Peter Kay

Peter Kay sells more than 10million DVDs

Stand-up comedian Peter Kay breaks the record for sales of comedy DVDs.

Why I hate Peter Kay

Behind the cheeky smile of the mammoth mummy's boy, there's a man who'll steal your jokes and have escorted from your seat.

Peter Kay forced to ad-lib at Royal Variety Performance

The Royal Variety Performance descended into farce as embarrassing technical hiccups ended in the audience slow-clapping. There were so many blunders that host Peter Kay joked the event, attended by Princess Anne, had been "20 minutes of entertainment dragged out over two-and-a-half hours".

Peter Kay amuses 2.5m on Channel 4

Back-to-back Peter Kay shows meant Channel 4 more than doubled the primetime audience share it achieved last week, according to the latest overnight data.

I know I know - these kind of shows should have nice rounded numbers in their title, 40 and 100 being the faves.

But this is presented by Peter Kay, the man who once insisted on doing an interview with a former colleague of mine outside a branch of Woolies.

So adding three more "moments" to the norm isn't the most bonkers thing he's done.

Peter has created a brand new character to host the show, and he (or she) will be introducing some classic clips, unseen bloopers and another chance to see Ronnie Corbett coming a cropper in Peter's (Is This The Way to) Amarillo.

Do comedians never get taught about overexposure? Peter Kay's at it tonight with three hours of programming dedicated to the creator of Phoenix Nights. He kicks off with a selection of not 10, not 50, but 43 of the greatest moments of his career to date. Kay's created a whole new character to host this staggering display of self-aggrandisement, which will, of course, include the duet with Susan Boyle, I Know Him so Well.

Top 20 stand-up comedy DVDs for Christmas

Peter Kay, Dylan Moran or last year's Edinburgh stand-up winner Russell Kane? Our critics select the best comedy of the year in time for Christmas.

The bespectacled comic has a bumper line-up on Sunday's show, headed by Lady Gaga - who will perform her new single Marry The Night and, according to reports, will confess on the show to peeing in dustbins. Hmmmm. How to follow that? Well, you could always try fellow funnyman Peter Kay, who will also be there to promote his new DVD The Tour That Didn't Tour - Tour, as well as Dannii Minogue who will be discussing her new book My Style.

Saint Peter Kay's gigs for sick girl

Big-hearted Peter Kay is staging two gigs to raise thousands of pounds to help a four-year-old girl fight cancer.

Peter Kay to host Royal Variety Performance in Salford

Comedian Peter Kay is to host this year's Royal Variety Performance from the Lowry Theatre in Salford on December 5.