David Mandel is the two-time Emmy Award-winning show runner and Executive Producer of Veep.  Besides Veep where he has been nominated for two writing Emmys, he also wrote for such shows as Saturday Night Live (92-95), Seinfeld where he wrote the “The Bizarro Jerry” (aka “Man-Hands”) and “The Betrayal” (the “backwards” episode with Peter Mehlman), Curb Your Enthusiasm, and even an episode of The Simpsons (“Treehouse of Horror XXIII” with Brian Kelley).  He is the cowriter of Eurotrip and The Dictator and if you press him on it The Cat in the Hat. His directing credits include Veep (Emmy nominated for “Kissing Your Sister” and “Groundbreaking”), Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Comedians and Eurotrip (uncredited).  He is the co-author of “Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie,” and an avid and collector of original comic book art and Star Wars memorabilia and movie props if you have any to sell.