Peter Kay will host two special shows for charity and fans were delighted about the news
(Picture: Getty Images)Peter Kay revealed he is returning to the stage after three years out of the limelight.
The comedian will host two special shows for charity and fans were delighted about the news.
It will take place at the O2 Apollo Manchester on August 7 and tickets go on sale on July 30 at 9am.
The live Q&As will be held in aid of Laura Nuttall, 20, who has an aggressive type of brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme.
Her mother Nicola and father Mark first met Kay when they were working at Granada television almost two decades ago and said they received an unexpected call from him in January 2019 after Laura was diagnosed.
Nicola, who was working in HR at Granada and now runs a children’s play centre, told the PA news agency: “He just called up out of the blue and said, ‘How can I help?’ So we’ve met with him a few times, we’ve been out for lunch with him, but obviously Covid put paid to any fundraising that we can do.
“So now, the coast is clear and it’s all happened in a bit of a flurry but it’s phenomenal. We’re so excited about it. And it’s so wonderful he can do this for us, just incredible.”
The news was announced on Kay’s Twitter account, alongside a link to a fundraising page for Ms Nuttall which was titled Doing It For Laura.
Peter Kay will be performing two very special live Q&A’s in aid of Laura Nuttall at Manchester O2 Apollo on 7th Aug 21.
— Peter Kay (@peterkay_co_uk) July 27, 2021
⁰Tickets go on sale on this Friday (30th July) at 9am⁰⁰https://t.co/9A02EJGaP1
https://t.co/IQUr1OiXMp pic.twitter.com/2dubN3AMzE
Ms Nuttall was diagnosed with a brain cancer in October 2018 during her first term at Kings College London after a scan showed six tumours.
The fundraising page added: “I still can’t quite believe this is really happening! We are so incredibly grateful to Peter for this x.”
Kay has been largely out of the spotlight since a surprise appearance at a charity screening of his series Car Share in 2018.
The star made a brief return to the limelight in January 2021 when he appeared on BBC Radio 2 to chat to Cat Deeley.
His last tour was cancelled in December 2017 because of “unforeseen family circumstances”.
