Peter Kay
- 51 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and director
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BAFTA TV Awards nominations
Derry Girls, Mum, Sally4Ever, Stath Lets Flats and Car Share are amongst the comedy-related nominations in the 2019 BAFTA TV Awards and BAFTA Craft Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 28th March 2019Archive: Peter Kay gate-crashes a weather forecast
BBC television and radio presenter Dianne Oxberry has died aged 51 following a short illness, her family said. Her husband Ian Hindle said she "embraced life to the full". After studying meteorology she became the North West's weather presenter in 1994 and also fronted the Inside Out North West current affairs programme. One of the many memorable moments from her broadcasting career includes comedian Peter Kay gate-crashing a live weather forecast.
BBC, 11th January 2019Being on this list on the strength of only one proper episode tells you how beloved Kay's confined sitcom is, and how deflated we were when it supposedly ended in 2017 with a stubbornly downbeat finale. That problem was fixed completely by the new, extra, proper ending, which at last saw co-workers John (Kay) and Kayleigh (Sian Gibson) fall in love. An improvised bonus instalment showed off the natural, unscriptable chemistry between Kay and Gibson - which is what made us fall in love with the show in the first place.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 26th December 2018Peter Kay's comedy success has earned him £32 million
I can disclose that the star, who worked in a bingo hall as well as a factory manufacturing loo rolls, has amassed a staggering £32 million fortune.
Sebastian Shakespeare, Daily Mail, 12th December 2018ChuckleVision amongst I Talk Telly Awards 2018 winners
Derry Girls, Car Share, The Graham Norton Show, Diane Morgan, James Corden and Ricky Gervais are the comedy-related winners in the I Talk Telly Awards 2018. ChuckleVision was given the special recognition award.
British Comedy Guide, 9th December 2018I Talk Telly Award nominations published
Nominees for TV blog I Talk Telly's 2018 awards have been revealed, with the final series of ITV's Benidorm amongst those leading the running.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd November 2018Dave Spikey admits he's gutted Phoenix Nights ended
The pair didn't speak for a decade after Dave accused Peter of taking all the credit for the show's success.
Zoe Shenton, The Mirror, 19th October 2018XS Malarkey club turns 21
The Manchester comedy club that hosted early performances from Peter Kay, Alan Carr and Jason Manford turns 21 years old.
Emily Heward, Manchester Evening News, 22nd September 2018The 30 best living comedians
In the run-up to the Edinburgh Festival our comedy critic Dominic Maxwell ranks the funniest comics working now.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 21st July 2018How the car-cam became comedy's favourite vehicle
From James Corden and Peter Kay to Jerry Seinfeld, comedians are using the cheap and simple device to make lucrative TV.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 5th July 2018