History Creator / PeterKay

* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Paddy McGuinness, [[EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether since nursery]]. Their lifelong friendship is best reflected in ''Max and Paddy''.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Paddy McGuinness since nursery. Their lifelong friendship is best reflected in ''Max and Paddy''.

* EditedForSyndication: Whenever Peter's ''Top of the Tower'' show is broadcast on television, the musical finale [[CutSong is cut]]: The theme to ''Jim'll Fix It'', a show by the [[Unperson Un-personed]] Jimmy Saville.

* TooSoon: May be more applicable to Creator/TheBBC, who aired it, but one episode of his ''Comedy Shuffle'' -- clips from Kay's shows over the years - aired in July 2017 included the entirety of a sketch that was unashamedly taking the utter piss out of the security of the Manchester Arena. This was shortly after the deadliest terror attack in the UK since 7/7, the May 2017 suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena. Inappropriate doesn't even cut it, whoever thought to leave that in at the [=BBC=] is getting a lot of hate mail. It's also notable that the bumper before the show didn't give a disclaimer that it was (obviously) filmed before the attack, seeing as another show on the same channel that aired literally the day after got a preceding "filmed live before the Grenfell Tower disaster" warning for something as innocuous as the same song to the charity single being played.

* OopNorth: Peter is from Bolton. After an abortive attempt to settle in Liverpool, he got homesick and chose to do his drama degree at the then-new [[BritishUnis Bolton University]] so he could commute from home.

* OopNorth

* TooSoon: May be more applicable to Creator/TheBBC, who aired it, but one episode of his ''Comedy Shuffle'' -- clips from Kay's shows over the years - aired in July 2017 included the entirety of a sketch that was unashamedly taking the utter piss out of the security of the Manchester Arena. This was shortly after the deadliest terror attack in the UK since 7/7, the May 2017 suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena. Inappropriate doesn't even cut it, whoever thought to leave that in at the [=BBC=] is getting a lot of hate mail. It's also notable that the bumper before the show didn't give a disclaimer that it was (obviously) filmed before the attack, seeing as another show on the same channel that aired literally the day after got a preceding "filmed live before the Grenfell Tower disaster" warning.

* TooSoon: May be more applicable to Creator/TheBBC, who aired it, but one episode of his ''Comedy Shuffle'' -- clips from Kay's shows over the years - aired in July 2017 included the entirety of a sketch that was unashamedly taking the utter piss out of the security of the Manchester Arena. This was shortly after the deadliest terror attack in the UK since 7/7, the May 2017 suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena. Inappropriate doesn't even cut it, whoever thought to leave that in at the [=BBC=] is getting a lot of hate mail.

** In ''Car Share'', it has been observed that the journey across Manchester takes anything but the shortest line between two points.[[note]]Those familiar with Manchester will know that to be TruthInTelevision to a certain extent, but not ''this'' much.[[/note]] This is possibly due to the vagaries of shooting and re-shooting dialogue scenes, and a not unreasonable assumption that the vast majority of viewers will not have local knowledge of Greater Manchester streets and landmarks and will in any case be looking at the characters and not the backgrounds. The journey taken in Episode One was observed to go round in circles, double back on itself, meander miles to the north and miles to the south of the assumed destination, leap instantly between locations as if the car was a [[DoctorWho Tardis]], and in one scene it appeared to visit a completely different town ''sixty miles away'' from Manchester. Although the show {{Lampshaded}} Peter's inability to use a [=SatNav=] and his lack of any maps in the car...

He went into semi-retirement after 2004, but returned in 2010 with a new stand-up tour entitled ''The Tour That Doesn't Tour Tour, Now On Tour''. A brand new sitcom ''Car Share'' began on [=BBC1=] in April 2015, about two ill-matched people forced to share a car to work every day.

** Apparently Kay is well aware of this GeniusBonus. The new series will include driving scenes shot in ''Liverpool''. Fifty miles away from Manchester. To make it more obvious these will include the line of statues erected on the beach at Waterloo. On the Irish Sea coast.

He went into semi-retirement after 2004, but returned in 2010 with a new stand-up tour entitled ''The Tour That Doesn't Tour Tour, Now On Tour''. A brand new sitcom ''Car Share'' began on BBC1 in April 2015, about two ill-matched people forced to share a car to work every day.

* WorryingForTheWrongReason: Peter Kay's standup act relates the story of a meal interrupted by a cellphone call from a child who's scared to go to sleep because of monsters in his cupboards. Our hero tells him he needn't worry about monsters in his cupboard - it's burglars breaking into the house he should be worried about.

