An upcoming HBO series “Veep” made its red carpet premiere on Wednesday night in D.C. The show’s starlet, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, says she has no intention of making the nation’s capital her permanent political home. “I will never get involved in politics,” she said. “I really like to entertain, I like to get laughs. And I think if you like to get laughs, maybe politics isn’t your best place.” Louis-Dreyfus plays Vice President Selina Meyer in the show, which is a scripted comedy shot with an improvisational feel, and follows the professional life of the fictional vice president and her staff.
Louis-Dreyfus, who is known for playing Elaine Benes on the successful 1990s show “Seinfeld,” said, “The idea is that we’re showing sort of human behavior in the political landscape, and there’s obviously a lot of built-in conflict.” Louis-Dreyfus spoke to vice presidents as she prepared for her role and they gave her details on the “nitty-gritty” of the office realities. The “Veep” premiere screened at the United States Institute of Peace in D.C. and airs on April 22.
