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{{short description|English actor and stand-up comedian (born 1973)}}
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{{Infobox comedian
| name          = Peter Kay
| image         = Peter Kay comedy masterclass at University of Salford 12 December 2012 (cropped).jpg
| caption       = Kay giving a comedy [[master class]] at the [[University of Salford]] in 2012
| birth_name    = Peter John Kay
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|7|2}}
| birth_place   = [[Municipal Borough of Farnworth|Farnworth]], [[Lancashire]]<!--Farnworth was not absorbed into Bolton metro until 1 April 1974 when Greater Manchester was created. "Farnworth, Lancashire" is correct. Please do NOT change as this is correct for when he was born-->, England
| active        = 1996–present
| alma_mater    = [[University of Salford]]
| notable_work  = ''[[That Peter Kay Thing]]'' (1999)''<br />[[Phoenix Nights]]'' (2001–2002)<br />''[[Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere]]'' (2004)<br />''[[The Official BBC Children in Need Medley]]'' (2009)<br>''[[Peter Kay's Car Share]]'' (2015–2018)
| medium        = [[Film]], [[Stand-up comedy|stand-up]], [[television]]
| genre         = [[Comedy music|Musical comedy]], [[observational comedy]], [[physical comedy]]
| subject       = [[Everyday life]], [[marriage]], [[family]], [[Culture of the United Kingdom|British culture]], [[Popular culture|pop culture]], [[human behaviour]]
| spouse        = {{marriage|Susan Gargan|2001}}<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news |last=McLean |first=Gareth |title=The Guardian profile: Peter Kay |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2004/oct/15/comedy.television |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=15 October 2004 |access-date=7 August 2010}}</ref>
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'''Peter John Kay''' (born 2 July 1973)<ref>{{cite web |title=Index entry birth record |url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=QE2VOcQx%2FY%2FbK247QBnLEQ&scan=1 |work=FreeBMD |publisher=ONS |access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref> is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. Born and raised in [[Municipal Borough of Farnworth|Farnworth]], Kay studied media performance at the [[University of Salford]] and later began working part-time as a stand-up comedian. In 1997, Kay won [[Channel 4]]'s ''[[So You Think You're Funny]]'' contest, and the following year, he was nominated for a [[Perrier Award]] for his show at the [[Edinburgh Fringe Festival]].  

With his public profile raised, Kay co-wrote and starred in the Channel 4 mockumentary series ''[[That Peter Kay Thing]]'' (2000). This resulted in a spin-off sitcom, ''[[Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights]]'' (2001–2002) in turn generated another spin-off, ''[[Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere]]'' (2004). In 2005, he recorded a promotional video in which he mimed to [[Tony Christie]]'s 1971 song "[[(Is This the Way to) Amarillo]]", which was reissued to raise money for [[Comic Relief]]: the song reached number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]], becoming that year's best-selling single in the UK. In 2006, the British public ranked Kay number 12 in [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s poll of [[TV's 50 Greatest Stars]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5142726.stm|title=ITV to salute '50 greatest stars'|date=3 July 2006|publisher=[[BBC News]]|access-date=4 August 2025}}</ref>

Kay co-wrote and starred in ''[[Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice]]'' (2008), a parody of several British [[reality television]] shows. As the series' fictional protagonist Geraldine McQueen, he released the single "[[The Winner's Song]]", which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. His 2010–2011 [[stand-up comedy]] tour was recorded in the ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the most successful ever,<ref name="guin">{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2012/9/peter-kay-breaks-record-for-most-tickets-sold-for-a-stand-up-comedy-tour-44691|title=Peter Kay breaks record for Most tickets sold for a stand-up comedy tour|publisher=Guinness World Records|date=7 September 2012|access-date=30 November 2015}}</ref> selling over 1.2 million tickets. He starred in the [[BBC]] sitcoms ''[[Peter Kay's Car Share]]'' (2015–2018) and ''[[Cradle to Grave]]'' (2015). Kay provided the voice of police constable (later chief inspector) Albert Mackintosh in two feature-length films of the [[Wallace & Gromit]] franchise, ''[[Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit|The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'' (2005) and ''[[Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl|Vengeance Most Fowl]]'' (2024). 

