Kamala Harris ‘getting a kick out of’ resurgence of ‘Veep,’ Julia Louis-Dreyfus says
nypost.combecame the presumptive Democratic nominee for the 2024 Presidential election, the HBO satirical comedy “Veep” has gone viral and reportedly seen a 353% surge in viewership numbers. “It’s been a wild thing to witness.
Viewership went up something insane like 350 percent,” series star Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 63, told Entertainment Weekly. “I’m delighted,” the former “Seinfeld” star added. “I’m happy people are getting a kick out of it.
And I know that Kamala Harris is — big time.”“Veep,” which originally aired from 2012-2019, followed Selina Meyer (Louis-Dreyfus), a fictional Vice President of the United States who eventually became President.
Harris opened up about the series while appearing on Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show” in 2023.“There are bits of it that are actually quite accurate,” she said at the time. “Last week, my team, we were having long days as usual, and a member of my team decided to do something really sweet for me.
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