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That charity. >> all right. so its not the blood bank or anything like that. >> no, good one, though. >> yeah. do you watch "the walking dead." >> no, im scared enough working for you. > so thats too frightening for you. >> ill curl up in a little ball and suck my thumb all day. no, i watch "cops." the watch "the bachelorette." "ultimate fighting" "veep." >> youre an exciting guy, watters. i dont know why people watch it. its basically cannibalism. >> people watch because americans think the cou...

They pat each other on the back and rub shoulders with movie stars. >> thats from the hit series "house of cards" lamenting over washingtons version ever the academy awards, which is under way right now. but as fiction nears reality, some of the hottest celebrities are making their way to the event, including veeps timothy simon just accosted a short time ago by some of the stars of "house of cards." take a look. >> the dumbest thing a politician -- >> stop talking! no one cares. >> you guys, im...

About this. where does this fascination with washington come from in terms of all the celebrities that are -- its a tough ticket to get. is it because there are all these shows now that are doing so well, scandal, house of cards, et cetera? >> yeah. >> or are those shows because celebrities have always been interested in washington? >> part of the reason celebrities are here, two reasons. one, i think they actually enjoy going to dinner with the president. some of them do actually play a role --...

There was -- i think we wanted to be better than we actually were. >> yeah. >> we wanted to -- >> what was the movie "the american president"? >> yeah. michael douglas, right. >> tara? >> i think theres a certain intrigue about washington, d.c., because people are fascinated like, can this possibly be this fis dysfunctional, so they try to make fun of it. i love "veep." the writers where fantastic. but they nail it. for people like us who are inside the beltway, who -- i spent 20 years in washin...

Important and what we find intriguing and what were interested in. in that way, i guess it would make sense. >> but what concerns me about this -- and i know patrick will probably agree -- is that it waters down what the dinner was supposed to be about. >> totally. >> we can do the celebrity thing, but now when we start getting into vine celebrities and snapchat celebrities and whatever the next social media invent will be, you know, next year, i think let them have a different dinner for that. ...

And the hbos "veep" starring the julia louise derives.reyfusdreyfus. a or b a culture thats comparable or client for a female to fight for her power in the country. the 1930 movies in hollywood were compelly and lycompellingly and commonly pro british. was it pumped uprooting for the underdog in good old america. was hollywood creating the national sentiment or coming to one. and is high school bodyand hollywood

And smoke cigars till. >> the other point. he thinks its fascinating whenever theres a woman politician and he saltrizes it on "veep," whenever theres a woman politician theres so much focus on what shes wearing and inevitably -- >> they also satirize the most idiotic role tim, of a vice president. what is the vice presidents job exactly except to wait for the president to keel over? mean, its a ridiculous job and she plays it ridiculously. >> when i was on "commander in chief" i killed that sho...

Oh, okay. wow. all right. well see, i guess, you know thats one perspective. the other perspective is thats just an outdated way of thinking. did we learn nothing from those 70s and 80s perfume commercials? frankly all that bacon basted multi tasking sounds sexist and exhausting but what do i know? maybe this is all a smoke screen and she really doesnt care for hillary clinton. maybe thats it. >> i would never vote for hillary in no way, shape or form. if she wants to run, that is her decision. ...

Internet. that was the first i heard, too. i do know that whether its you know, seven episodes or 17 we would all jump at the chance to do it again because we have such admire ration. >> i am one of those people that if you put 7 or 17 episodes up i will watch them. >> you guys have had a plate of donuts in front of you for the past hour and nobody has touched it. >> youre giving me ideas. tony hale we will send one of these donuts out to you. tony hale from veep. its on tonight. appreciate it. ...

Live from la where he has gotten up at an ungodly hour this morning. i really appreciate it. let me start with this. the character that you play on veep, the body man for the vice president and now the president, this is a real role in politics. >> he always carries around a bag and has anything that his person needs, and typically people do this in their 20s. and they are -- with a politician, 25 hours a day. no social life never see their families and then they go on to do other stuff. my char...