David Hasselhoff

Series two of the workmanlike self-satire continues to walk through all the tropes that made mockumentaries cool 10 years ago. David Hasselhoff plays himself as a daringly plausible caricature, with his disastrous career marshalled by Thick of It spinners, who give Office-style interviews commentating on the action. Tonight, low earnings cause the Hoff to fake his own death. It's efficient, but every line is the most agonising thing comedy can be: nearly funny.

David Hasselhoff was probably always going to join the unending stream of daggy and/or washed-up celebs playing goofy versions of themselves in their own little sitcoms. So is this one any good? Well, it's better than Rob Schneider's execrable Real Rob (Netflix), but it doesn't have the morbid curiosity value of Andrew Dice Clay's (Stan) and it's not a patch on The Chris Isaak Show (which must be due for a rerun somewhere). It follows the bankrupt Hasselhoff as he moves to London, where he thinks his British manager, Max (Fergus Craig) has arranged for him to star in a biopic about himself. Turns out, though, that the movie is an arty kind of thing in which Hasselhoff is to be played by a bunch of different actors - and the man himself might not be among them. The characters surrounding Hasselhoff seem like one-note jokes, but it's still worth a look.

This inessential amalgam of Life's Too Short and The Thick Of It is a vanity mockumentary in which David Hasselhoff, who sends himself up constantly anyway, sends himself up. Tonight, David "The Hoff" Hasselhoff (David Hasselhoff) is off to a public school for a mock UN debate, the real UN having literally laughed down the phone at his desire to be an ambassador. Can the sheer force of his dumbness defeat the school's top oik? Lots of good lines, but they're all recycled fragments of other, better shows.

David Hasselhoff interview

David Hasselhoff on the 'epidemic' that is The Hoff, bringing tears of joy to East Berliners - and the real reason for Baywatch's success.

With work drying up in the US, David Hasselhoff packs up his troubles in an old KITT bag and travels to the UK to star in his own movie biopic. At least, that's the premise of this new six-part mockumentary, where the former Baywatch big cheese is belittled and bullied by a parade of awful characters, including a dismissive director and a monstrous acting rival. The Hoff ends up seeming sympathetic, not least because he's willing to offer up both his career highs and well-documented lows as raw material.

Radio Times review

Whatever you think of the Knight Rider and Baywatch star, beacon of freedom and inspiration for the end of the Cold War David Hasselhoff, there's no doubting that he's a good sport.

Dave's excellent spoof documentary imagines "The Hoff" down on his luck and keen to kickstart his career in England. At Stansted airport he's greeted by superfan mini-cab driver (the excellent Asim Chaudhry) and an inept, inexperienced assistant, and taken to a rundown hotel. And the fun starts.

No subject or humiliation is off limits as he's forced to compete with a dwarf actor for the role of himself. He's then forced to watch a show-off LA luvvie getting praise for doing a better Michael Knight than the man who played him for 98 hours in the hit 80s drama. Exquisite.

How David Hasselhoff turned his own life into TV gold

It's not exactly Baywatch or Knight Rider... but David Hasselhoff has made a career out of appearing ridiculous.

Hanging with the Hoff

Where does David Hasselhoff end and his booming alter-ego 'The Hoff' begin? Peter Robinson goes on set for his comedy series, Hoff The Record, to find out.

Hoff the Record, episode one, review

David Hasselhoff's mockumentary is a terrific addition to a well-worn format, says Michael Hogan.

Hoff the Record preview

What I love most about Hoff The Record is David Hasselhoff's ability to poke fun at himself, there are few actors who would agree to do that and even fewer who would play it so well. But the big question is, will he succeed in reviving his career in the UK?