The comedian made the announcement of nine new Better Late Than Never tour dates with Paddy McGuinness about BBC staff asking him to post clips online frequently.
Comedian Peter Kay has put his foot down with BBC chiefs after a stint on Radio 2, declaring “that’s enough now”. The 52-year-old funnyman recently announced an additional nine dates to his record-smashing Better Late Than Never tour, which is now set to run until the end of August next year.
On August 8th, the Bolton-born comic will wrap up his tour at Manchester’s AO Arena. The tour will raise money for 12 different cancer charities, with Peter stating that “everyone knows someone who has been affected” by the illness.
He stated on The One Show, “You don’t even have to like me to come; it’s about supporting these charities.”
Peter dropped by BBC Radio 2 for a candid discussion with host Scott Mills shortly after revealing the length of his tour. Paddy McGuinness, a fellow Phoenix Nights and Max and Paddy’s Road to Nowhere star, was introduced by Peter, who admitted he had never met him before the show.
However, Peter acknowledged that he was provoked by one of the BBC’s chief executives. He said to Paddy, “I did Scott Mills a few weeks ago, and they kept in touch going. Can we put this bit on social media?” Can that be shared on social media? I said, “No, that’s enough, thanks, leave it.” Everything is… I am unable to say a word.
Peter then inquired as to whether Paddy’s Radio 2 program was recorded for use on social media. Papadi said, “Sometimes, because we’re in Salford, they’ll be alright with that,” adding, “Send them an old camera up there, and they’ll be alright.” So, all we need is a camera in the corner at times.
“But at the minute, because you’re on, and you’re one of the most successful comedians ever, they’ve actually brought up a camera phone. Someone’s filming me, as we speak, with an iPhone. It’s not even got a mic plugged in, it’s just one of the lads out of the office has come in and stuck it on a stand in the corner of the room.”
Whilst Peter is pressing ahead with his stand-up return next year, he’s recently disclosed that his beloved sitcom Phoenix Nights won’t be making its way onto streaming services. He revealed that Netflix had reached out to him about acquiring the broadcasting rights, but confessed he declined their offer due to their insistence on adding a trigger warning to the series.
The comedian claimed that the current version of the show, which follows his alter ego Brian Potter’s attempts to establish The Phoenix Club as Greater Manchester’s premier working men’s club, is not very politically correct. Peter stated in a statement on Capital Breakfast last month, “They reached out to me last year because they wanted to make Phoenix Nights available on Netflix.”
They called me up and said, “Can we license some of your shows to put on Netflix?” Anyway, I received a lot of paperwork from them. In essence, it’s currently not very politically correct. Do you know what I mean when I say that this was made in a certain period of time?
Capital presenter Sian Welby chipped in: “When things were different!” Before Peter added: “I just said, ‘I’m not keen on that, I don’t really want a warning before it.’ So, I just said, ‘No, I’ll leave it.’ Anyway, they sent me an air fryer. I think that was trying to sweeten me.”
The comedian, who co-wrote Peter Kay’s Car Share and is currently on a Phoenix Nights movie, has revealed that he is returning to scriptwriting. He continued, “It’s written and finished.” However, I’m awaiting the completion of the de-aging process. I don’t want to use really bad makeup to make people look young because the plot contains a lot of flashbacks to the past.
He went on to joke: “Seriously, when the tour is finished, I’ve been thinking about it. I’ve been looking at the capabilities of de-aging technology.”
Source: Mirror
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