In Veep, a new comedy debuting Sunday at 10 p.m. on HBO, Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars as a vice president with nothing to do but suffer through the political cuckoldry of the job.

Veep, a new HBO sitcom about the first female vice president of the United States, made its Washington premiere last night. We spoke with the show’s cast, including its star, Julia Louis-Dreyfus.