British Comedy Guide
Peter Kay
Peter Kay

Peter Kay

  • 51 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and director

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Kay's wonderfully gentle, Fiat-set comedy continues its second run, with John and Kayleigh not on their way to the office but rather to their annual work do. Most of the episode is spent following their journey home from the party alongside foul-mouthed Elsie (Game of Thrones's Conleth Hill). As usual, though, it's the pair's will-they, won't-they relationship - this time soundtracked by Forever FM's romantic nighttime offerings - that keep this comic vehicle on track.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 18th April 2017

If only someone had laughed at Hitler, says the Big Yin. Laughter is so powerful that if just one person had snorted while Adolf was his ranting and raving, the course of history might have changed.

Despite his age and illness, Billy Connolly is still laughing. This show celebrates the comedian by offering us a big messy mix of interviews, clips from his stand-up and chat show appearances, and favourite memories of fans from all over the world, from East Kilbride to Qatar.

We hear from celebrity fans such as Eric Idle, Judi Dench, Andy Murray, Elton John and Peter Kay, but while these jolly messages are nice, the best moments come when it's just Connolly.

He is also interviewed, and he recalls how it was impossible to walk down the street in Glasgow without everyone saying hello ... and his wee girl marvelling at how daddy knew everybody!

Julie McDowall, The National (Scotland), 18th April 2017

The week in TV: Peter Kay's Car Share

The warm wit of Peter Kay and the big brains of taxi drivers offered a welcome hit of car-bound comfort.

Euan Ferguson, The Guardian, 16th April 2017

Peter Kay's Car Share, Episode Two, BBC1/iPlayer review

There's an obvious undertow of potential romance in this second series, with the pop songs from Forever FM commentating on the unspoken feelings between John and Kayleigh. But towards the end of the episode it looks like the unspoken is about to be spoken.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th April 2017

Peter Kay's Car Share breaks BBC iPlayer records

Peter Kay's Car Share has broken new BBC iPlayer records, with millions of views resulting in the entire second series of the show holding all the top spots in the iPlayer chart.

British Comedy Guide, 14th April 2017

'Peter Kay effect' shoots Now 48 album back into charts

Fans of Peter Kay have been clamouring to buy 2001 compilation Now 48 after it was featured heavily in the new series of BBC comedy Car Share.

Dianne Bourne, Manchester Evening News, 14th April 2017

Peter Kay's Car Share review

A winning return for this ingenious comic gem.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 12th April 2017

Car Share is back but not worth the wait

Considering that we waited a whole two years for this new series, the next few episodes have a lot of making up to do to be honest.

Elizabeth Adetula, Metro, 12th April 2017

Car Share: A tedious shadow of a once-promising series

By the end of the episode, both characters are firmly buckled in, back where they belong. Let's just hope that as the series progresses, so too does the plot line. At the moment, it's pure and simple: Car Share is a boring shadow of a well-executed first series.

Rebecca Monks, i Newspaper, 12th April 2017

Peter Kay's on the road to nowhere

I was one of the few people who hadn't seen it the first time around so when the second series of Car Share aired last night, expectations were high. They were not met.

Virginia Blackburn, The Daily Express, 12th April 2017

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