Peter Kay
Peter Kay

Peter Kay

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

Press clippings

Peter Kay to perform at opening of UK's largest indoor arena

The Bolton comedian will perform at the opening night of the new 23,500-seater Co-op Live venue in Manchester on 23 April.

BBC, 19th February 2024

Phoenix Nights props go under the hammer

Phoenix Nights fans are being given the chance to own their own piece of the iconic sitcom, when props from the Peter Kay comedy and its spin-off Max & Paddy's Road To Nowhere are to be auctioned on 31st January.

British Comedy Guide, 22nd January 2024

Smiling Peter Kay looks in good spirits

Peter Kay smiled as he headed to his tour bus amid amid a whopper schedule of live shows.

The Phoenix Nights star, 50, is in the midst of delighting fans with his first stand up tour in 12 years, which sees him perform once a month at London's O2 Arena.

Beth Allcock, The Sun, 8th January 2024

Best of 2023: Comedy

Comebacks, emotional journeys and assured debuts.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 30th December 2023

Peter 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 2023

TV: Big Adventures On The Small Screen by Peter Kay, review

A superficial, dated memoir that reveals nothing.

Tom Nicholson, i Newspaper, 13th October 2023

Peter 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 2023

Peter Kay, O2 Arena review - comeback show is worth the wait

Nostalgia-fest delivers an emotional punch.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 18th September 2023

So 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 2023

Inside 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 2023