Despite wrapping up its satirical depiction of a fictional vice president who later rose to the top as the POTUS five years ago, the HBO sitcom Veep has witnessed an election-year resurgence. Julia Louis-Dreyfus , who commanded the show with her titular character Selina Meyer, has often been likened to Democratic nominee Kamala Harris . However, turning that image upside down, the actress has finally admitted that her character shares some similarities with a real-life presidential hopeful—but it’s not the present-day VP.
“In Veep , I play a very unhappy vice president, and at a certain point in a run of the show, I have the opportunity to run for president,” the Golden Globe winner said on MSNC. Although this development and climb up the ladder mirrors Harris’ rise to a presidential bid after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in July, her following remarks steer clear of bearing any resemblance to the Dems candidate’s real-life arc in the election chapter this year. Also read | Post-White House era: Is Joe Biden eyeing Hollywood star's California ranch as new abode? Rumours addressed Julia Louis-Dreyfus compares her Veep character to Trump (but gives him the Voldermort treatment) “Now, I do want to say one thing about the character I play on Veep ,” she continued, doubling down on her support for the Democratic presidential candidate as she sarcastically took aim at Harris’ Republican rival.
“I do want to say I play a very, shall we say, almost .