after failing as a rapper, matthesen started his stand-up career at the danish stand-up championship in 1993, where he finished in second place. after making a name on this scene, as well as through his comedy radio stories, he also contributed to several other projects. for example, a television "julekalender", "jul på vesterbro", featured fourteen characters of his invention, all of them played by himself. these included the drunken, prostitute-addicted sailor stewart stardust, and his junkie son, danny. the story revolves around stewart's hot dog stand, which a band of terrorists attempts to use to detonate a nuclear device during a un meeting in copenhagen.