On Moreish: My Mad Autobiography- Super Hans Goes Literary

Fans of the gloriously inappropriate Peep Show are collectively wondering if they’ve accidentally swallowed a tab of acid after news broke that Super Hans — the flat-sharing, crack-loving, total legend of chaos — is releasing his memoir. And no, this isn’t the usual tongue-in-cheek promo gag: the book, titled Moreish: My Mad Autobiography, is real and is scheduled for publication on 27 August 2026.

The book will be published by Mudlark, an imprint of HarperCollins, and yes — the title is exactly as subtle as you’d expect.

A Memoir Only Hans Could Write

Moreish promises to be a feral, unfiltered tour through the life and “philosophy” of Super Hans. According to the official description released to comedy press, the memoir traces his adventures from Croydon to the former Eastern Bloc and back again, taking in illegal DJ gigs, chemical enlightenment, disastrous travel experiences, funerals, festivals, bans from countries, mysterious twins, and at least one moped-based scheme that almost certainly shouldn’t have happened.

The tone is described as part travel diary, part unreliable autobiography, part chaotic manifesto — effectively a written extension of Hans’ ability to sound profound while saying something utterly unhinged. Comedy outlets have described it as both anarchic and strangely heartfelt, which feels alarmingly on brand.

But Who’s Really Behind the Book?

While the memoir is written entirely in character as Super Hans, the real author is Matt King, the actor and comedian who portrayed Hans across all nine series of Peep Show between 2003 and 2015.

King, born in Watford in 1968, has had a wide-ranging career outside the show, including stand-up, voice acting, DJing, and appearances in film, television, and video games. Despite his character’s cultural dominance, King has previously admitted in interviews that he has never watched Peep Show in full, largely because he dislikes watching himself on screen — a fact that somehow makes this project even more surreal.

He has also spoken publicly about the double-edged sword of playing such an iconic character: adored by fans, endlessly quoted in the street, and impossible to escape. Writing Moreish appears to be a deliberate, knowing lean-in — reclaiming the character on his own terms.

Why This Matters (Yes, Really)

This isn’t just a novelty cash-in. Comedy industry coverage suggests Moreish is being treated as a fully fledged comedic work — a fictional autobiography that expands the Peep Show universe without pretending it’s anything other than nonsense filtered through a damaged but charismatic mind.

Its announcement also lands during a renewed wave of Peep Show nostalgia, following recent cast reunions and renewed public affection for the show’s uniquely British brand of misery-comedy. For fans, it’s a chance to spend more time with one of the sitcom’s most anarchic figures — without needing Jeremy to ruin everything.

Whether Moreish becomes a cult comedy classic or simply the most convincing argument ever made for not writing things down after 3 a.m. remains to be seen. Either way, it’s unmistakably Super Hans.