British comedian Peter Kay has topped the 2024 Oldest List with £27 million from his “Better Late Than Never” residency tour, surpassing Michael McIntyre’s £10.3 million earnings. Ticket prices for Kay’s shows averaged £59.70, compared to McIntyre’s £43.35. Kay’s success reflects the evolving comedy landscape, where streaming and social media allow comedians greater audience reach. Peters’s tour continues into 2025 and 2026, with sold-out shows at London’s O2 Arena. Additionally, he made a comedic return in the Wallace and Gromit Christmas special, attracting nine million viewers, despite Netflix’s confusion over his ad-libbed lines.
A British comedian has topped the 2024 Oldest List thanks to his residency tour, earning him a whopping £27 million in prize money.
Peter Kay’s Better Late Than Never tour trumps Michael McIntyre’s £10.3m earnings.
The average ticket price for the 51-year-old comic’s gigs was £59.70, while Michael’s tickets cost £43.35.
According to The Sun, Pollstar claimed Peter had a monopoly on box office revenue for comedians.
“The mainstreaming of stand-up comedy will continue in 2024, moving into the more serious side of the discourse,” said JR Lind of Pollstar.
“The proliferation of streaming, social media, and podcasting has accelerated the pace of comics careers and changed the way they are calculated.
British comedian Peter Kay (pictured), 51, has topped the list of richest people in 2024, earning a whopping £27 million thanks to his residential tour.
Peter’s ‘Better Late Than Never’ tour beats Michael McIntyre’s £10.3m earnings to win (Michael pictured in 2024)
“The new math allows comics to reach audiences anytime, anywhere, and build fan bases as passionate and devoted as pop stars. Comics can no longer skewer those in power and humor them. cannot be classified as a court jester who points out flaws.
Peter announced 21 new dates in November 2024, with the show set to open in February 2025 and conclude in February 2026.
Pete Kay Live originally started in December 2022, and the new dates will see it visit 16 cities over the course of the year.
The new tour, which will take place in 2025 and 2026, will include first performances at Aberdeen P&J Live, Brighton Center, Bournemouth International Center and Villa Marina, Isle of Man.
Peter has already broken records during his tour by selling out 45 shows at London’s O2 Arena, making him the only artist in the world to have achieved this.
This funnyman played 100 shows at the Manchester AO Arena, breaking all attendance and performance records.
It was revealed that Peter ad-libbed an English idiom in the Wallace and Gromit Christmas special, which caused concern among Netflix executives in the US because it went over their heads. That’s what I received.
A big comeback for the animated duo, Vengeance Most Fowl premiered on BBC One on Christmas Day, marking the comedians’ first TV appearance in four years.
Tickets for Peter’s gig averaged £59.70, while Michael’s tickets cost £43.35.
Peter ad-libbed an English idiom in the Wallace and Gromit Christmas special, which caused concern among Netflix executives in the US because it completely went over their heads (2017) photographing)
A big comeback for the animated duo, Vengeance Most Fowl premiered on BBC One on Christmas Day, marking the comedian’s first TV appearance as Chief Inspector Mackintosh in four years (pictured).
The special was watched by a whopping nine million people in the UK on Christmas Day and will be streamed globally on Netflix from next week.
Peter, 51, couldn’t help but use his usual comedic flair and charm to improvise some of his lines as Chief Inspector Mackintosh.
In this special, Wallace and Gromit’s nemesis Feathers McGraw returns 16 years after his last adventure.
And after being watched by a whopping nine million people in the UK on Christmas Day, it will be streamed globally on Netflix from next week.
However, the streamer’s executives were reportedly troubled by Peter’s ad-libbed lines, worrying that the famous English phrase was offensive.
The idiom “flipping wild” is commonly used in the North to express surprise or disappointment.
These are the words shouted by Chief Inspector MacIntosh after the criminal Penguin Feathers successfully escapes from prison.
However, according to The Sun, Netflix was baffled by this, with Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park saying, “Peter does a lot of ad-libbing.”
