The vice president's office takes some heat over a pregnancy rumor and the firing of a Secret Service agent, so Selina establishes some new ground rules about internal correspondence. Meanwhile, Dan tries to cover his boss' tracks on the clean-jobs bill; and a staffer's job may be in jeopardy.
Escalation-driven finale hits 71 jokes in 31 minutes but falls short of elite tier.
Directed by Chris Morris · Written by Roger Drew, Ian Martin, Roger Drew
WAR
69.9
Wins Above Replacement
“Full Disclosure” ranks #38 of 65 Veep episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 79.2 — Elite. The episode packs 71 scored jokes at 2.3 per minute, averaging 7.2 on craft and 6.8 on impact, with Selina landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
I mean, it was like a heavy period. Don't worry about it
Selina Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch One condition... I watch you die first and I get to stab you repeatedly to make sure.
Dan Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback You must have a huge schadenboner over this Amy flack
Dan Wordplay/Pun Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Mike, can't you make me not have been pregnant?
Selina Absurdist Cringe/Discomfort Free from a major fucking political headache, I'd say. That's deep space cold, Dan. Explains why you piss liquid nitrogen
Dan Mike Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 71 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ I have a black belt in Mike Kwan Do
Mike Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hands off the suit
Mike Character Comedy Escalation You must have a huge schadenboner over this Amy flack
Dan Wordplay/Pun Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch God, she is gonna go ape-shit menstrual over this
Dan Wordplay/Pun Cringe/Discomfort Hey, I'm on the phone with AT&T. Can you stop shouting 'menstrual'?
Jonah Reaction Beat Cringe/Discomfort like the contents of a broken fucking condom
This is going in with the dirty dishes, man. For fuck's sake. If this is broken, I'm adding it to your fucking rent
Well, I was gonna say that brings a smile to my face, but that would be unsafe, wouldn't it, ma'am?
Bill Irony/Sarcasm Callback Callback That's very funny, Bill. You're fired. I'm kidding. I'm kidding, I'm kidding
'Secret' as in shut the fuck up. And 'service' as in you work for me
Selina Wordplay/Pun Escalation ★ Rewatch I want a name and a severed head that answers to that name, or would if it could still talk
Selina Dark/Subversive Escalation Ooh, Gary, did the veep just bitch-slap you with a door?
Dan Visual Gag Cringe/Discomfort Oh, what, is she out of hand sanitizer again?
Dan Character Comedy Observational Gary, why are you talking in cliffhangers?
Amy Observational Character Comedy Well, this is good for us. Nicely done, Dandroid
Mike Amy Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Free from a major fucking political headache, I'd say. That's deep space cold, Dan. Explains why you piss liquid nitrogen
Dan Mike Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Uh, I was telling the guys about my riding mower I got
Gary Misdirection Awkward Silence White House is in the house. * Everybody say way-o! *
Jonah Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort The skyscraper of shit has arrived
Amy Observational Escalation It's tagged 'Selina Sell-Outta'
I am Selina Meyer. And I don't have any idea what's going on in my office
All right, pack up your limbs and get the fuck out, Jonah
Selina Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch I have a much longer reach
Jonah Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy And technically this is a fully functioning office, too
You are the closest to normal we've got going in this office right now
Selina Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm I don't read half the stuff I'm supposed to
Just because this isn't your baby, you don't... God, I am so sorry
I mean, it was like a heavy period. Don't worry about it
Selina Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Why would you be writing that down?
Mike Cringe/Discomfort Escalation So it doesn't look as if we've just airbrushed the nipples out of this fucking thing
Your back facials. Oh. Back facials? What? Yeah, I get back acne. Backne
I do know that I can't know what you know or you don't know. You know?
The nod of my head is like I'm buffering
Amy Observational Character Comedy You've got to put black marker over all the words
I know, who'd have thought transparent government would take up so much of your field of vision?
Yes, sir. Went to Iraq with the veep. Presented a Thanksgiving turkey. I was there. No fire as I recall. No, but the line was there
Does he ever say anything funny?
Mike Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort Security guys are supposed to be like wallpaper. They're not supposed to be grinning like some ape
Mike Escalation Character Comedy They're calling it an e-nami
Hey, gimme a 'J'!
Jonah Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort A cake in the shape of a dick. A smart new hat in the shape of a dick
And they are whispering 'Dick Cake'
Jonah Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Callback Uh, Dick Cake
Ryan Callback Deadpan/Understatement Callback Mike, can't you make me not have been pregnant?
Selina Absurdist Cringe/Discomfort This is what happens when you tell the truth. Nothing good comes of it
This is gonna cause a total potal meltdown
Mike Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Yeah, why don't you run along and see if you can suck your own cake?
Dan Escalation Wordplay/Pun Callback Remind me, who did you blackmail to get this job?
Amy Character Comedy Escalation Hey, suck-up isn't gonna fix a fuck-up, Dan
I'll give you a fucking deal on all three of them, too, if you want
Selina Dark/Subversive Escalation So why don't you just take your beak and shove it up some corpse's ass, okay, you vulture motherfucker?
Selina Escalation Dark/Subversive You can't tell him to fuck his mother. Her mother, actually
I'm gonna be the dumper. He's gonna be the dumpee
Selina Character Comedy Escalation I don't want to end up with a horse's head in my bed. Though there's room for one now
Selina Callback Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Wait a second. Did you just call me buddy?
Gary Character Comedy Escalation Let's pretend there's a female farmer and she's got a horse, a sheep, and a pig, okay? The pig
Dan Gary Setup/Punchline Character Comedy I'd rather be a pig than an ass-monkey up on his high horse
Gary Escalation Wordplay/Pun Callback Did you just sidle?
Amy Observational Character Comedy One condition... I watch you die first and I get to stab you repeatedly to make sure.
Dan Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Not with testicles
Amy Deadpan/Understatement Escalation Do you mean un-redacting? Taking the black off
Amy Mike Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Oh, we got fired
Mike Escalation Irony/Sarcasm What's her shoe size? Seven. Seven and a half.
Gary Sue Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Like when you bought pregnancy tests for the veep wearing your staff ID?
Sue Escalation Cringe/Discomfort High-pathetic.
Selina Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Well, equally, 'cause it's been my life
Gary Character Comedy Escalation we say some of us mishandled things because you were pregnant? I mean... no, no. No, stupid idea.
Amy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Could say the pregnancy test was for me
Amy Escalation Cringe/Discomfort Knockity knock knock knock. Peep you later
Mike Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort From the place that we like eight blocks away
Selina Escalation Character Comedy Is he the father? Oh, no, no. Father, no. He can't
