Julia Louis-Dreyfus Says Kamala Harris Isn’t Like Selina Meyer, but J.D. Vance Reminds Her of OneVeepCharacter

Mar. 15, 2025

Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Kamala Harris; J.D. Vance.Photo:HBO/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock; Slaven Vlasic/Getty; Bill Pugliano/Getty

HBO/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock; Slaven Vlasic/Getty; Bill Pugliano/Getty

Julia Louis-Dreyfusis not on board withallof theVeepcomparisons during the 2024 presidential election.

The actress, 63, said in her Aug. 19appearanceonThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertthat Vice PresidentKamala Harrisis nothing like her villainousVeepcharacter, Selina Meyer, who had a similar career trajectory as a senator turned first female vice president turned presidential nominee.

OnTheLate Show,hostStephen Colberttold Louis-Dreyfus, “I heard that, since Biden dropped out, there has been a 350% spike in viewership ofVeep.”

After President Joe Bidenabandoned his reelection bidin July, he endorsed Harris to take his place on the Democratic ticket. She promptly announced that she would be running for the position against Republican nomineeDonald Trump.

“I know, how crazy,” Louis-Dreyfus said of the show’s increase in viewership, noting that she thinks it is “a great thing.”

Julia Louis-Dreyfus poses with her Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for “Veep” in 2016.FREDERIC J BROWN/AFP via Getty

FREDERIC J BROWN/AFP via Getty

Colbert suggested that while it’s “good” to seeVeep, which ended in 2019, get its second act, Americans “might need reminding that Selina Meyer and Kamala Harris are not alike” outside of their résumés.

“Let me explain to you. OnVeep,I played a narcissistic, like, megalomaniac sociopath, and that is not Kamala Harris,” she said, before adding a shady remark seemingly directed at Trump. “It might be another candidate in the race…”

The host then asked Louis-Dreyfus whichVeepcharacter is most like Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen.J.D. Vance, to which she answered, “That would be Jonah Ryan.”

“Can you imagine Jonah being sexually attracted to an ottoman, or something like that?” Colbert asked, in reference tothe viral baseless rumor that Vance had sex with a couch. Louis-Dreyfus replied, “I think you mean a couch. And I’m sure he’s made love to many a couches.”

JD Vance; Timothy C. Simons.Anna Moneymaker/Getty; Colleen Hayes / HBO / Courtesy Everett

Anna Moneymaker/Getty; Colleen Hayes / HBO / Courtesy Everett

Earlier in herLate Showappearance, theThunderboltsactress expressed her excitement for the upcoming panel she is hosting at theDemocratic National Convention.

Her panel, scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 21, is in partnership with Democratic Governors Association to showcase female governors in the United States, according toCNN. It will feature Democratic Govs.Katie Hobbs, Laura Kelly, Janet Mills,Maura Healey,Gretchen Whitmer,Michelle Lujan Grisham,Kathy HochulandTina Kotek.

source: people.com