It may not be the only television show set in Washington, D.C. these days, but beltway insiders agree it may be the most realistic. HBO’s “VEEP”, which has gotten the nod from real Vice President Joe Biden, stars “Seinfeld” alum Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer, the vice president often overlooked by the White House.
Meyer spends her days trying to gain back the influence she once had as a senator from Maryland. However, when she asks aides if the president has called, the answer is always the same, “no.”
Currently in its second season, the satirical series is the first comedy about American politics from Armando Iannucci, the executive producer and self-proclaimed political geek. Prior to “VEEP”, Iannucci created and co-wrote “The Thick of It”, a comedy series about modern British government that aired on the BBC.








