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US TV show Veep leaves Australia MP in stitches | US TV show Veep leaves Australia MP in stitches |
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An Australian MP has found to his cost that an outburst of laughter does not sit well with a mouthful of food. | An Australian MP has found to his cost that an outburst of laughter does not sit well with a mouthful of food. |
Graham Perrett laughed so hard while watching an episode of the US political satire Veep that he choked on his sushi, knocked himself out and fell against a kitchen top. | |
The federal Labor MP, who represents Moreton in Queensland, was left with a black eye and three stitches. | The federal Labor MP, who represents Moreton in Queensland, was left with a black eye and three stitches. |
He was later consoled on Twitter by the stars of the TV show. | He was later consoled on Twitter by the stars of the TV show. |
Mr Perrett's mishap last Sunday was first reported in the Strewth column of The Australian newspaper. | Mr Perrett's mishap last Sunday was first reported in the Strewth column of The Australian newspaper. |
It said the MP praised medical staff who looked after him but was worried that some voters might be put off by his appearance. | It said the MP praised medical staff who looked after him but was worried that some voters might be put off by his appearance. |
"I'm losing votes every time I show my face," he told the newspaper. | "I'm losing votes every time I show my face," he told the newspaper. |
Mr Perrett later told BBC 5 Live that he had just laughed at the wrong time. | |
"It is a pretty funny show. Some rice went down my airway and I started coughing and choking and laughing at the same time," he said. | |
"I ran out of the room, I think I hit a wall and then the kitchen island with a granite top. My wife came in and I was on the floor. I was knocked out for a second or so and there was blood everywhere. | |
"She took me up the hospital. I was in a lot of pain but I was laughing as well. It was just one of those bizarre accidents." | |
Veep actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus was among the stars and writers who responded on Twitter, which delighted Mr Perrett. | |
"I hate to say it is my political highlight but I do feel like just dropping the microphone and walking away after Julia Louis-Dreyfus responded to my tweet and wished me well," he joked. | |
It is not the first time the hit TV series has inadvertently made its way into Australian politics. | It is not the first time the hit TV series has inadvertently made its way into Australian politics. |
Last year Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull campaigned under the slogan "continuity and change" - strikingly similar to that used by a presidential hopeful in an earlier season of Veep. | Last year Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull campaigned under the slogan "continuity and change" - strikingly similar to that used by a presidential hopeful in an earlier season of Veep. |
The show's creators expressed shock at the coincidence. | The show's creators expressed shock at the coincidence. |
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