Saturday Night Peter - Peter Kay

If you are a true Northerner I am quite sure you will be aware of who Peter Kay is. It has been a good decade since I came across Peter Kay, but since then I have never looked back. There are many good comedians out there, with styles ranging from the controversial (Frankie Boyle), right through to the safer names such as Michael McIntyre. There is no mistaking the homour of both of these individuals but as everyone has different tastes we all find certain comedians funnier than others. Peter Kay could probably fall in the 'safe' category, though all comedians are quite different, and Peter ... more

How tiresome these modern day observational comics are. In the 1970s the stand-ups were lying in the gutter and dreaming of the stars and entertained. Today the comics are nice middle-class lads that want to be stars with gutter comedy, not having lived the life they put down in their acts, coming straight from call centres and university. I haven't laughed at one of the new wave comedies and find them sneery (Franky Boyle), or too safe (Russell Howard and Jason Manford). Some get on TV just for having a regional or Irish accent to fill quotas (John Bishop). And please tell me what's funny ... more

I loved reading The Sound Of Music by Peter Kay a fantastically funny book. After sharing most of the books funniest moments with my other half I really should not have been surprised to receive this book as a gift. With a young baby around I struggle to read nowadays but this book was such an easy read I could read a few pages put it down and totally follow the story line the next time I eagerly picked the book up. Peter takes you on his journey to the top, from humble pubs and clubs to Arena tours, from the walk up the hill home to his beloved mum and saving money by pretending to fall ... more