Nasty, Unlikeable Women: Veep and the Comedic Female Anti-Hero Shweta Khilnani / Maitreyi College, University of Delhi

**Of Nasty, Unlikeable Women: Veep and the Comedic Female Anti-Hero**
Shweta Khilnani / Maitreyi College, University of Delhi