Armando Iannucci on his American political satire, Veep: 'The difference for me is that I hadn’t seen a fictional representation of White House or capital politics that wasn’t either dramatic and virtuous or conspiratorial and murky. I hadn’t really seen it done as a comedy. nor evil. It’s not that these are the good guys and these are the bad guys – it’s up to the viewer to ask whether you would do any better, as the system works to grind you down.'