The Resume

(July 2, 1973- )
Born in Farnworth, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Comedian and actor
Winner of Channel Four's 'So You Think You're Funny' (1997)
Starred in 'That Peter Kay Thing' (2000), 'Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights' (2000-02), 'Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere' (2004), and 'Peter Kay's Car Share' (2015-18)
Co-created and starred in the reality TV parody 'Britain's Got the Pop Factor.... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Superstar Strictly on Ice' (2008)
Performed on the Comedy Relief singles 'Is This the Way to Amarillo?' (with Tony Christie, 2005), 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)' (with the Proclaimers and Matt Lucas, 2007), and 'I Know Him So Well' (with Susan Boyle, 2011)

Why he might be annoying:

He lied about his qualifications to get into the University of Liverpool.
He did not go into comedy full time until the theater where he worked as an usher closed down.
He appeared in ads for brewer John Smith despite being a teetotaler.
After cancelling a tour, he was criticized when fans calling for refunds were charged 62p per minute for a premium phone line (2017).

Why he might not be annoying:

He was called 'simply Britain's best comedian' in The Independent on Sunday (2009).
His 2010-11 standup tour was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful ever in Britain, selling over 1.2 million tickets.
He won BAFTA TV Awards for Best Male Comedy Performance and Best Scripted Comedy (2016).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 50 Greatest British TV Stars [2005] (Ranked: 12)
• Baby Faces
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 95]
• Doctor Who
• I Became a Dad in 2004
• I Lost a Lot of Weight
• I Married in 2001
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at Me, It's This Big
• Profiles 58001-58250 (Ranked: 58117)
• Teetotalers

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying