Tony Hale Plays the Personal Aide to a Potential Veep on The Late Show

To mark the occasion of having Virginia’s Tim Kaine on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Thursday night, the show’s cold open featured a parody of sorts of the hit HBO series Veep.

The insanely funny political show chronicles the rise of a Vice President — Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) — whose personal aide have to continually whisper facts into her ear so she can remember who she’s speaking to. The role of the aide is played by the scene-stealing Tony Hale of Arrested Development fame, who was also a scheduled guest on Thursday’s Late Show, and who lent a hand to Kaine during a greenroom bit.

“I’m a big fan,” Kaine says to the host in the greenroom. “And I never miss an episode of…”

“The Late Show,” whispers Hale à la his shy character Gary Walsh in Veep.

“…The Late Show,” confirms the Virginia senator who may be the next Vice President of the United States.

See how the bit unfolds in the above clip from CBS.

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