Peter Kay

Gary Barlow backs 'crazy' Geri for judging role

TV Gossip

23 May 2012

Gary Barlow thinks Geri Halliwell will be a "crazy" judge on 'The X Factor'. The Spice Girls star is joining Gary, Tulisa Contostavlos and Louis Walsh on the panel of the ITV1 talent show as a guest judge in Liverpool this week, and he admits he is…

Royal Variety Performance hit by hitches

TV Gossip

7 Dec 2011

Peter Kay wished he had "thrown a sickie" when the royal Variety Performance recording hit a string of technical problems. The 38-year-old comedian joked the event had become"20 minutes of entertainment dragged out over two-and-a-half hours…

Stephen Mulhern eyes Adele and Peter Kay for BGT

TV Gossip

24 Oct 2011

Stephen Mulhern wants Adele and Peter Kay to appear on the 'Britain's Got Talent' judging panel. The 34-year-old TV presenter - who fronts ITV2 spin-off show 'Britain's Got More Talent' - thinks the 'Someone Like You' hitmaker and the comedian would…

Barking - DVD review

Unessential DVD release of the short-lived C4 sketch show featuring David Walliams and Peter Kay

17 Oct 2011

(Acorn Media) Back in 1998, Peter Kay, Catherine Tate, David Walliams, Omid Djalili and Mackenzie Crook were all looking for a big break in their comedy careers. The Fast Show had ended on the BBC the previous year and it would be another 12 months…

Peter Kay and Su-Bo spoof to be released worldwide

TV Gossip

21 Mar 2011

Peter Kay and Susan Boyle's hilarious Comic Relief spoof could be set for worldwide success. The duo - who performed cheesy love song 'I Know Him So Well' during Friday night's (19.03.11) charity telethon - saw the track shoot straight to the top of…

Rise of the comedy supergig in 2011

John Bishop, Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard, Peter Kay, Lee Evans and John Cleese set for 2011 UK tours

12 Jan 2011

When we get to this point next year and look back at the comedy highlights of 2011, no doubt much talk will be of the supergigs. John Bishop, Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard, Peter Kay, Lee Evans, Lenny Henry, John Cleese (yes, that John Cleese), Jason…

Five comedy shows worth watching on TV

16 Apr 2010

1: Outnumbered This superb celebration of parental incompetence continues with mum (Claire Skinner) finding an inappropriate image on the family computer and launching an investigation to discover the dodgy downloader’s identity. BBC1, Thu 15 Apr…

Also published: Books

The comedians turn to literature this week

3 Sep 2009

Jack Dee - Thanks for Nothing, Jo Brand - Look Back in Hunger, Dara O’Briain - Tickling the English, Justin Lee Collins - Good Times, Peter Kay - Saturday Night Peter

Pitch perfect

27 Nov 2008

Pitching itself as the ‘Scottish Brits,’ the Tartan Clef Music Awards rocked into town last week in suitable glam style, setting out its stall with some of Scotland’s most celebrated acts and championing the great and good of the country’s music scene.

Eyes on the prize - Roy Walker

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

22 Jul 2008

Thanks to a fellow game show king, Roy Walker is finally making his Edinburgh debut. Marissa Burgess talks to the man who is hoping to woo the city’s youth

Peter Kay

The Sound of Laughter (Century)

12 Oct 2006

COMEDY AUTOBIOGRAPHY Since Peter Kay has built his career almost entirely upon a shared sense of nostalgia, it is only to be expected that his autobiography might contain a few ‘an’ then it were all back ‘ome for Manimal’ style anecdotes. But…