Peter Kay

Peter John Kay (born 2 July 1973) is an English comedian and actor. His last stand-up comedy tour was officially inaugurated into the Guinness World Records as the most successful of all time, playing to over 1.2 million people. He has written, produced, and acted in several award winning television and film projects. In addition, he has authored three books. In 2015, he starred in BBC sitcoms Peter Kay's Car Share and Cradle to Grave.

Career

Peter Kay was born and brought up in Farnworth, Lancashire, where he attended St Ethelbert's R.C. School, then Mount St Joseph High School, leaving with one GCSE in art. He took several menial jobs, including working in a toilet roll factory, a Netto supermarket, a cash and carry, and a bingo hall, which later inspired episodes for That Peter Kay Thing. He began a degree course at the University of Liverpool but dropped out because he was given an unconditional offer to attend a Higher National Diploma (HND) in media performance at the University of Salford. He then attended the University of Salford's school of media, music and performance, where he studied for an HND in Media Performance, which he completed; this involved a stand-up course.

Sporting Chance Clinic

The Sporting Chance Clinic is a registered British based charity, first set up by former Arsenal and England football captain Tony Adams to provide a specialist addiction and recovery facility for athletes.

Formed in September 2000, the charity provides support, counselling, treatment, and aftercare to sportsmen and women who are suffering from addictive illnesses such as alcoholism, drug abuse, compulsive gambling and eating disorders; and all the side effects, including anxiety and depression.

Based at Forest Mere Country Club near Liphook, Hampshire, the system is based on the twelve-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous. The aim is to provide a safe environment where the addict can begin a new life free from the drug or behaviour pattern that has been damaging them, their families and their sporting life. The philosophy is based on Adams's own experiences of his requirements as an athlete in his own recovery from alcoholism: the unity of mind, body, and spirit.

The patrons include ex-Sports Minister Kate Hoey, football manager Alex Rae and musician Sir Elton John. Adams's former Arsenal and England team mate Paul Merson, himself a former attendee and recovering alcoholic, is also now a patron of the charity. The clinic is supported by the Professional Footballers' Association.

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Famous quotes by Peter Kay:

"[He was] a great comic actor to learn from ... He made me laugh so much. I'm just so lucky to have been able to get to know my hero and the person that I aspire to be."
"So why is it that I could name you two players at [that club] who are in serious trouble with their gambling? And why is that two players at that club have indirectly sought help from our charity? It's a fact."
"Gambling is an unspoken addiction. It doesn't manifest itself physically, outwardly, although it certainly does in performance on the pitch, and mentally."

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Peter Kay halted his show at London’s O2 Arena on Thursday night to call out disruptive audience members, even jokingly threatening to have security remove them ... Kay then invited ...

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The Daily Mail 21 Mar 2025
Peter Kay threatened to set security on rowdy fans at his show at the London O2 show on Thursday night ... Peter Kay was forced to ... MailOnlne has contacted a spokesperson for Peter Kay for more information.

Peter Kay halts show AGAIN and threatens fans 'kicking off' that security will throw them out

Manchester Evening News 21 Mar 2025
It comes one month after the comedian compared an audience member at his Manchester show to Emmerdale star Lisa Riley before kicking her out ... .

Peter Kay threatens to set security on hecklers weeks after Lisa Riley controversy

The Independent 21 Mar 2025
Comedian was criticised for ejecting disruptive audience members from his tour .

Peter Kay threatens to throw fans out of O2 show as they 'kick off' in audience

Daily Record 21 Mar 2025
Comedian Peter Kay threatened to kick audience members out of his show at London's O2 Arena on Thursday evening as he mocked the criticism he faced after ejecting two fans earlier this year ... .

Peter Kay’s telling confession after threatening to kick more fans out of show

The Mirror 21 Mar 2025
Peter Kay booted a group out of his audience in February, and this week had to threaten others with security after other fans agreed they were ruining his show for them ... .

Peter Kay mocks Lisa Riley heckler again in brutal remark to fans kicking off at ...

The Mirror 21 Mar 2025
Peter Kay was forced to deal with more crowd disruptions during his recent gig at London's O2 Arena a month after ejecting audience members from a show in Manchester ... .

Peter Kay ‘halts show’ & threatens to boot out noisy fans again – weeks after ...

The Sun 21 Mar 2025
PETER Kay threatened to set security on rowdy fans at his London O2 show last night ... incident last month, in which Myar was escorted out for reportedly shouting “we love you Peter Kay”.

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The Daily Mail 21 Mar 2025
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Myleene Klass set pulses racing in a white bikini as she recreated her iconic I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here shower moment on Friday ... Myleene captioned the post ... She added ... 'You monkeys!' Peter Kay threatens to kick rowdy fans out of his show ... .

Comic Relief viewers left 'sobbing' as show pays tribute to late stars Liam Payne, The ...

The Daily Mail 21 Mar 2025
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