Peter Kay

[Suzesnooze]

Don’t know if this story is true but he has had it. My brother works for BUPA, he’s had it twice now.

He had it once before his tour where he did loads of shows in London, and then it came back in December just before his was due to do his next tour. Very sad but he is in remission again now.

Surely your brother who works for BUPA should keep that kind of personal medical information private?

 

[Suzesnooze]

We had tickets too but we said we wouldn’t rebook if he ever said he was going to redo it. I know that probably sounds petty and I’m sure he had good reason for it but he always comes across as someone that doesn’t care about his fans. They like his tv shows etc but he just stops them.

But didn't you read his statement where he explained it was due to unforeseen family circumstances? He's not going to cancel a tour that is going to make him a lot of money because 'he doesn't care about his fans'! Obviously someone in his family is seriously ill.

 

[StephenTJackson]

We had tickets too but we said we wouldn’t rebook if he ever said he was going to redo it. I know that probably sounds petty and I’m sure he had good reason for it but he always comes across as someone that doesn’t care about his fans. They like his tv shows etc but he just stops them.

Wow. You sound lovely. “Doesn’t care about his fans”, go fuck yourself you selfish prick. (Don’t even care how rude that makes me sound, I mean it if you genuinely mean what you put)

Family always comes first to work. Whatever the family circumstances whether he is ill, his wife, children, whoever, he is absolutely right to put his family first. In the same way that any of us would give up work if we could afford to in order to spend more time with a seriously ill family member.

I must admit I saw a picture of him circulate on twitter, he didn’t look all that well, he had a beanie on so I thought maybe cancer treatment. But I don’t like to speculate too much.

 

[Suzesnooze]

This is true, we were in a cab in London, the cabbie had had PK's agent in before us, he confirmed PK has had leukaemia, poor guy, love him and I hope he is getting better


Leukaemia rumour is true unfortunately

As if his Agent is going to tell a London cabbie that .

 

[Lottiedooda]

At the end of the day it's a job, most people assume it's because a close family member was ill. If that was the case am sure everyone one I know would do exactly the same and put their family first.

I actually applaud him for this and for not selling his story and making money off the back of it like many other celebs would do.

 

[GrunkaLunka]

I hope that anyone sharing gossip they have found out through working (in any capacity) in a medical setting will lose their job and pension. This is absolutely disgusting.

 

[Kofi Annan]

We live near him and see him quite often. If we're going off looks and appearances I'd say it isn't himself who is ill, but who knows? Illness can be invisible.

What I will say is he isn't very approachable. I've seen him be quite rude and cutting when recognised. Before he cancelled his tour and since. It's a bit of a facade that he's this jolly, down to earth guy. In reality he's quite mean and grumpy. Then again, I'm not famous so perhaps he's just fucked off with strangers shouting "garlic bread" at him in Sainsburys

 

[GrunkaLunka]

I think this is desperately sad, and whether it's him or a member of his family with an illness isn't really important. He has made it very clear that he wants to keep his private life private. I think people should respect that, and allow him to be able to go out and about without people zooming in on pictures of him to see if he has any eyelashes. Respect the man and his family, this is not our business. He has withdrawn from public life, allow him to do so.

 

[Prodcon21]

We had tickets too but we said we wouldn’t rebook if he ever said he was going to redo it. I know that probably sounds petty and I’m sure he had good reason for it but he always comes across as someone that doesn’t care about his fans. They like his tv shows etc but he just stops them.

Wow - such empathy. If you think he doesn’t care about his fans, why even line his pockets in the first place?

 

[Suzesnooze]

A cashier in Tesco Farnworth (Peter's home town) also confirmed the leukaemia rumours. Peter's best friend's nan does her weekly shop in there.

Amazing isn’t it that Peter asked the press for privacy yet he’ll happily tell his best friend to tell his Nan to tell everyone in Tesco and tell his Manager to tell every London cabbie

 

[Dizzy]

This is true, we were in a cab in London, the cabbie had had PK's agent in before us, he confirmed PK has had leukaemia, poor guy, love him and I hope he is getting better


Leukaemia rumour is true unfortunately

I dont believe for one minute that his agent would divulge highly personal information to a cabbie!

