Peter Kay is returning to stand-up comedy.
Peter Kay is making a comeback
The 49-year-old star has not performed a live tour since 2010 but revealed during an ad break for the first episode of this year's 'I'm a Celebrity...Get Me out of Here!' that he is to hit the road once more.
Speaking in the advert - which saw him carrying a carpet into a house and heckled on his love for garlic bread by a couple of fans as part of a skit - he said: "It's the future lads! I'm back on tour next month! ."
The 'Phoenix Nights' star will begin his tour on 2 December at the Manchester AO Arena before visiting arenas in Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheffield, Belfast, Newcastle, Glasgow, and Dublin before wrapping up in August and explained that because of the cost-of-living crisis, he has managed to keep ticket prices the same as they were when he last went on tour more than a decade ago.
In a statement, he said: "It's good to get back to what I love doing best, stand-up comedy, and if there's ever a time people need a laugh it's now.
"And with the cost of living at an all-time high, ticket prices are starting from £35 - the same price they were on my previous tour in 2010."
A poster for the upcoming tour described a ticket as an "ideal Christmas gift" and jokes that Peter - who has been married to Susan Gargan and has 18-year-old son Charlie as well as two other children with her - is "Better late than never" with his return to stand-up comedy.
Tickets for the 'Better Late Than Never' tour are set to go on sale on Thursday 10 November.
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