Forget the Golden Globes, the Emmys, and any other award bestowed upon the best TV comedy: the single highest honour a show can achieve is actively fucking up someone’s eye due to them laughing so hard.
With that in mind, Julia-Louis Dreyfus can take a bow.
The Australian reports that none other than Labor MP Graham Perrett sustained injuries just under his left peeper due to an episode of Veep.
Federal Labor’s @GrahamPerrettMP laughed so hard at @VeepHBO he gave himself a black eye. True story. https://t.co/SlJtP7yxQB @James_Jeffrey pic.twitter.com/wL088kGEdc
— Brighette Ryan (@brighetteryan) May 3, 2017
According to him, he was chowing down on some dinner while watching the lauded White House comedy.
Veep being Veep – ie. goddamn hilarious, especially so to someone entrenched within the world of politics – Perrett had a mighty chuckle, which resulted in him choking on his grub.
While attempting to extricate the rice from his throat (thanks for the detail, Oz), Perrett collapsed face-first into the bench. Hence, a big ol’ black eye, caused by none other than the inimitable Selina Meyer.
The fall necessitated a hospital visit, during which Perrett copped three stitches. Afterwards, the Member for Moreton told the paper “I’m losing votes every time I show my face,” which is a suitably self-deprecating response considering the whole situation.
We’ll keep you posted as to whether his other eye survives the remainder of Season 6.
Source: The Australian.
Photo: HBO / YouTube.
