Peter Kay
- 51 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and director
Press clippings Page 4
Best of 2023: Comedy
Comebacks, emotional journeys and assured debuts.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 30th December 2023Peter Kay plays secret homecoming shows to raise funds for Bolton Octagon theatre
Peter Kay has performed three secret and intimate fundraising shows in Bolton - his first time on stage in his home town for 20 years.
Ian Youngs, BBC, 10th December 2023TV: Big Adventures On The Small Screen by Peter Kay, review
A superficial, dated memoir that reveals nothing.
Tom Nicholson, i Newspaper, 13th October 2023Peter Kay: 'I was offered a job for £1 an hour - if I'd accepted, I might never have done stand-up'
The comedian on Doctor Who, Phoenix Nights, rubbish Saturday night telly and the day he thought he'd missed his one big break.
Peter Kay, The Telegraph, 22nd September 2023Peter Kay, O2 Arena review - comeback show is worth the wait
Nostalgia-fest delivers an emotional punch.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 18th September 2023So You Think You're Funny? 2023 announces 10 finalists
Ten finalists, instead of the usual nine, have been announced for the 2023 So You Think You're Funny? new act stand-up contest.
British Comedy Guide, 16th August 2023Inside Peter Kay's huge comeback
Peter Kay's comic timing is never off - but fans have had to wait a long time to hear his latest punchlines.
Now, the UK's favourite comedian is back, performing a handful of enormous gigs each month until the summer of 2025.
Jamie Downham, The Sun, 30th May 2023Peter Kay & Laura Nuttall's endearing friendship which inspired comedy legend out of retirement
Peter Kay only stepped back on stage after his sudden tour cancellation for the benefit of Laura Nuttall, a Lancashire woman fighting terminal brain cancer.
Jamie Lopez, Lancs Live, 22nd May 2023Vandals destroy Peter Kay mural
Artist Chris Moore spent seven days spray-painting the comedian's likeness on to a bridge in Levenshulme, Greater Manchester, last weekend. But just two days later it was painted over, and replaced with the message: "When you love cheap fame and money more than the culture."
Chortle, 5th May 2023Paddy McGuinness teases that Max & Paddy could return one day
Speaking in a radio interview, Paddy McGuinness has teased the idea that he and Peter Kay might reunite one day to make more episodes of Max And Paddy's Road To Nowhere.
British Comedy Guide, 28th March 2023