** It has been noticed that over the six episodes, John and Kaley never take the same route twice.Episode One touches on Stockport, in the south and east of the conurbation. Episode Three appears to have been shot in Bolton, Swinton and Salford, in the north and west; episode six sees them in Chorlton and Altrincham, to the south and west of Greater Manchester.

* IAteWhat: In ''Car Share'', hapless supermarket manager Peter picks up his new car-pool buddy Kaley/Kayleigh [[note]]Spelling not given - assuming it's the English spelling[[/note]] for the first time. She is carrying a sports bottle full of liquid he assumes is a soft drink. Before she can tell him, he takes a swig, notes its sweet-and-sour taste, and asks if it's Red Bull or a similar energy drink. It's not. It's a urine sample she's taking to the in-store pharmacy for medical testing. Peter then does a SpitTake and spills most of it down his shirt.

** "You should get one of those GeorgeFormby grills".

* ArtisticLicenceGeography: In ''Car Share'', it has been observed that the journey across Manchester takes anything but the shortest line between two points.[[note]]Those familiar with Manchester will know that to be TruthInTelevision to a certain extent, but not ''this'' much.[[/note]] This is possibly due to the vagaries of shooting and re-shooting dialogue scenes, and a not unreasonable assumption that the vast majority of viewers will not have local knowledge of Greater Manchester streets and landmarks and will in any case be looking at the characters and not the backgrounds. The journey taken in Episode One was observed to go round in circles, double back on itself, meander miles to the north and miles to the south of the assumed destination, leap instantly between locations as if the car was a [[DoctorWho Tardis]], and in one scene it appeared to visit a completely different town ''sixty miles away'' from Manchester. Although the show {{Lampshaded}} Peter's inability to use a [=SatNav=] and his lack of any maps in the car...

* DoesNotLikeSpam: His hatred of [[ShoddyKnockoffProduct Rola Cola]].

* FailOSuckyname: As a child he was part of a team working on a project making some sort of vehicle. After attempting to come up with some appropriately speed-related name, they ended up calling it "The Very Fast".

* [[IAteWHat I Drank What]]: * In his new (April 2015) sitcom, ''Car Share'', hapless supermarket manager Peter picks up his new car-pool buddy Kaley/Kayleigh [[note]]Spelling not given - assuming it's the English spelling[[/note]] for the first time. She is carrying a sports bottle full of liquid he assumes is a soft drink. Before she can tell him, he takes a swig, notes its sweet-and-sour taste, and asks if it's Red Bull or a similar energy drink. It's not. It's a urine sample she's taking to the in-store pharmacy for medical testing. Peter then does a SpitTake and spills most of it down his shirt.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfRoles and TalkingToHimself: Plays many roles in ''Phoenix Nights'', ''Britain's Got The Pop Factor'', etc.

* ArtisticLicenceGeography: In ''Car Share'', it has been observed that the journey across Manchester takes anything but the shortest line between two points. This is possibly due to the vagaries of shooting and re-shooting dialogue scenes, and a not unreasonable assumption that the vast majority of viewers will not have local knowledge of Greater Manchester streets and landmarks and will in any case be looking at the characters and not the backgrounds. The journey taken in Episode One was observed to go round in circles, double back on itself, meander miles to the north and miles to the south of the assumed destination, leap instantly between locations as if the car was a [[DoctorWho Tardis]], and in one scene it appeared to visit a completely different town ''sixty miles away'' from Manchester. Although the show {{Lampshaded}} Peter's inability to use a [=SatNav=] and his lack of any maps in the car...

** It has been noticed that over the six episodes, John and Kaley never take the same route twice. Episode Three appears to have been shot in Bolton, Swinton and Salford, in the north and west; episode six sees them in Chorlton and Altrincham, to the south and west of Greater Manchester.

* ArtisticLicenceGeography: In ''Car Share'', it has been observed that the journey across Manchester takes anything but the shortest line between two points. This is possibly due to the vagaries of shooting and re-shooting dialogue scenes, and a not unreasonable assumption that the vast majority of viewers will not have local knowledge of Greater Manchester streets and landmarks and will in any case be looking at the characters and not the backgrounds. The journey taken in Episode One was observed to go round in circles, double back on itself, meander miles to the north and miles to the south of the assumed destination, leap instantly between locations as if the car was a Tardis, and in one scene it appeared to visit a completely different town ''sixty miles away'' from Manchester. Although the show {{Lampshaded}} Peter's inability to use a SatNav and his lack of any maps in the car...

He went into semi-retirement after 2004, but returned in 2010 with a new stand-up tour entitled ''The Tour That Doesn't Tour Tour, Now On Tour''.