Showing posts with label about peter kay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label about peter kay. Show all posts

Monday, 23 May 2011

Peter cancer girl gives cash ticket

Peter Kay sufferer by £10,000 a six year old cancer a lifesaving campaign has increased, after letting her ‘av’ his ticket proceeds.

The Bolton comic return visit every two appeals by Alan Madison buried donated hot weather shows.

Madison's family indicator is only found when the news about Peter went on the official website.

He by his agent was contacted a weekend address to send the money requested.

Madison’s grandmother Alison Foster said: “It’s absolutely fantastic.

We thought maybe it would raise a couple of thousand, but we’re all amazed it’s over £10,000.

“We are writing him a letter to Peter to say thank you for it, and we’re trying to find out how he’s heard about Madison’s appeal. We haven’t got a clue.”

Madison, from Lower Darwen currently not available in the UK for life saving treatment requires total £250,000. So far, more than £100,000 has been raised and now a trial of chemotherapy drugs have been the third course.

Mrs Foster added: “We’re really, really hoping that the tumour has shrunk again this time.

“Madison does seem to be coping better with the chemotherapy at the moment, and this time has had no sickness. She’s also eating 24/7 and is enjoying school.

“We’re hoping that she will be able to meet Peter Kay to say thank you to him for his donation, which along with everyone else’s is helping her fight.”

Peter said: “I just read about it in the paper and decided to help the appeal. I hope it helps in some way.”

Tuesday, 23 February 2010

Paul McCartney, Kaiser Chiefs for Peter Kay show


Sir Paul McCartney and Kaiser Chiefs are set to appear in a new Peter Kay-helmed comedy, the interestingly-titled 'Britain’s Got The Pop Factor And Possibly A New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly On Ice'.

The show, a send-up of reality TV shows, is set to air on Channel 4 on October 12.
According to the Daily Mirror, the former Beatle is set to make a cameo playing himself.
In the show comedian Kay plays a variety of fame-hungry starlets attempting to impress judges. Presenter Cat Deeley is also set to appear.

Friday, 20 November 2009

Introduction To Peter Kay

After finishing Mount St Joseph High School, Kay took quite a lot of menial jobs, including working in a toilet roll factory, Netto supermarket, Cash and Carry, and a bingo hall, which afterwards inspired episodes or series in That Peter Kay Thing. He was presented at the University of Salford where he learned a Higher National Diploma in Media Performance. This engaged a stand-up course at which he excelled. His first stand-up was a opposition in Manchester, hosted by later co-star and co-writer of Phoenix Nights, Dave Spikey. Peter was last on the bill and won the contest, beating fellow stand-up comedian Johnny Vegas.

Kay’s knowledge working at the MEN Arena inspired him to wear the official yellow jacket of the MEN Arena for the final show of his Mum Wants a Bungalow tour. Kay has said that he sought a career in comedy. 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, Kay was presented with the choice between finding another unskilled job or moving into comedy. After being told by several of his family that he was talented, he chose stand-up. Kay also states that he became a comedian partly to clear debt - though this is believed to be a joke, referring only to the fact that he was out of work.