TIME 100 honoree Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who stars as the leader of the free world on HBO’s Veep, insisted that the show “is not a parody” at the TIME 100 Gala on Tuesday night.
When asked what moment from the 2016 presidential campaign season she thinks would make a funny scene on the HBO political comedy, she told TIME “our show is not a parody…We create situations that are plausible.”
The best part about the show is that the humor is bipartisan, she said. “We don’t even identify parties on our show,” she said, adding, “What’s fun to me when I go out into the real world, and I meet politicians, they all think we’re making fun of the other guy.”
More Must-Read Stories From TIME
- TIME's 100 Most Influential People of 2022
- Employers Take Note: Young Workers Are Seeking Jobs with a Higher Purpose
- Signs Are Pointing to a Slowdown in the Housing Market—At Last
- Welcome to the Era of Unapologetic Bad Taste
- As the Virus Evolves, COVID-19 Reinfections Are Going to Keep Happening
- A New York Mosque Becomes a Refuge for Afghan Teens Who Fled Without Their Families
- High Gas Prices are Oil Companies' Fault says Ro Khanna, and Democrats Should Go After Them
- Two Million Cases: COVID-19 May Finally Force North Korea to Open Up
Read More From TIME