In 2016, Kay won the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance|BAFTA TV Award for Best Male Comedy Performance]], the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Situation Comedy|BAFTA TV Award for Best Scripted Comedy]] and the [[21st National Television Awards|National Television Award for Best Comedy]] for ''Car Share''. He also received an honorary doctorate from the [[University of Salford]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=Comedian Peter Kay receives Salford honorary doctorate |url=http://salfordonline.com/28509-funnyman-peter-kay-receives-salford-honorary-doctorate.html |website=Salfordonline.com |date=20 July 2016 |access-date=19 July 2016 |language=en-GB}}</ref> 

==Early life and career==
Peter John Kay was born on 2 July 1973 in [[Municipal Borough of Farnworth|Farnworth]], [[Lancashire]],<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://www.smoothradio.com/features/peter-kay-facts/|title=10 Peter Kay facts all his fans should know|work=Smooth|access-date=2018-06-11}}</ref> where he attended [[Mount Saint Joseph School]], leaving with a [[GCSE]] in art. 

His father, Michael, was an engineer who died just before Peter's career took off.<ref name=":0" /> His mother, Deirdre (née O'Neill), is an [[Irish Catholic]] originally from [[Coalisland]], [[County Tyrone]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/laughter-lines-sure-our-peter-kay-gets-them-from-tyrone-28573987.html|title=Laughter lines? Sure 'our' Peter Kay gets them from Tyrone|work=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk|access-date=2018-05-06|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> and Peter was brought up in her faith.

He took several minor jobs, including working in a toilet roll factory, a [[Netto (store)|Netto]] supermarket, a video rental shop, [[Manchester Arena]], a cash-and-carry, a cinema, a petrol station and a bingo hall, which later inspired episodes for ''[[That Peter Kay Thing]]''. He was sacked from each, after a few months, for "not taking things seriously".<ref>''Manchester Evening News'', 27 October 1997, p. 9</ref>

He began a degree course at the [[University of Liverpool]] in Drama, Theatre Studies and English Literature.<ref name="Guardian"/> He had misinformed the university to accept him, telling the university that he had four GCSEs and A-levels in Psychology and English Literature. Struggling with the course, he changed to studying a [[Higher National Diploma]] (HND) in media performance (including stand-up) at the [[University of Salford]]'s Adelphi Campus School of Media, Music and Performance.<ref name="auto"/> In recognition of his contribution to the entertainment industry, Kay received an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Salford University on 19 July 2016, at Salford's Lowry Theatre.<ref name="auto"/>

He started performing at the Frog & Bucket Comedy Club, on [[Oldham Street]] in [[Manchester]], from July 1996, whilst his girlfriend worked at [[Boots (company)|Boots]].<ref>''Manchester Evening News'', 13 November 1998, p. 40</ref>

==Personal life==
In 1997, Kay met Susan Gargan while he was working at the local cinema. They married in 2001 after being in a relationship for three years. The family reside in [[Bolton]] but also have a property in [[Lough Derg (Shannon)|Lough Derg]], [[County Tipperary]] in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.irishpost.com/news/comedian-peter-kay-escaped-rural-ireland-living-secretly-since-2017-cancelling-40m-tour-180752 | title=Peter Kay 'escaped to rural Ireland' and has been living here secretly since 2017 after cancelling £40m tour }}</ref>

Kay is [[teetotalism|teetotal]].<ref name=Guardian />

==Television career==
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Kay's first TV project was in a 1997 episode of ''New Voices'', a comedy series which showcased rising talent. His episode, "Two Minutes", written by Johanne McAndrew, saw him play a getaway driver as two of his friends attempted to rob a pub of its takings. In 1997, he played a delivery driver in the [[BBC]] drama ''[[Born to Run (TV series)|Born to Run]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrvAsNTKKYQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/DrvAsNTKKYQ| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Peter Kay starring in BBC drama series Born to Run|date=19 January 2019 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Also in 1997, he made an appearance on ''[[Coronation Street]]'' as a delivery driver for Fred Elliott's corner shop.

In 1998, Kay appeared in a series of sketches for Granada TV's "Last Last Show" and "Roy Mills Films of Fun", where he made his TV debut as a character comedy actor and also did a stand-up set. Neil Fitzmaurice also appeared in the series alongside many other local comedians who Kay later recruited for his [[Channel 4]] series.

