Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reveals Barack Obama is a Fan of VEEP

TENURED PROFESSORSHIP.
>> DOES THAT MEAN I WOULD HAVE
TO --
>> TEACH?
NO.
>> BECAUSE MY SCHEDULE IS JUST
CONSTANTLY [ BLEEP ].
DID YOU WANT TO HANG THAT?
>> YEAH.
>> GREAT.
I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE --
>> THAT NIGHT, JUNIOR YEAR --
>> NO.
>> CHARDONNAY ON THE QUAD AFTER
JULIA CHILD DAY?
>> I'M STRICTLY A SCOTCH GIRL
AND I ALWAYS HAVE BEEN.
I NEVER REALLY EXPERIMENTED --
UM -- WITH CHARDONNAY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS IN
"VEEP."
>> THERE'S A FUN STORY BEHIND
AMY BRENNERMAN BEING CAST.
LAST YEAR WE HAD A SCENE IN THE
SHOW IN WHICH RICHARD SPLAT IS
HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH
ANOTHER CHARACTER, AND RICHARD
IS VERY, VERY SORT OF NERVOUS.
AND SO HE STARTS TALKING ABOUT A
MOVIE HE LIKES, "HEAT."
AND THE TWO ACTORS IN "HEAT"
BEING SO FABULOUS, HEAVY
HITTERS, DE NIRO AND BRENNAMAN,
HE SAYS.
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, THE
REAL ACTOR WAS PACINO.
BUT HE SAYS BRENNAMAN.
AMY WAS A FAN OF THE SHOW AND
SHE TWEETS TO US, I LOVE THE
SHOW, I'D LOVE TO BE IN IT,
MAYBE I COULD PLAY SELENA'S
COLLEGE ROOMMATE SHE
EXPERIMENTED SEXUALLY WITH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: AND THAT WORKED.
>> YEAH.
AND SO THEN WE THOUGHT, NOT A
BAD IDEA.
BECAUSE WE GO TO SMITH COLLEGE
THIS SEASON.
MAYBE SHE SHOULD BE THE
PRESIDENT, SHE WAS THE OLD
ROOMMA
ROOMMATE, YEAH MAYBE THAT WILL
WORK.
WE HIRED HER, PAID HER AS AN
ACTRESS BUT DIDN'T GIVE HER
WRITING CREDIT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
BUT SHE REALLY DID DO IT, SHE
WAS AWESOME, AWESOME SHOW.
>> Jimmy: SUDDENLY EVERY ACTOR
IN HOLLYWOOD WILL BE TWEETING
IDEAS.
THAT WAS IT, THOUGH, YOU'RE
NEVER DOING THAT AGAIN, CORRECT?
>> THAT IS REALLY IT.
I'VE GONE OFF TWITTER TOO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: SO I KNOW THERE ARE A
LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE FANS OF
SHOATE.
OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE IN VERY HIGH
POSITIONS.
I KNOW IN POLITICS ARE FRIENDS
ARE THE SHOW.
WHO'S THE BIGGEST ONE OF ALL,
THE MOST FAMOUS FAN OF "VEEP"
THAT YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERED?
>> REALLY?
>> Jimmy: NUMBER ONE?
>> WELL, DOES BARACK OBAMA
COUNT?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: HE DEFINITELY COUNTS.
>> HE'S A BIG FAN.
BUT WE HAD -- WE'VE ACTUALLY --
WE TALKED TO PEOPLE ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE AISLE WHO HAVE
COME -- WE DO A LOT OF RESEARCH
ON THE SHOW, ON OUR SHOW WE
DON'T IDENTIFY REPUBLICAN OR
DEMOCRAT, WHICH TURNED OUT TO --
WORKED VERY WELL, PARTICULARLY
NOW, BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS SO
POLARIZED.
BUT AS A RESULT, BOTH SIDES OF
THE AISLE DIG THE SHOW.
AND WE HAD MITT ROMNEY, BELIEVE
IT OR NOT, A HUGE FAN OF THE
SHOW.
HE AND HIS WIFE ANN ROMNEY.
>> Jimmy: WOW.
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: I CAN IMAGINE HIM
HEARING THE CURSE WORDS --
>> I KNOW, HE'S PROBABLY
OFFENDED BY THAT BUT HE CARRIES
ON.
>> Jimmy: CHUGGING HIS MILK AND
GOING TO SLEEP, YEAH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE
PRIVILEGE OF SPENDING TIME.
THEY CAME AND TALKED TO US AT
GREAT LENGTH.
IT WAS REALLY USEFUL BECAUSE WE
REALLY WANTED TO TALK TO HIM
ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LOSE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: IS THAT HOW YOU
EXPLAINED IT IN THE PHONE CALL?
>> THAT WAS THE PITCH.
>> Jimmy: "WE WANT A LOSER HERE
WE CAN REALLY MINE."
>> "TELL US ABOUT THE WORST
MOMENTS OF YOUR LIFE ON THE
PUBLIC STAGE."
NO, BUT HE WAS VERY GENEROUS.
AND YOU KNOW -- THE THING ABOUT
MITT ROMNEY I SHOULD SAY, HE IS
VERY DEDICATED TO HIS FAMILY.
HE HAS A LIFE WELL BEYOND
POLITICS WHICH OF COURSE SELENA
MYER DOES NOT.
BUT HE SAID A LOT OF REALLY
INTERESTING THINGS.
INCLUDING, I ASKED HIM ABOUT
THAT 47% MOMENT.
YOU KNOW?
>> Jimmy: OH, YEAH, WHEN HE SAID
THE COUNTRY IS -- YEAH, WE'RE
SUPPORTING 47% OF THE POPULATION
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND HE GOT INTO A LOT OF TROUBLE
FOR IT.
IT WAS DURING THE CAMPAIGN.
I WAS ASKING HIM, HOW DID THAT
HAPPEN, HOW DID HE RECOVER, ET
CETERA, ET CETERA.
HE SAID, THE TRUTH WHEN IS
YOU'RE RUNNING, IF YOU'RE
EXPLAINING, YOU'RE LOSING.
AND I THOUGHT, OH, THAT'S SUCH A
GREAT EXPRESSION.
WE PUT IT IN THE SHOW.
>> Jimmy: WOW.
>> YEAH.
ANOTHER UNCREDITED WRITER ON THE
SHOW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
UNION VIOLATIONS ARE REALLY
STARTING TO PILE UP.
>> TRUE.
>> Jimmy: YOU SHOULD GIVE MITT
AND AMY ONE OF YOUR EMMYS,
YOU'VE GOT TOO MANY OF THEM
THEYHOW.
>> ALL RIGHT, I WILL.
>> Jimmy: THE SHOW IS FANTASTIC.
>> THANK YOU.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: CONGRATULATIONS,

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reveals Barack Obama is a Fan of VEEP

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