 

[WhatwouldPrinnyDo]

It was a cringe fest from start to finish at the O2. I was shocked by how dated it was, and how Peter himself seemed to be going through the motions rather than enjoying it. He wasn’t even genuinely laughing himself. There was a truly awful maudlin section about his Nan who passed away, whilst it’s sad, I honestly did not pay good money for him to go down memory lane. It was 100% unnecessary and boring. He’s lost his spark and X factor. I won’t spoil the ending but wish I’d left before the ‘pudding’ as he called it. Pointless and unimpressive. Reminded me of some panto’s I’ve been to.

He was dressed like a shabby old man, his jokes were hammered to death and it was about the level of an average pub comedian.
I’d say 6/10 if I’m being generous.

Not sure why he’s bothering doing this, maybe he should write for others.

 

[Traveler001]

I can imagine that, he gives off that vibe whereas I think PK comes across badly, especially when you watch footage like on Jonathan Ross climbing on the set etc - the kind of person you dread on a night out! Not endearing at all whereas Dave and Neil totally are.

Definitely agree! I always think PK is the type of bloke who if he wasn’t famous and was a normal person going out with friends on a Friday night his friends would say to the rest of his friends ‘wait ‘til you meet my mate Peter later, he’s a right character’ and by that they mean he’s a twat who will ‘banter’ everyone, ‘joke’ with the serving staff and do something ‘hilarious’ like dance on the bar knocking everyone drinks over and breaking glasses until they’re thrown out then go to a kebab shop make ‘hilarious jokes’ to the staff and be ushered out by everyone else who have to leave the shop saying “he’s drunk mate, he doesn’t mean it” and then be put in a cab and when he’s gone all the blokes turning to the one who invited him like ‘mate...’.

 

[Curly]

I had tickets for his show and of course disappointed when it was cancelled but it actually makes me respect him more as an entertainer. He chose to be there for his family, whatever the circumstances were behind closed doors. So many entertainers now would sell their families for a bit of fame and fortune so well done to him. If he ever does come back to live shows I would 100% support him as a fan!

 

[bubbadabut]

Had to post this for the Phoenix Nights fans

 

[Be More Pacific]

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Probably doesn't want people seeing his "material" from twenty five years ago because he's still using it.

 

[Phil Anne Throw Pee]

Talking of Jason Manford, he was my fave comedian for quite a while until he went woke.

I first saw him live and thought of him of a poor man’s Peter Kay before I went in but came out a massive fan. This was around the height of Peter Kay’s fame and when Jason manford was taking off. I said before on here that I saw Peter Kay’s tour and came out not a fan anymore as his set was only 1 hour 15 mins, he spent ten minutes or more badly dealing with and encouraging a heckler instead of shutting her down, another ten minutes just stood there saying garlic bread, and then finished with a stupid Queen tribute song at the end. He truly was shockingly bad hasn’t improved since then according to reviews of this tour which is 15 years later.

Jason Manford on the other hand- audience of about 1000, was really funny and he was on stage for 3 hours. He overran by an hour doing a Q&A with the audience at the end and was very quick and naturally funny, said he’d have to pay the venue by the minute for over running but he was enjoying it so didn’t care. Dealt with any hecklers really well too. Shame he went woke and I went off him as he genuinely did care about his fans having a good show every time I saw him. Night and day difference to when I came out of seeing
Peter Kay and laughed maybe twice

Manford being described as 'woke' was not what I had on my bingo card any time soon. The guy is a raging misogynist who openly messages girls on social media, offering to finger them etc. He's a fucking wrong 'un. & about as funny as a bucket of cold sick.

 

[WhatwouldPrinnyDo]

Just seen some photos posted of him on Twitter, Think it may have been him that was ill, maybe I’m reading too much into it but his hair does not look like it did in the past, I was thinking this could’ve been signs of treatment?
I hope he’s on the road to recovery if it was him. I also had tickets to his show but I have no problem with him cancelling, at all, regardless of whether it was for him or a family member. Family always comes first!

 

[L3moning]

So thats now about 4 different versions of the story...

 

[angelfizz]

First time poster, but long time lurker! He lives near me. A little lad wanted his autograph, maybe 2004ish, I used to work with sue so I said I would go over and get it for him. He was in a shop in town. As soon as I went over he said “fuck off, I’m having an off day”. The lad was devastated. He is very nasty when in real life and it’s a shame.