After presenting a slot entitled "Peter Kay's World of Entertainment" on [[BBC Two]]'s ''[[The Sunday Show]]'', Kay made an episode of [[Channel 4]]'s ''[[Comedy Lab]]'', "The Services", in 1998, which won a [[Royal Television Society]] award for best newcomer. This served as a pilot for ''[[That Peter Kay Thing]]''.

Following the series' success, Kay and his co-writers – [[Neil Fitzmaurice]] and [[Dave Spikey]] – used the episode "In the Club" as the basis for ''Phoenix Nights'', which was an immediate hit. Set in a newly refurbished social club run by Brian Potter, the first series was filmed in part at St. Gregory's Social Club in [[Farnworth]], [[Greater Manchester]], where the exterior, hallways and function suite were used.

He appeared in the first episode of the 2002 series of ''[[Linda Green]]'', playing a pizza delivery man who ended up being something of a soulmate to the eponymous heroine. He has had two further roles in ''[[Coronation Street]]''. The first, in the late 1990s, was a brief appearance as a shopfitter, but in January 2004 he co-wrote his scenes, appearing alongside [[Sally Lindsay]], who played [[Shelley Unwin]].<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0443153|title=Peter Kay|website=IMDb.com|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref>

In 2004, Kay followed the success with ''[[Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere]]'', a spin-off of ''Phoenix Nights''. The show featured the bouncer characters from the show, played by Kay and [[Paddy McGuinness]], and also featured other characters from ''Phoenix Nights''. Six episodes were made and broadcast from November to December 2004 by [[Channel 4]]. In 2005, Kay was awarded a [[Rose d'Or]] at the international television festival in [[Montreux]] for Best Performance by an Actor.

In 2004, Kay began appearing in a series of television adverts for UK brewery [[John Smith's Brewery|John Smith's]] bitter; these imitated the style of ''Phoenix Nights'' and saw Kay develop his catchphrases "'ave it!" and "two lamb bhunas". 

On 17 April 2006, [[Channel 4]] broadcast a "Peter Kay Night", showing out-takes from ''Phoenix Nights'' (previously featured on DVD); a behind-the-scenes documentary, "180&nbsp;– A Tour Documentary", which followed Kay behind the scenes of his ''Mum Wants a Bungalow'' tour; and screened the whole Peter Kay Live in Manchester Arena show.

On 17 June 2006, Kay appeared in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "[[Love & Monsters (Doctor Who)|Love & Monsters]]".<ref name="ReferenceA"/> His character, the sinister Victor Kennedy, proved to be an alien called the Abzorbaloff in disguise.

In 2008, he returned to television after an absence of four years with the BAFTA-winning satire of reality talent shows, ''[[Peter Kay's Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice]]'', which he co-wrote with Paul Coleman. The two-hour special was screened on [[Channel 4]] on 17 October 2008.

Kay won his second Royal Television Society award for best actor for playing Geraldine McQueen, a transgender dinner lady from Ireland.

In May 2015 the sitcom ''[[Peter Kay's Car Share]]'' was aired. The series was a success and a second series was commissioned to start in April 2017. In October 2015, he starred in ''[[Cradle to Grave]]'', another [[BBC]] sitcom based on [[Danny Baker]]'s life as a teenager.

==Film career==

In 2001, he played Cyril the Barman in ''[[Blow Dry]]'', based on the screenplay ''Never Better'' by [[Simon Beaufoy]]. Kay later admitted he took the part only expecting his scenes to be filmed in [[Keighley]], [[City of Bradford|Bradford]], [[West Yorkshire]]. However, he was annoyed to discover that his scenes were being filmed in [[Shoreditch]], [[Greater London]].<ref name="Bradford Interview">{{Cite web |last=Behrens |first=David |date=12 November 1999 |title=Peter Kay and his amazing rise to comedy stardom |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8061730.peter-kay-and-his-amazing-rise-to-comedy-stardom/ |access-date=31 August 2022 |website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus |language=en}}</ref>

==Music work==

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In 2007, Kay followed the success of "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" with a cover version of "[[I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)]]", originally by [[the Proclaimers]], also for [[Comic Relief]]. In 2009, Kay released "[[The Official BBC Children in Need Medley]]", an animation featuring over 100 characters from children's television including [[Fireman Sam]]. The video was premiered on [[BBC1]] on 20 November 2009.

