Matt King Discusses Stroke Recovery and Reviving Super Hans in New Memoir
The Peep Show actor is publishing an autobiography tied to his character Super Hans, reflecting on a serious hospital stay despite having watched little of the sitcom himself.
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Actor Matt King is returning to his cult Channel 4 sitcom character Super Hans through a new autobiography, according to an interview with The Guardian, despite saying he has barely watched the series himself.
Speaking to the paper, King described a "terrifying" hospital stay following a stroke, and noted that strangers still approach him quoting one of Super Hans's best-known lines about crack being "moreish."
Asked whether he writes as himself or channels his character, King joked that Super Hans "comes around my house every morning," borrowing his computer while King steps out for a walk, rather than the book being a straightforward autobiography in either voice.
The interview touches on plot threads familiar to Peep Show fans, including Super Hans's split from his on-screen partner Molly, his twins, a moped-rental business in Macedonia, and a legal loophole in a marriage certificate that features in the new book.
The Guardian's report frames the memoir as a return to a character that helped define Peep Show's cult status, even as King himself maintains an unusually distant relationship with the show that made the role famous.
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- ‘I’ve never watched a whole episode of Peep Show’: Matt King on surviving a stroke and reviving Super Hans — The Guardian — Culture
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