“At one point he was startled by something and yelled, ‘Flippin’ Nora.’ One day, a note came back with the question: “Who is Nora and why is she being turned upside down?” ”
But the streamer’s executives were reportedly troubled by Peter’s ad-libbed lines, worrying that the famous English phrase was offensive.
This comes after Nick revealed he had to beg Peter to come out of TV retirement and appear in the Christmas special (pictured last month).
At the London premiere ahead of the film’s release, she revealed how she persuaded Peter, who starred in 2005’s Curse of the Rabbit, to rejoin the cast (pictured).
Creative director Merlin Crossingham explained that he hastily explained to executives that it was completely “innocent”.
he said:[We had to explain to them that] It’s not rude, it’s not a swear word, it’s an innocent way of saying it.
This comes after Nick revealed he had to beg Peter to come out of television retirement and appear in the Christmas special.
At the London premiere ahead of the film’s release, she revealed how she persuaded Peter, who starred in 2005’s Curse of the Rabbit, to return to the role.
“I actually wrote him a letter,” Nick explained. It was to convince him to do it again because of how great he was in The Curse of the Rabbit.
“We told him that we’re expanding on his character and that he has a bigger role in this movie.
“He was about to start a huge tour and we didn’t know it at the time, so he was doing it in between gigs.”
Elaborating on Inspector Mackintosh, the author added: “This was a great opportunity for us to delve deeper into this character and find his comedy of rage and his rather misguided, old-fashioned views on how police should function.”
The long-awaited feature film sees Wallace becoming overly reliant on his inventions, much to Gromit’s concerns, but by creating a “wise gnome” that appears to develop an evil mind of its own. , it was proven to be valid
Feathers McGraw, the villain last seen in the 1993 BAFTA and Academy Award winning short film The Wrong Pants, returns with a vengeance.
“So it was really nice to be able to expand on the character of Peter and make him a little more rounded.”
Speaking to MailOnline at the event, Merlin revealed that the comedian and actor “also did a few ad-libs, some of which worked.”
He vented as follows: “He’s good with words and we really focus on that and his ability to express more than what’s written, and Peter is particularly good at that.
The long-awaited feature film showed Wallace becoming overly reliant on his inventions, much to Gromit’s growing concern, but also revealed that Wallace seems to be developing an evil mind of his own. The creation of “Gnome” proved that it was justified.
As things begin to spiral out of control, Gromit must put aside his conscience and fight the evil forces, or Wallace may never be able to invent again.
But who could be behind such an evil act?! Naturally, Feathers McGraw, who has been in prison all this time, is back for revenge.
The villain last appeared in the 1993 BAFTA and Academy Award winning short story The Wrong Trouser.
The voice cast also includes Ben Whitehead, who reprises his role as Wallace, an eccentric, cheese-loving inventor from the north of England who lives with his best friend and faithful dog, Gromit.
He stars alongside new cast members Lauren Patel and Reece Shearsmith. Diane Morgan, Adwoa Andoh, and Lenny Henry make cameo appearances.
In 2022, fans were delighted when it was announced that Wallace and Gromit would be returning for a Christmas feature film in 2024, more than a decade after the last special, A Matter of Bread and Death.
Nick said: “I’ve had the idea for a movie about garden gnomes going bad for over 10 years, but I never understood what would make them bad.
“The most common question I get asked when I meet fans is: Will Feathers McGraw, the penguin who was Wallace and Gromit’s original antagonist in The Wrong Pants 30 years ago, be coming back? .
“We’ve enjoyed bringing him back as a cameo, but now, 30 years later, it felt like the right time. That’s when I had an idea: What if Feathers did these… What would happen if you were involved with a gnome?
“We hope this film will appeal to gnome noir fans around the world and that they will be happy to see what Feathers has done since The Wrong Pants.”
Co-director Merlin said: “We want to reignite the enthusiasm of our existing fan base, but we also hope this film will reach people who have never met Wallace and Gromit before.” he added.
