Comedian Peter Kay said it had been a "massive pleasure" to reminisce on his
journey from obsessing about TV to working in it for his latest book titled
TV: Big Adventures On The Small Screen.
The memoir marks 49-year-old Kays long-awaited return to the page following
the record-breaking release of his autobiography The Sound Of Laughter in
2006, Saturday Night Peter in 2009 and The Book Thats More Than Just A Book
in 2011.
The book is described as a nostalgic love letter to a childhood spent
idolising "the wooden box in the corner of the front room" that went on to
inspire a lifetimes work, publisher Harper Collins UK said.
The publisher said it would include his time making tea at Granada, behind
the scenes on Phoenix Nights, Max And Paddy and his Bafta-winning turn as
John Redmond in Car Share.
Kay said: "Id wanted for years to write about my obsession for TV and
working in it.
"Its been such a massive pleasure recalling the adventures Ive had over
the last 25 years both in front (of) and behind the camera, and I hope
people will enjoy reading about the journey as much as Ive enjoyed writing
it."
The book will be published in September 2023 supported by a "huge marketing
and publicity campaign", Harper Collins UK confirmed.
The publishers managing director, Kate Elton, said: "All of us at Harper
Non Fiction are absolutely over the moon to be publishing Peter.
"Hes quite simply one of the most beloved entertainers in Britain, and TV
is a hilariously funny, wonderfully warm journey through the popular culture
of the last 40 years.
"Chockfull of TV gossip, brilliant one-liners and, of course, irresistible
observational comedy, its exactly the book every Peter Kay fan has been
waiting for."
The book comes after Kay returned to the spotlight performing his first live
comedy show in 12 years in December as part of an arena tour spanning to
late 2024.
It is his first live tour since 2010, when he scored the Guinness World
Record for the biggest-selling run of all time, playing to more than 1.2
million people.
Kay cancelled his last tour in December 2017, citing "unforeseen family
circumstances".
RTÉ Television.
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