Kay returned his support to [[Comic Relief]] in March 2011 with a cover version of "I Know Him So Well", re-recorded by singer [[Susan Boyle]] and Kay in the guise of Geraldine McQueen from ''Britain's Got the Pop Factor''. The video that accompanied the single was also directed by Kay and identically parodied the original video shot for shot.

==Theatre work==
In February 2007, Kay played director Roger DeBris in the [[Mel Brooks]] musical ''The Producers'' at [[Manchester]]'s [[Palace Theatre, Manchester|Palace Theatre]] for 120 shows.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}

==Sporadic appearances and hiatus (2017–2022)==

On 9 September 2017, Kay took part in the "We Are Manchester" benefit concert to mark the reopening of [[Manchester Arena]] following [[Manchester Arena bombing|the terrorist attack in May 2017]]. He gave a speech to the crowd before introducing the concert's headline act, [[Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}

In April 2020, Kay featured in the BBC's ''[[The Big Night In|Big Night In]]'' in which he introduced an updated version of "[[(Is This the Way to) Amarillo]]". It marked his first television appearance for two years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/peter-kay-makes-tv-comeback-with-a-solero-sunglasses-and-a-smile-11978053|title=Peter Kay makes TV comeback with a Solero, sunglasses and a smile|publisher=Sky News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9XhPQ6fnXc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/S9XhPQ6fnXc| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Peter Kay brings back 'On The Road to Amarillo' feat. The British Public! &#124; The Big Night In – BBC|date=23 April 2020 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On 2 January 2021, Kay was a guest on [[BBC Radio 2]]'s Saturday morning show, with [[Cat Deeley]] hosting this 10am to 1pm programme as [[Graham Norton]] had by then left the slot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/comedy-news/peter-kay-makes-rare-media-19551997|title=Peter Kay makes rare media appearance – and has listeners in stitches|first=Thomas|last=Molloy|date=2 January 2021|website=Manchester Evening News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Radio 2 – Cat Deeley |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000qyc5}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Radio 2 – Schedules |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl8v}}</ref>

In August 2021, Kay performed two sold-out shows at the [[O2 Apollo Manchester]] called 'Doing It for Laura' which had been organised in aid of Laura Nuttall, who was battling an aggressive [[brain tumour]]. The tickets for both shows sold out within 30 minutes.

==Comeback (2022–present)==
On 6 November 2022, Kay announced a return to stand-up with a tour beginning in December 2022 and ending in July 2025.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=2022-11-14 |title=Full list of Peter Kay tour dates in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 as extra shows added to Manchester's AO Arena |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/comedy-news/full-list-peter-kay-tour-25500024 |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=Manchester Evening News}}</ref> Kay returned to TV in December 2024 to voice PC Mackintosh in ''[[Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl]]'', reprising the role from ''[[Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'' (2005).

Kay published ''Peter Kay's Diary: The Monthly Memoir of a Boy from Bolton'' in October 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hibbs |first1=James |title=Peter Kay announces most personal project yet with new book |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/books/peter-kay-announces-new-book-newsupdate/ |website=[[Radio Times]] |access-date=19 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250828044922/https://www.radiotimes.com/books/peter-kay-announces-new-book-newsupdate/ |archive-date=28 August 2025 |date=13 June 2025}}</ref>

==Stand-up career==

His first stand-up success was in the competition the North West Comedian of the Year, which was held in [[Manchester]] and hosted by [[Dave Spikey]], who would later be the co-star and co-writer of ''[[Phoenix Nights]]''. Kay was last on the bill and won the competition, beating [[Johnny Vegas]]. Kay has said that he sought a career in comedy. However, he continued to work part-time as an usher at his local cinema in Bolton whilst performing stand-up locally. When the cinema closed, he was presented with the choice of finding another job or moving into comedy full-time.

After he entered and won [[Channel 4]]'s ''[[So You Think You're Funny?]]'' contest in 1997, his first semi-professional stand-up appearances were at the 1998 [[Edinburgh Fringe Festival]], where he received a prestigious [[Perrier Award]] nomination. During this time, he also appeared at various other clubs, such as London's [[The Comedy Store (London)|Comedy Store]].

