Everybody loves to hate 'Veep's' Jonah, but Timothy Simons digs the spirit of his blundering character

Even on a show known for caustic, chronically unlikable characters, “Veep’s” Jonah Ryan stands out -- and not just because the actor who plays him, Timothy Simons, is a rangy 6 feet 4.

The smug, self-interested former White House staffer has become the poster boy for failing upward, ascending the...