Despite fulfilling a satirical portrayal of a fictional Vice President who would later rise to the top as POTUS five years earlier, the HBO sitcom Veep The election year has seen a resurgence. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who took over the show with her lead character Selina Meyer, is often compared to Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. However, turning that image upside down, the actress has finally admitted that her character shares some similarities with a real-life presidential candidate — but it’s not the current VP.
“In Veep“I play a very unhappy Vice President, and at a certain point during the show, I get the opportunity to run for president,” the Golden Globe winner said on MSNC. While this growth and climb up the ladder reflects Harris’ move toward a presidential bid after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in July, her following comments bear no resemblance to the real-life Dems candidate in this election chapter. Reflects. Year.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus compared her Veep character to Trump (but gave him the Voldemort treatment)
“Now, I want to say one thing about the character I played Veep” She continued, doubling down on her support for the Democratic presidential nominee as she sarcastically took aim at Harris’ Republican rival.
“I want to say that I play a very, shall we say, almost narcissistic, sociopath, mega-maniac type of person.”
Acknowledging that her Selina Meyer is “not like Kamala Harris,” she added, “I’m probably like somebody from the other party who I won’t even name.”
The latest comments from Louis-Dreyfus, the recipient of nine Emmy Awards as star and creator of the HBO series, come nearly two months after she told The Times of London that she was “extraordinarily involved” in Harris’ campaign. Will happen. ,
As far as comparison of his character with present day real life is concerned VeepProducer Armando Iannucci also earlier this year denied taking inspiration from the Dems’ arch-antithesis of Donald Trump. Still, he agreed that “comparisons are inevitable” between Kamala Harris and the VP character who ascended to the top seat.
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Veep’s influence grows and becomes a nightmare for Donald Trump
seinfeld This comment of the actress came a day before the dispute between her and Veep Costars Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Reed Scott, Timothy Simons, Sam Richardson, Matt Walsh, Gary Cole, Sarah Sutherland, Clea Duvall and Sophie Bradshaw are set to reunite with host Stephen Colbert for a virtual table read, leading Harris ‘s campaign will benefit.
The event will be live-streamed on Sunday, September 29 at 7pm CT. The ticketed live cast reunion will also feature special guests Jason Alexander, Kumail Nanjiani, Larry David and Kevin Smith. An excerpt from the official online ticketing page reads, “Everything you donate will be used to ensure that Trump loses Wisconsin, and thus the White House.”
VeepThe sudden increase in viewership followed the announcement that VP Harris was expected to take over the reins from Biden in the presidential race against Trump. According to streaming viewership data from Luminate, the first season’s viewership on July 22 increased by 353%, reaching a total of 2.2 million minutes watched.
