Selina attends a healthy eating event at Camden Yards with some very grumpy fast-food executives, where she also confides a secret to Amy. Mike holds a press briefing for some local news pals, save for the inquisitive Leon West. Later, with the Veep delayed, Amy and Dan are forced to entertain elementary school children.
Lowest-rated episode relies on cringe discomfort, barely sustaining 69.6 index.
Directed by Armando Iannucci · Written by Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche, Tony Roche
WAR
30.2
Wins Above Replacement
“Baseball” ranks #64 of 65 Veep episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 69.6 — Mixed. The episode packs 61 scored jokes at 1.8 per minute, averaging 6.6 on craft and 6.4 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
The best thing for her legacy is if she's assassinated before she starts showing.
Mike Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch I could probably have unprotected sex with 30 men, one right after the other, and it would be totally fine.
Selina Escalation Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Yeah, I know, feel my soul slide out of my ass.
Selina Absurdist Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch You're very, very pregnant.
Gary Setup/Punchline Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch You think that as a woman I might sense some disturbance in the fuckin' 'lady matrix'?
Amy Observational Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 61 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ It's food-nomenal. Really. It really is.
My bladder was like a fuckin' blimp.
If you ever want me to confess, don't rip out my fingernails, just make me eat like a vegan for a fuckin' week.
Selina Observational Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch The VP look like she's about ready to open up a vein.
Yeah, I know, feel my soul slide out of my ass.
Selina Absurdist Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch This smells like the inside of a taxi cab.
Those yellow things look... so...
Selina Awkward Silence Cringe/Discomfort Orgasmic's more like it, right?
I'll have some of what you're having.
Selina Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement I meant for him.
Gary Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Nobody needs to know which of my eyebrow hairs needs to be plucked.
Selina Observational Cringe/Discomfort Turn that frown... upside-down.
It's his feely, little, touchy, hot hands.
Selina Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Someone needs to tell him that he's working with the White House and not 'Penthouse.'
Selina Observational Wordplay/Pun You stole a car?
Selina Misdirection Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch I could probably have unprotected sex with 30 men, one right after the other, and it would be totally fine.
Selina Escalation Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch I mean, no, it wouldn't be totally fine. I mean, that would be a horrible thing.
Selina Reaction Beat Character Comedy How do you think that plays?
Amy Deadpan/Understatement Observational Gary's bag demonstration - 60 separate pockets within the area
Gary Visual Gag Character Comedy Scented, unscented? Scented. Bam!
Unless we go on some sort of special vacation to Mexico and... kill the doctor in the desert.
Selina Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch You take hundreds of pictures of herons catching fish? Because otherwise you don't need a 1D.
Ken Character Comedy Observational Photos with the nutritionists, hang with the players, over to the school, then we pregnancy test you to fuck.
Amy Escalation Character Comedy How's the weather up there in your asshole?
Mike Setup/Punchline Character Comedy One day you're gonna wake up and you're gonna find your lungs have turned to pastry.
Jonah Absurdist Observational ★ Rewatch The best thing for her legacy is if she's assassinated before she starts showing.
Mike Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Business card bukkake.
Dan Wordplay/Pun Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Razor blades, a large amount of pain killers.
Dan Dark/Subversive Setup/Punchline Amy, come on, career-wise, that's like joining scientology or getting a fucking neck tattoo.
Dan Observational Escalation My first thought was, 'there goes your figure,' but I didn't say that because I thought it would be upsetting.
Dan Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Thanks. You know, if it's a boy, maybe I'll name him after you. Call him fuck weasel.
Amy Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Amy's practically having a baby about it.
Selina Wordplay/Pun Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Are you networking with an eight-year-old?
Amy Observational Character Comedy 'Lion King' DVD and two shots of ritalin.
Dan Dark/Subversive Setup/Punchline That's how I was raised.
Dan Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy I'd like to free that boy from the prison of obesity.
Mike Setup/Punchline Absurdist I believe he was reassigned because of his cologne. It was Paco Rabanne.
Mike Misdirection Absurdist That's like carbon offsetting.
Mike Meta/Self-Referential Observational ★ Rewatch I spent a night in jail when I was 19 once. That was more fun than this.
I'm gonna kill you and eat you, because I will not eat another fuckin' falafel.
Selina Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Hey, Jimmy fuckin' Olsen, get lost before I shove that thing up your ass and give you another kind of red eye to worry about.
Selina Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Did you put it in your mouth?
Mike Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Holy f... uck.
Gary Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy I can carry the baby around in a little sling or something like that.
Gary Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Is Jonah the dad? Is that why you look like you wanna drink a bottle of drano?
Dan Setup/Punchline Dark/Subversive They're gonna be pulling that kid out of you in shifts.
Dan Escalation Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch You don't have any idea what you're talking about. Fuckin' idiot.
Selina Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort I'm with the team... my playas. Boom shaka laka. That's how they talk.
Gary Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort I do know, however, that the past few weeks she has been pretty busy.
Gary Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy You proposed by giving me some sort of a ring in a heart-shaped, fuckin' oyster thing or something.
Selina Character Comedy Escalation I don't know how fucking big my finger is, Ted!
Selina Escalation Character Comedy Read my lips... Don't read my lips.
Selina Wordplay/Pun Physical/Slapstick ★ Rewatch Read my lips... Don't read my lips.
Selina Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Callback You having fun? No. Hear that? No fun. You are no fun.
Or a suicide. I haven't decided which.
Selina Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement You think that as a woman I might sense some disturbance in the fuckin' 'lady matrix'?
Amy Setup/Punchline Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch The guy's like gay porn... He's everywhere.
Dan Setup/Punchline Absurdist You think that as a woman I might sense some disturbance in the fuckin' 'lady matrix'?
Amy Observational Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch I said she's repugnant. I said Selina's repugnant.
Mike Misdirection Escalation ★ Rewatch You're very, very pregnant.
Gary Setup/Punchline Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Waited all day for that.
Child Deadpan/Understatement Reaction Beat