45 minSeason 2 • Episode 6
LatestHoff gets a role in a low-budget horror film.
Shot like a documentary, the semi-improvised comedy Hoff The Record follows TV legend David Hasselhoff - playing a highly fictionalized version of himself - as he arrives in the UK in an attempt to reignite his flagging career. It's been thirty years since he rose to worldwide fame in Baywatch and Knight Rider and things have since gone a little stale for The Hoff. Will a move across the Atlantic change his luck?
Acting
Hasselhoff commits fully to his own absurdity with zero shame.
Writing
Semi-improvised chaos that weaponizes The Hoff's entire persona.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hasselhoff helped develop the series, essentially commissioning his own public autopsy.
The show brilliantly exploits the UK-US fame gap—Hoff is massive in Germany, a punchline in Britain.
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