Although this led to a certain level of public recognition, it was only after his first live special Live at the Top of the Tower in 2000 that Kay attained mainstream recognition. During this period, he appeared on several chat shows, such as ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]'' and ''[[Parkinson (TV series)|Parkinson]]'', on the latter of which he had previously served as warm-up. It was at this time that production also began on ''Phoenix Nights''.

In November 2009, after an absence of seven years, Kay announced a return to stand-up with four (later extended to 20) dates at the [[Manchester Arena]] the following April with a show entitled [[The Tour That Doesn't Tour Tour...Now On Tour]]. Demand for tickets caused him to announce soon after that the show would be toured. In January 2012, the tour entered the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' as the most successful stand-up comedy tour of all time, playing to a total of 1.2 million people.<ref name="guin"/>

Kay was included in the ''[[Independent on Sunday]]'s'' "[[Happy List]]" in 2009 as "simply Britain's best comedian", and – as an exception to their general rule – was included again in 2010 for also raising funds for Children in Need.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-ios-happy-list-2009-the-100-1671055.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-ios-happy-list-2009-the-100-1671055.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The IoS Happy List 2009 – the 100|date=19 April 2009|website=The Independent|access-date=3 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-ios-happy-list-2010-the-100-1953745.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-ios-happy-list-2010-the-100-1953745.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The IoS Happy List 2010 – the 100|date=25 April 2010|website=The Independent|access-date=3 January 2018}}</ref>

In November 2017, Kay announced his intention to return to stand-up with his first tour in eight years. ''Peter Kay Live: Have Gags, Will Travel'' was scheduled to begin touring in 2018, beginning with the [[Genting Arena]] in April before touring at venues such as [[SSE Hydro]], [[Manchester Arena]], [[The O2 Arena]], [[First Direct Arena]], [[SSE Arena Belfast]], [[Sheffield Arena]] and [[Echo Arena Liverpool]]. On 13 December 2017, Kay announced that he was cancelling all future work projects (including ''Peter Kay Live: Have Gags Will Travel'' tour) for family reasons.<ref name="BBC News 13 December 2017">{{cite news |title=Peter Kay cancels comeback comedy tour for family reasons |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42339698 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=13 December 2017 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |access-date=13 December 2017}}</ref> He had asked that the media respect his and his family's privacy.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/peter-kay-cancels-first-tour-11687075|title=Peter Kay cancels first tour in eight years – scrapping all 100 dates|last=Kindon|first=Frances|date=13 December 2017|website=Mirror.co.uk|access-date=13 December 2017}}</ref> The tour hit criticism again regarding phone calls as fans were charged 62p per minute to call premium rate phone lines to claim ticket refunds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/12/15/peter-kay-fans-angry-charged-get-refunds-cancelled-tour-7161802/|title=Peter Kay fans angry after being charged to get refunds for cancelled tour|first=Pascale|last=Day|date=15 December 2017}}</ref>

On 6 November 2022, via an advert during the [[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British series 22)|series 22 premiere]] of ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series)|I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!]]'', Kay announced his first stand-up tour in twelve years, running from 2 December 2022 to 11 August 2023. In solidarity with the current [[2021–present United Kingdom cost of living crisis|cost of living crisis]], Kay stated that tickets would start at £35, matching the price of his previous 2010 tour.<ref name=":1" /> Due to demand, additional dates were announced for 2024, 2025 & 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peter Kay adds 2026 dates - Facebook | website=[[Facebook]] |url=https://www.facebook.com/share/1ABLyp3qZj/?mibextid=wwXIfr}}</ref>

==Stand-up tours==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Notes
|-
| 2002–2003
| ''Mum Wants a Bungalow Tour''
| First solo tour, 89 dates
|-
| 2010–2011
| ''[[The Tour That Doesn't Tour Tour...Now On Tour]]''
| 122 dates (98 in England, 14 in Ireland, 5 in Scotland, 5 in Wales)
1.2 million tickets sold
|-
| 2018–2019
| ''Have Gags, Will Travel''
| Planned 90 dates, tour cancelled
|-
|2022–2025
| ''Better Late Than Never''
| 121 dates
|-
|2025-2026
| ''Better Late Than Never Again''
| 84 dates
|}

