Peter Kay

Kay & Boyle's Comic Relief single released worldwide

Peter Kay and Susan Boyle's hilarious Comic Relief spoof single could be set for worldwide success, after TV bosses were bombarded with calls from foreign fans desperate to get their hands on the track.

Get your credit card out, make the phone call, pledge the money. Then you can sit back, guilt-free, and enjoy the funniest evening on telly since oooh, probably the last Red Nose Day. Anyone who's anyone from the world of comedy is on BBC TV tonight. There's funny stuff by Lenny Henry, Graham Norton, Peter Kay, Harry Hill and James Corden, and a road trip in the company of The Inbetweeners around the rudest places in Britain. There's also a mini episode of Doctor Who featuring two Amy Ponds, a special edition of Outnumbered and a Downton Abbey spoof. Adele sings live, and in a celebrity MasterChef Miranda Hart and Claudia Winkleman go head to head, which ought to be a physical impossibility. We also get a special version of The Choir, Gareth Malone's foolhardy bid to get celebrity chefs to sing Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up. In between all this are sobering film clips reminding us what it's all about and a ten-minute edition of EastEnders resolving the disturbing story about teenage prostitution.

Peter Kay signs deal to write a third book

Comedian Peter Kay says: 'I'm absolutely delighted and every night, thank the good lord for spell check.'

Peter Kay says he can't be patron of Rathband charity

David Rathband, the police officer blinded by killer Raoul Moat, has told of his disappointment after top comedian Peter Kay decided not to back his charity foundation.

Peter Kay live review

There are no truly classic moments until the unashamedly spectacular musical finale in which Kay lives out his rock fantasies. This was undoubtedly a hugely entertaining event, but for sheer mainstream wall-to-wall laughs Michael McIntyre has the edge for a London audience.

Dave Spikey: Why I fell out with Peter Kay

Dave Spikey's joy at recognition for Phoenix Nights turned to bitter disappointment when he claims co-writer and Bolton comic Peter Kay took all of the credit for himself.

Peter Kay returns for John Smith's dog show ad

Peter Kay makes final outing in revived 'No nonsense' campaign in TV ad featuring voice of Crufts presenter Peter Purves.

Watch Peter Kay's last John Smith's ad

TV campaign set at dog show also features voiceover by Crufts presenter Peter Purves. Created by ad agency TBWA.

James Corden & Peter Kay to judge Britain's Got Talent?

James Corden and Peter Kay are being lined up for places on the new Britain's Got Talent judging panel, according to reports.

He may be seen as a surprise choice to co-host The One Show, but Jason Manford has a homeliness and likeability that should suit the early-evening BBC1 crowd. Obviously his act here is post-watershed stuff (jokes centred around the groin area), but the way he banters rather than spars with his heartland audience at Manchester's Apollo Theatre is a winning tactic and immediately puts them at their ease. The topics he covers - driving lessons, childhood fears and funny things your dad says - inevitably invite comparisons with Peter Kay, but Manford feels the less nostalgic of the two. Some may regard his laid-back style as lacking edge, but it must take a lot of practice to appear so relaxed.