When “Veep” premiered in 2012, it was easier to make a show about an incompetent, ridiculous, profane, selfish, self-involved misanthrope who was a heartbeat away from the presidency — and make it seem like comedy.
Seven years later, executive producer/star Julia Louis-Dreyfus and show-runner David Mandel both say it's gotten harder to seem outrageous.
“Given our current political climate, it’s been more challenging for us to sort of push boundaries,” Louis-Dreyfus said. She thinks what happens in the real world is often “too extreme for our show.”
“You go back eight years ago ... and it was like, “Yay!