AUTHOR Johnny DeeSUBJECT BiographyBIC CATEGORY CVFFORMAT 198 x 129 mm pbILLUSTRATIONS 8pp colour photographsEXTENT 264ppTEXT 80,000 wordsRIGHTS WorldPUB DATE 4 June 2007PRICE #6.99Peter Kay has rightfully been dubbed the King ofComedy in Britain. He is enormously successful ? theDVDs That Peter Kay Thing and Phoenix Nights werethe fastest sellers of their years of release; a screeningof his stand-up show Live at the Bolton Albert Hall waswatched by 6.7 million; and with ?(Is This the Way to)Amarillo?? he spent over two months at the top of thesingles chart. His comedy is gentle, observational andnostalgic ? everyone can relate to it and because of thishis fan base really does stretch from 18- to 80-year-olds.Unlike anyone else of his generation he sits comfortablyalongside such legends as Eric Morecambe and LesDawson.People know that he is from Bolton, but not much else.For example, his humble origins and the fact that he was bullied at school for being overweight are rarely discussed. He stopped doing press interviews three years ago and has taken down any biographical information from his website. Now this first biography captures the reasons behind his success and explains the origins of his humour. His story is brought to life through anecdotes relayed by friends and former work colleagues, such as the time he DJ?d at an ex-girlfriend?s wedding and played the Rolling Stones? You Can?t Always Get What You Want.