Kay – surely the only mainstream entertainer capable of getting away with the catchphrase “I don’t know whether you’ve noticed I’m disabled? Indeed, the whole show seems to have been presented as a satire on the self-serving nature of celebrity aid junkets: “We’re on a mission to bring people in Africa something they’ve never had before – five-star adult cabaret,” Kay smooches.

By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. scotches any suggestion that the show will be toned down by wheeling over to the British Sign Language interpreter and demanding that he demonstrate how to sign “buggered” and “shithole”. He certainly makes the most of a rapturously received entrance, which takes about 15 minutes to complete as the giant stairlift on which he appears stalls on its descent and requires emergency services to lift him down.In the decade since Phoenix Nights aired it has become commonplace to appropriate a Roy “Chubby” Brown level of humour under the spurious guise of irony.

Phoenix Nights Series 1 sees legendary social club owner Brian Potter and his hapless band of staff and regulars determined to make the Phoenix Club a success, no matter what.But as Brian says, "there's only one way to go when you're on the bones of your arse and that's up". The Max and Paddy duo are hilarious, be careful of the OST as you could find yourself singing 'Black Binbags' at inappropriate times. This will be a modern day classic in years to come and show how good Peter Kay was before he started dressing up like a women and selling out. Even so, the image of its creator clutching his chest as a paramedic performs CPR is particularly close to the bone given that one of the show’s stars, Ted Robbins, collapsed onstage during the show’s opening night on 31 January (he is expected to make a full recovery).

As the arena-sized reunion has been mounted in support of Comic Relief, the off-colour imperatives of northern clubland have an inbuilt immunity to criticism.Not even a racist folk band, an unforeseeable psychic or a drunken horse will get in the way of their dream that "club land will never die". By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I bought The Peter Kay Collection for my eldest son as he hasn't seen Peter Kay's early material and he saw a couple of episodes on channel 4.

Phoenix Nights fans have been waiting since 2002 for Peter Kay to reprise the role of caustic, wheelchair-using club owner Brian Potter. As he rallies the old gang back together, it's time to raise the Phoenix from the flames once again. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. We will introduce you exclusively to Newpay finance products provided by NewDay Limited under this Introducer Appointed Representative arrangement.Peter plays Brian Potter, the wheelchair-bound owner of the fire-blighted Phoenix Club in Bolton, who's determined to see it rise from the ashes.