Peter Kay

[Mag83]

You can see in outtakes from his various shows that he's a perfectionist and gets very annoyed at others when they keep laughing but then it's OK for him to do it! But he does have a lot of close friends in the industry, so he can't be that bad. If your friend is an extra, you're not even supposed to interact with the 'stars' of the show you're an extra in, so maybe she saw him getting annoyed at people getting their lines wrong etc and took it the wrong way?

Also, is she a southerner as often southerners do not get northern humour and assume people are being nasty?!

I think that's completely invalid to more or less justify him not being that pleasant because shes an extra, a genuinely nice person would value all co-workers regardless of how far down the 'pecking order' they are. IF anything I think how he treats the extras speaks volumes and solidifies the fact he is not a nice man. I live near his mothers family in Ireland, if he's anything like them then I'd well believe he has a nasty streak.

 

[Upintheair83]

That's why I didn't bother with the 2025 tickets, the jokes will all be posted online by then. Such a shame as he's the one comedian on my list that I've yet to see live, but honestly cba waiting 3 years.

When I told my partner I'd finally got tickets he said 'well that's if you are alive by then!' bloody true!

 

[PeteM]

I'm a little sad to read that he is not that nice in real life. I still think he is hilarious though

He is a total arsehole.

 

[maytoseptember]

I think he's over. I know everyone is entitled to a personal life but an explanation would have been welcomed, I loved Kay but I don't think I'd bother going to see him now. Plus I agree his material will be predictable. I'd probably like to see him on TV with something like car share again, he does that very well. I do believe that he's probably a prick in real life, the belligerent attitude towards cancelling and his absence cements that for me too. Maybe I'm being unfair.

I have no doubt that he’s a prick in real life. That Popbitch story about him having a clause in his contract stipulating that he takes a slice of the car park takings is

 

[Windswept]

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.

Agreed.

My mother worked for the police as a typist years ago and she had to sign agreements that she would never talk about her job, and she always honoured that agreement.

I hear too many stories these days about people working in delicate positions that are happy to blab all about it to anyone who will listen. What's happened to having a bit of class? Ugh.

 

[Gingerprincess]

I live in Manchester and know people who have seen him at the Christie
I don’t believe the divorce thing

 

[Swipeuplikeandshare]

Hes always done charity shows though hasn't he personally I wouldn't read to much in to it, I saw a clip of the show this morning and he looks the same really no dramatic weight loss hair loss as others have said. Who knows we wont ever find out. Wonder if he will make a tv comeback. I honestly think he will have to update his material though dont think it will go down well today.

I Disagree somewhat on the weight loss aspect. I’ve experience of brain tumours and how he looked bloated and his skin reminded me of someone on a long course of steroids. I would put money on a brain tumour even how he spoke- the subtle bits.
Totally agree on the material tho. It’s a shame - he is a great talent but I respect his requirement for total privacy (albeit we are talking about it). Just pray to god everyone is ok

 

[Ohheyyyyy]

I saw him in Birmingham a few weeks ago and I'm glad it's not just me who felt he wasn't that funny. The near 3 hour car drive wasn't worth it he re used his old material far too much and I left feeling defelated!

 

[thegirlscout]

I want to know what the issue is because this whole cloak and dagger routine is annoying me now

 

[Prince fan 1999]

We saw him at the start of his tour and really enjoyed it but I feel he's lost his spark now and his cheekiness? Some people don't suit being too slim.

 

[AllSeeingEye123]

Verifying Device

Travelling all over rather than staying in Manchester and keeping prices the same as they were twelve years ago. Respect to him.

 

[LouSV]

Went to see him last week, now I have wanted to see him live for a very long time.
Have to say I did feel shocked by his appearance, took me a while to get over that !
I just felt either that my expectations were way too high, or he has gone past his best…don’t get me wrong there were some very funny bits , but a bit too long spent on the ‘finale’ which I just didn’t think was that good, would have loved a bit more of the funny story telling he is known for ….in my opinion it wasn’t a hologram I think it was really him ? But who knows ?

 

[ISeeThisThing]

I don't think this is new gossip but confirms that Kay likes to mess with the mic for the following act to mess up their act.

 

[Shawads]

I remember the old days when everyone went around shouting garlic bread. That was enough to make me never go near Phoenix Nights.

Phoenix Nights is so not ‘garlic bread’

 

[Rayne]

I used to be a massive Peter Kay fan until I saw him live years ago. He spent a good ten minutes of his measly 1 hr 15 min show dealing with a heckler. Instead of shutting her down in a comedic way- you know as comedians always do he just pandered to her and engaged with her asking her questions which just encouraged her. Nobody was laughing and I’ve never seen anything like it tbh, I left that night feeling short changed and disappointed and never been a fan of him since.

 

[Suzesnooze]

Apparently he did a "garlic bread" but and misheard lyrics bit, so same as usual. Will wait for the DVD.

I don’t really see a problem with that, they’re obviously two of his ‘bestseller’ jokes! The audience probably loved it especially the misheard lyrics and presumably he found some new misheard ones and not the original?!

 

[Calmyourtitsdown]

I Disagree somewhat on the weight loss aspect. I’ve experience of brain tumours and how he looked bloated and his skin reminded me of someone on a long course of steroids. I would put money on a brain tumour even how he spoke- the subtle bits.
Totally agree on the material tho. It’s a shame - he is a great talent but I respect his requirement for total privacy (albeit we are talking about it). Just pray to god everyone is ok

Did anyone watch the Friday Night Dinner reunion, which was filmed when Paul Ritter was very poorly with his brain tumour. He looked completely unrecognisable, very bloated. I can only assume as result of his treatment.

I’m a huge Peter Kay fan, his comedy has brought me comfort, many laughs and a connection to my roots.
I do think something major has gone on for him, to have gone off into obscurity as suddenly as he did.

 

[AllSeeingEye123]

https://www.archive.is/oldest/https...alls-heckler-shouting-garlic-bread-video.html

She does look like Lisa Riley. He didn't say she was fat so that's the woman who went to a comedy show when comedians love to heckle audience members and then made her own assumption and cried about it and then again to the press for a payday like the bloke.

Nothing in that video footage is bad.

 

[chandlercheesecake]

Oooh what’s the dirt on John Bishop?

Someone in the Secret Celeb Gossip thread (I think), said that he gets BJs from fans when he goes on tour.

Secret Celeb Gossip #8

Well there you go. I can’t comment on that, as I don’t know him personally. Nor do I, but I have seen him as himself on enough tv shows to know that he is unappealing. I also know that his behaviour towards his girlfriend and a friend was ugly.

tattle.life

 

[coconochanel]

I agree he's a right twat when he goes on chat shows. I think he was on Jonathan ross acting a knob and knocking over the set. Jonathan couldnt get a word in and it really put me off him.