at least every character on hbo's washington series, "veep," the part played by julia louis-dreyfuss, and the butler, played by tony hale, his characters are not like anyone else in the shows he has been in. on "veep," he is the only character not driven to move up in the world. tony hill dropped by our headquarters in new york the other day, and he talked about playing the adoring assistant to the president of the united states. here he is in veep. >> i want to say thank you for all that you do for me. >> so nice. >> and i got you a little gift.