==DVD releases==
In December 2011, it was reported that Kay had sold over 10 million DVDs, a UK record for a comedian and more than the combined sales of best selling films ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'' and ''[[Mamma Mia! (film)|Mamma Mia!]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-16158702|title=Newsbeat – Peter Kay is the first comedian to sell 10 million DVDs|publisher=BBC|date=13 December 2011|access-date=25 January 2012}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Release date !! Age rating
|-
| ''Live at the Top of the Tower'' || 22 November 2000 || rowspan="5" align="center" |15
|-
| ''Live at the Bolton Albert Halls "Mum Wants a Bungalow Tour"'' || 10 November 2003 
|-
| ''Live at the Manchester Arena'' || 14 November 2005 
|-
| ''Live – The Tour That Didn't Tour – Tour'' || 7 November 2011 
|- 
| ''Peter Kay: Live & Back on Nights'' || 19 November 2012 

|}

==Goodnight Vienna Productions==
Kay and his wife Susan are the two directors of Goodnight Vienna Productions, which co-produces Kay's comedy output.<ref>{{cite web|title=Goodnight Vienna Productions|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/company/goodnight_vienna_productions/|website=British Comedy Guide|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Albums===
*2005: ''The Best of Peter Kay – So Far''

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!  style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; width:40px;"|Year
!  style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Song
!  style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; width:40px;"|<small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small>
!  style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; width:40px;"|<small>[[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]</small>
!  style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; width:40px;"|<small>[[Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|EU]]</small>
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|  style="text-align:center; "|2005
|  style="text-align:left; "|"[[Is This the Way to Amarillo]]" <small>([[Tony Christie]] feat. Peter Kay)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/9653 |title=Is This The Way To Amarillo by Tony Christie and Peter Kay – Music Charts |website=Acharts.us |access-date=30 November 2015}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center; "|1
|  style="text-align:center; "|1
|  style="text-align:center; "|4
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|  style="text-align:center; "|2007
|  style="text-align:left; "|"[[I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)]]" <small>(as [[Brian Potter (character)|Brian Potter]], with [[the Proclaimers]] and [[Andy Pipkin]])</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/12339 |title=(i'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles by Proclaimers featuring B Potter and A Pipkin – Music Charts |website=Acharts.us |access-date=30 November 2015}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center; "|1
|  style="text-align:center; "|7
|  style="text-align:center; "|16
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2008
|  style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|"[[The Winner's Song]]" {{ref|1|1}}
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|—
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|21
|-
|  style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|"[[Once Upon a Christmas Song]]" {{ref|1|1}}
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|5
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|35
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|15
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2009
|align="left"|"[[The Official BBC Children in Need Medley]]" <small>(Peter Kay's Animated All-Star Band)</small><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8351146.stm |title=Kay records Children in Need song|publisher=BBC News|date=9 November 2009|access-date=30 November 2015}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|6
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|7
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2011
|align="left"|"[[I Know Him So Well]]" <small>(credited to Peter Kay and Comic Relief present [[Susan Boyle]] & Geraldine McQueen on the record, Peter Kay & Susan Boyle on the UK singles chart)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6817/peter-kay-and-susan-boyle/|title=PETER KAY & SUSAN BOYLE &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3800/peter-kay/|title=PETER KAY &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref></small> {{ref|1|1}}
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|11
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|—
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|—
|}

{{note|1|1}} As Geraldine McQueen.

