Peter Kay Tickets for Peter Kay The Tour That Doesn't Tour 2011

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Peter Kay (born 2 July 1973) is an English comedian, writer, producer, director and actor. Peter Kay was born in Bolton, Lancashire, and attended Mount St Joseph High School, leaving with one GCSE in Art. Peter Kay took several menial jobs, including working in a toilet roll factory, Netto supermarket, a Cash and Carry, and a Bingo Hall, which later inspired episodes or sequences in That Peter Kay Thing. During his time working as a cinema usher, he experimented with stand-up, participating in several local events as well as others at the Comedy Store in Manchester. After losing his job at the cinema, Peter Kay was presented with the choice between finding another menial job or moving into comedy.

Peter Kay first stand-up was a competition in Manchester hosted by later co-star and co-writer of Phoenix Nights, Dave Spikey. Peter Kay was last on the bill and won the competition, beating fellow stand-up comedian Johnny Vegas. Peter Kay earliest appearance was an interview with Granada Television in which he listed the contents of his room, as well as detailing his experience meeting Jimmy Savile. This would later be used in That Peter Kay Thing in the role of Leonard de Tomkinson. Peter Kay's experience working at the Manchester Evening News Arena inspired him to wear the official yellow jacket of the MEN Arena for the final performance of his Mum Wants a Bungalow tour Peter Kay has said that he sought a career in comedy.

After Peter Kay 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. In 2003, Peter Kay was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 Funniest British Comedians and also edited one page of Nuts magazine. In addition, Peter kay made an appearance in a 2005 poll of comedians and critics to find The Comedians' Comedian, a search for the 50 greatest funnymen of all time. In March 2005 Peter Kay also came top in a survey sponsored by the Jongleurs comedy club chain to find Britain's favourite comedian. In 2006, a Channel 4 television show 100 Greatest Funny Moments voted him at the Number 1 spot, most notably for his stand-up act, Mum Wants a Bungalow tour at the Bolton Albert Halls, including his description of a family wedding and Bullseye.
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Peter Kay work includes That Peter Kay Thing (2000), Phoenix Nights (2001), Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere (2004), Britain's Got the Pop Factor... (2008) and other independent productions. Peter Kay has released two autobiographies called The Sound of Laughter and Saturday Night Peter. Peter Kay has appeared on numerous chat shows, including Parkinson and The Paul O'Grady Show.

Peter Kay's first TV project was in an episode of New Voices, a comedy series which showcased up and coming talent. After appearing on BBC2's The Sunday Show presenting his own slot entitled "Peter Kay's World of Entertainment", Peter Kay made an episode of Channel 4's The Comedy Lab, "The Services", in 1998. After a favourable reception to the pilot, That Peter Kay Thing was devised. It was based solely on the experiences of Peter Kay 's earlier life working in several menial jobs.

Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights was his notable TV programme, written by him, Dave Spikey and Neil Fitzmaurice and set in a newly refurbished social club run by wheelchair-bound Brian Potter. The club was based on an episode of That Peter Kay Thing entitled "In The Club". The cast of Phoenix Nights was made up almost entirely of stand-up comics whom the writers had met on 'the circuit'. The show was an immediate hit. Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere was a spin-off of Phoenix Nights. Featuring the bouncer characters from the show played by Peter Kay and Patrick McGuinness and even featured at times characters from Phoenix Nights. 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 of the Mum Wants a Bungalow tour and also the whole Peter Kay Live in Manchester show.

In 2000, Peter Kay guest appeared in one episode of the popular police drama Heartbeat playing a thief. Peter Kay also sang at the end of the episode. Peter Kay appeared on stage at the Queen + Paul Rodgers concert at Manchester's MEN Arena (with Patrick McGuinness) and in Hyde Park in 2005 both as himself and in the persona of Brian Potter. Peter Kay also appeared at the BBC's televised charity event Comic Relief in 2003 and 2005, sharing the stage with Alan Partridge (actor Steve Coogan) in 2003.

In November 2009 Peter Kay announced a tour throughout the year 2010 and 2011 entitled "The Tour that Doesn't Tour Tour". Peter Kay Tickets are available at Sold Out Ticket Market for all available dates and venues. Buy Peter Kay Tickets on Sold Out Ticket Market on the best prices on internet!

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