![]() The writers and I and the cast spent a lot of time thinking to ourselves: What would the most incompetent president and his or her team do in any given situation? And we spent a lot of time coming up with that. But we were definitely trying to think of insane things that could happen. I don’t take any credit for it happening. Sometimes we were looking even for what’s the craziest thing that might happen. Me and Julia, we took that part of the show really seriously and so when we were talking about what happens in disputed elections or what would happen in these various, we did our research, and so obviously we were always trying to think about what could happen we didn’t think it would happen. ![]() And I myself was a government major in college. We always had just fantastic consultants, from both sides of the aisle: Democrats and Republicans. We took the non-humor part of “Veep” very seriously. In terms of what’s gone on, honestly, I do take a little pride in it. We’re getting more relevant - maybe not for good reasons, but we’re getting more relevant. ![]() I feel like more people are discussing it than when we were actually on regular HBO on Sunday night. The funniest thing to me, just conceptually, is “Veep” seems more popular now than when we were actually on the air. What’s gone through your mind this week, seeing how things have played out? But this week especially, people couldn’t help but note the parallels - the Nevada storyline, the recount, etc. People have referenced “Veep” quite a bit in recent years, as it relates to the current administration. And don’t get me wrong, we’re quite happy, but we were like: “ OK, so Georgia. I actually just talked to Julia about a minute ago. ![]() A little back and forth with some people. Speaking Saturday from Los Angeles (the conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity), Mandel shared his thoughts on the show’s resonance, what advice Selina Meyer might offer to Harris, and whether political comedy can recover from the Trump presidency. The Times reached out to “Veep” executive producer David Mandel, who served as showrunner for the comedy’s final three seasons, about the presidential election’s wild final days. Many noted the parallels between Trump campaign gripes and plot developments in the show’s “Nev-AD-a” and “Mother” episodes, in which then-presidential incumbent Selina Meyer (Louis-Dreyfus) calls for a recount of votes in the Southwestern state after an electoral college tie - only to backpedal on the messaging when it becomes clear that absentee military ballots will not trend in her favor.īy Saturday, there was a more notable resemblance to “Veep” in our real-life process: the election of a female vice president, Kamala Harris - who breaks boundaries not only as the first woman in her role, but also as the first Black and Asian American person to be elected vice president. ![]() Though it ended its six-season run last year, the Emmy-winning HBO series, which starred Julia Louis-Dreyfus, has seen a resurgence in mentions on social media over the last week as the final phase of the election began to feel like it was ripped from an episode of the political satire. “Veep” is the TV comedy that, particularly in recent days, feels more like a documentary. ![]()
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