==Filmography==

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of television performances
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1996
| ''New Voices''
| George
| Episode: "Two Minutes"
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Coronation Street]]''
| Shopfitter
| Episode dated 17 November 1997
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1998
| ''[[Barking (TV series)|Barking]]''
| Roy
| 1 episode
|-
| ''The Last Laugh Show''
| 
| 10 Episodes
|-
| ''[[Comedy Lab]]''
| Various roles
| Episode: "The Services"
|-
| ''Let's Get Quizzical''
| Himself
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1999
| ''[[Butterfly Collectors]]''
| Ronnie
| 2-part miniseries
|-
| ''City Central''
| Brian
| Episode: "Someone to Watch Over Me"
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2000
| ''[[That Peter Kay Thing]]''
| Various roles
| 6 episodes
|-
| ''The Secret World of Michael Fry''
| Barney – Barman
| Miniseries
|-
| 2001–02
| ''[[Phoenix Nights]]''
| Brian Potter / Maxwell "Max" Bygraves
| 12 episodes
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Linda Green]]''
| Eddie
| Episode: "No Friends"
|-
| 2003
| ''Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do''
| Brian Potter
| TV special
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2004
| ''[[Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere]]''
| Maxwell "Max" Bygraves / Brian Potter
| 6 episodes
|-
| ''[[Coronation Street]]''
| Eric Gartside
| 2 episodes dated 30 January 2004
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2005
| ''[[The Catherine Tate Show]]''
| Tommy
| Episode: "Large Breasted Doctor"
|-
| ''[[Mrs. Brown's Boys]]''
| Jason – Travel Agent
| Episode: "Good Mourning Mrs. Brown"
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2006
| ''[[Doctor Who]]''
| Victor Kennedy / Abzorbaloff
| Episode: "[[Love & Monsters (Doctor Who)|Love & Monsters]]"
|-
| ''[[Little Britain (TV series)|Little Britain]]: [[List of Little Britain episodes#Little Britain Abroad (2006)|Abroad]]''
| Ivanka's Husband (Dudley Punt's little brother)
| Part 2
|-
| 2007–10
| ''[[Roary the Racing Car]]''
| Big Chris / Tin Top / Big Christine (voices)
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| ''[[Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice]]''
| rowspan="2" | Geraldine McQueen
|
|-
| ''Take That Come to Town''
| TV film
|-
| 2009
| ''Peter Kay: Raider of the Pop Charts''
| Himself
| 2-part documentary
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Brit Awards 2010]]''
| Himself – Host
| TV award show
|-
| 2012
| ''Peter Kay: In Converstation''
| rowspan="3" | Himself
| TV special
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''Comic Relief 2013''
| Telethon
|-
| ''Goodbye Granadaland''
| Documentary
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2015
| ''[[Cradle to Grave]]''
| Fred "Spud" Baker
| 8 episodes
|-
| ''Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny''
| Himself
| Documentary
|-
| 2015–18
| ''[[Peter Kay's Car Share]]''
| John Redmond
| 12 episodes
|-
| 2016–20
| ''[[Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle]]''
| Himself
| 25 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2017
| ''Let It Shine''
| Himself – Guest Judge
| Series 1, Episode 10
|-
| ''[[Inside No. 9]]''
| Neil
| Episode: "[[Private View (Inside No. 9)|Private View]]"
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of film performances
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | Source
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Going Off Big Time]]''
| Flipper
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Going off Big Time |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/going-off-big-time/cast/2030129970/ |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Blow Dry]]''
| Cyril the Barman
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2002
| ''Roddy Smythe Investigates...''
| Tommy Doyle
| Video short
|
|-
| ''[[24 Hour Party People]]''
| Don Tonay
|
|
|-
| ''Last Rumba in Rochdale''
| Dad (voice)
| Short
|
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2005
| ''[[The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse]]''
| Simon Pig
|
|
|-
| ''[[Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]''
| PC Albert Mackintosh (voice)
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312004|title=Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit|website=IMDb.com|date=7 October 2005|access-date=30 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere#Max & Paddy's The Power of Two|Max & Paddy's The Power of Two]]''
| Maxwell "Max" Bygraves
| Video
|
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl]]''
| Chief Inspector Albert Mackintosh (voice)
| 
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
! {{Abbr|Ref|References}}
|-
| rowspan="4" |2003
| rowspan="2" |[[British Comedy Awards]]
| People’s Choice Awards
| [[Phoenix Nights]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| Writer of the Year
| rowspan="3" | For [[Phoenix Nights]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[2003 British Academy Television Awards]]
| Best Comedy Performance
| {{nominated}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| Situation Comedy Award
| {{nominated}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2009
| [[British Comedy Awards]]
| Outstanding Contribution to Comedy
| rowspan="2" | Peter Kay
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| rowspan="3" |2016
| rowspan="2" | [[2016 British Academy Television Awards]]
| Best Male Comedy Performance
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| Best Scripted Comedy
| rowspan="2" | [[Peter Kay's Car Share]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| [[National Television Awards]]
| Most Popular Comedy Series
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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{{Wikiquote}}
*{{official website|https://www.peterkay.co.uk/}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0443153}}

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