Veep is an HBO comedy/satire about the various dysfunctional people in the office of ineffectual Vice President of the United States Selina Meyer, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus (of Seinfeld and The New Adventures of Old Christine fame). Developed by Armando Iannucci, it is a long-awaited (five years!) American adaptation of The Thick of It. It keeps most of the biting satire of the original, and although the swearing level is about the same, it would appear that American politicians and staffers prefer sarcasm to straight-up bollocking.