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Thomas Deacon

Peter Kay breaks social media silence to criticise Channel 5 documentary

Peter Kay has tweeted for the first time in months to blast a Channel 5 documentary.

The famous comedian slammed the TV show about himself that's airing on Sunday.

The two-hour-five-minute-long show, titled Peter Kay Comedy Genius: In His Own Words, features several interviews with the comedian and his friends.

But the Bolton-born star is less than impressed with the show and took to Twitter to hit out.

In a statement on Saturday he confirmed he had nothing to do with the show.

Peter Kay isn't impressed (BBC)

It said: "Very flattering of Channel 5 to commission the programme going out tonight, but just to let people known that 'Peter Kay: In His Own Words' has an incredibly misleading title, as it doesn't feature any new interviews with Peter and all the footage is completely historic.

"The title also gives the impression that Peter has been involved in the making of this documentary, which he hasn't. At all."

The show will look at Peter's rise to fame and his hit shows Car Share and Phoenix Nights.

The last tweet Peter Kay shared was back on October 11, 2019, as he promoted tickets for Phoenix Nights at the cinema in Blackpool to help raise money for Cancer Research UK.

Back December, 2017, Peter cancelled all his upcoming work commitments due to "unforseen family circumstances".

He said in a statement at the time: "Due to unforeseen family circumstances, I deeply regret that I am having to cancel all my upcoming shows.

"This unfortunately means includes my upcoming stand-up tour, Dance for Life shows and any outstanding work commitments.

"My sincerest apologies. This decision has not been taken lightly and I'm sure you'll understand my family must always come first.

"I've always endeavored to protect my family's privacy from the media.

"I hope that the media and the public will continue to respect our privacy at this time. Once again I'm very sorry."

A Channel 5 spokesperson declined to comment when contacted by the Mirror.

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