An Australian Labor MP claims he fell over and gave himself a nasty black eye after laughing too hard while watching an episode of the political comedy Veep.
According to The Daily Mail, Queensland politician Graham Perrett is sporting a bruised eye and several stitches from knocking himself unconscious when a scene from the White House parody series became particularly hilarious.
Perrett, 51, was watching the show - fronted by Seinfeld veteran Julia Louis-Dreyfus - on Sunday night when rice from his sushi dinner went down the wrong way, causing him to choke, Buzzfeed News reports.
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"My wife walked in to find me knocked unconscious on the ground, with blood everywhere," he said.