Peter Kay
- 51 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and director
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Peter Kay is getting on stage to help my sick daughter
"Most parents never imagine that one day they might be told their healthy 18-year-old daughter has 12 months to live."
Eleanor Steafel, The Telegraph, 30th July 2021Peter Kay's stage comeback sells out in 30 minutes
The two charity shows called Doing It For Laura will take place at Manchester's 3,500-capacity O2 Apollo on 7 August - and tickets sold out within just half an hour of going on sale, with fans after that being directed to a waiting list.
Sky News, 30th July 2021Peter Kay is returning to the stage
The comedian, 48, will be performing two charity shows next month to raise money for Laura Nuttall, who has been battling terminal brain cancer for three years.
Fay Leyfield, The Sun, 27th July 2021Comedians on their stand-up heroes
We've done a lot of things in lockdown - followed the news obsessively, become amateur crafters, howled with despair - but laughing hasn't been one of them. Thank goodness, then, for the BBC's Festival Of Funny, celebrating all things comedy. To mark the occasion, we asked some of our favourite comedians to tell us which stand-up they love the most.
Nancy Durrant, Evening Standard, 7th March 2021Peter Kay's Car Share car up for sale
The centrepiece Fiat 500 car from Peter Kay and Sian Gibson's hit sitcom Car Share is to be auctioned for charity.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd January 2021The funny business behind Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights
Fueled by fights about 'the funniest pies' and a little creative tension, Dave Spikey co-wrote a true comedy original. Will it ever return?
Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 14th January 2021Peter Kay delights fans with rare radio interview
Peter Kay fans were treated to a rare media appearance from the comic on Saturday morning (2 January), as he joined Cat Deeley for a chat on BBC Radio 2.
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 3rd January 2021Museum buys Peter Kay's purple Amarillo suit
The purple suit Peter Kay famously wore in the video for the 2005 Comic Relief single (Is This The Way To) Amarillo has been saved for the nation. An Arts Council grant helped Blackpool's new Showtown entertainment museum acquire the outfit, which is described as an 'important item of comedy history'. It will now go on display when the attraction opens in 2022.
Chortle, 17th December 2020Did Peter Kay earn £1million for doing nothing in 2019?
Reports in the Daily Mail that Peter Kay made £1million in a year despite making just one charity appearance don't show the full picture, Chortle can reveal.
Chortle, 15th October 2020With comedy, I'd rather be offended than bored
New director-general Tim Davie will reportedly steer TV comedy to the right to correct years of perceived anti-Tory bias. But it was Brexit, not the BBC, that put a spanner in British humour.
Suzanne Moore, The Guardian, 2nd September 2020