History Creator / PeterKay

** "I believe that the heart does go on" from "My Heart Will Go On" is misheard as, "And I know that the hod dogs go on"

* 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 [[UsefulNotes/BritishUnis Bolton University]] so he could commute from home.

* [[BadHumorTruck Bad Humour Truck]] One of the grotesque characters devised for his mockumentary series ''That Peter Kay Thing'' was an ice-cream man in Chorley, [[OopNorth Lancashire]], who is clearly in the wrong job and clearly hates children. The show focused on his failing business, and his eventual desperate resort to using the ice-cream van as a front to sell untaxed, illegally imported, booze, cigarettes and video porn cassettes. This works until one day, the police turn up and raid the van.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfRoles: Plays many roles in ''Phoenix Nights'', ''Britain's Got The Pop Factor'', etc.

* AluminiumChristmasTrees: Rola Cola is an actual product, and enjoyed a resurgence in popularity (leading to it being relaunched in the UK) [[invoked]][[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity thanks to being slated]] in his early shows.

* [[BadHumorTruck Bad Humour Truck]]* One of the grotesque characters devised for his mockumentary series ''That peter Kay Thing'' was an ice-cream man in Chorley, [[OopNorth Lancashire]], who is clearly in the wrong job and clearly hates children. The show focused on his failing business, and his eventual desperate resort to using the ice-cream van as a front to sell untaxed, illegally imported, booze, cigarettes and video porn cassettes. This works until one day, the police turn up and raid the van.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: Peter's first book reveals exactly how much of ''That Peter Kay Thing'' and ''Series/PhoenixNights'' were based on Peter's life experiences, mostly to dead end jobs he had growing up.
* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Sometimes the basis for a joke.
--> '''Kay:''' I'm not homophobic, I'm not scared of me house!

* OldShame: Love & Monsters, the tenth episode of the second Season of Doctor Who - he went as far as to say that being in that episode was the biggest regret in his career as of 2012.

* AluminiumChristmasTrees: Rola Cola is an actual product, and enjoyed a resurgence in popularity (leading to it being relaunched in the UK) [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity thanks to being slated]] in his early shows.

* SpotOfTea: (Or rather "Wanna Brew?" as it's OopNorth). He has a routine about dunking different biscuits.

* IAteWhat: In ''Car Share'', hapless supermarket manager Peter picks up his new car-pool buddy Kayleigh [[note]]The spelling can be seen on her name badge[[/note]] for the first time. She is carrying a sports bottle full of liquid he assumes is a soft drink. But it's only when it's accidentally squirted over him that she reveals it's a urine sample.

* {{Mondegreen}}: Invoked in one routine where he mishears various lyrics:

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* OldShame: Love & Monsters, the tenth episode of the second Season of Doctor Who - he went as far as to say that being in this episode was the biggest regret in his career as of 2012.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: Peter's first book reveals exactly how much of That Peter Kay Thing and Phoenix Nights were based on Peter's life experiences, mostly to dead end jobs he had growing up.

British stand-up comic from [[OopNorth Bolton in Lancashire]] who rose to prominence at the end of TheNineties. As well as performing stand-up, he has written and acted in shows such as ''That Peter Kay Thing'', ''Series/PhoenixNights'' and ''Series/BritainsGotThePopFactor'' (the latter being a parody of the talent shows of the late Noughties). His stand-up is based on observational humour, often centring around his family members and work colleagues. Despite its local focus, it proved to travel surprisingly well and he became popular across the UK.