Super Hans actor Matt King has said he’s never watched an episode of Peep Show.
The actor, who played the character in 36 episodes of the Channel 4 sitcom, explained on Twitter why he sometimes “forget things” that Hans has said over the show’s nine seasons.
“Yes, sometimes I do forget things Hans said in Peep Show,” King wrote. “Because I’ve never sat down and watched an episode. Ever. Mainly cos I hate watching myself.
“So some of the very funny things I said TWENTY fucking years ago, may on occasion, slip my mind.”
Yes, sometimes I do forget things Hans said in Peep Show. Because I've never sat down and watched an episode. Ever. Mainly cos I hate watching myself. So some of the very funny things I said TWENTY fucking years ago, may on occasion, slip my mind. #thiscrackisreallyaddictive
— MATT KING (@RealMattKing) March 7, 2023
That's not me humble-bragging. I'm just answering those lovely peeps who said I can't fully understand the power of Peep Show if I've never watched a full episode. I definitely can. I get people shouting "Men with Ven" at me approximately six hundred times a year. I get it. MK
https://t.co/AqwRX00i92
— MATT KING (@RealMattKing) March 7, 2023
In another post, King said that he was “mobbed” by fans of the show during a Fontaines D.C. gig in November last year. “I took my son to see @fontainesdublin last November and believe me, I understand the power of Peep Show.
“I was fucking mobbed by humans who were largely unborn when I was filming the third series. It’s a very special show to me too. Just can’t watch it. MK.”
He added: “That’s not me humble bragging. I’m just answering those lovely peeps who said I can’t fully understand the power of Peep Show if I’ve never watched a full episode. I definitely can. I get people shouting ‘Men with Ven’ at me approximately six hundred times a year. I get it.”
When asked if there’s any chance of more Peep Show in the future, King replied: “Absolutely zero.”
Created by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, Peep Show ran for nine seasons from 2003 to 2015 and became Channel 4’s longest-running comedy series. It starred David Mitchell and Robert Webb as leads Mark and Jeremy, alongside King, Olivia Colman and Paterson D. Joseph.
A US remake is in development at FX from Atlanta writer Stefani Robinson, with the show’s original creators on board as executive producers. The remake will take inspiration from the first-person format of the original, albeit with a different story and two female leads.
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