Peter Kay is considering a 'Car Share' Christmas special.

Peter Kay

Peter Kay

The 48-year-old comic admitted working on the series - which ended in 2018 - was his "favourite" project to date and he won't rule out the idea of a one-off festive episode one day.

Asked if he'd consider a Christmas special, he said he "might do".

He added: “Of all the things I’ve ever done, that’s my favourite of all. I love being with Sian [Gibson] and we had a good laugh.”

However, Peter acknowledged that filming inside a car with coronavirus restrictions and protocols would be "a lot of work".

Peter made his comments during his return to the stage for his first gigs in three years over the weekend.

The 48-year-old comedian made his comeback at Manchester's O2 Apollo for two charity Q&A shows to raise money for Laura Nuttall, who is battling terminal brain cancer, and he was blown away by the crowd's raucous response to his return.

He said: "I've never in my life had a standing ovation when I came on."

He then quipped: "I'm going to go away for four more years."

Laura was in attendance and the comic was introduced on stage by her sister Gracie, who said they were "eternally grateful" for them "potentially saving my sister's life".

Peter admitted at the matinee: "I was a bit nervous this morning when I got here.

"I was looking at all this and thinking 'oh my God' but it's really nice to be doing this.

He then joked: "It's like getting in a hot bath."

Laura - who has been battling the disease for three years - is trying to raise £80,000 for treatment, which she can't get through the NHS.

Elsewhere during the Q&A, the funnyman was asked whether or not there will be any more episodes of 'Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere', his sitcom with fellow Bolton comic Paddy McGuinness, and he didn't rule it out.

He replied: "I loved making 'Max And Paddy', it was one of the best times we ever had filming and we had such a good laugh.

"We actually wrote two Christmas specials and then we never made them so you never know."

Peter's last appearance on stage was at a 'Car Share' screening in 2018, which came after plans for his huge 'Have Gags, Will Travel' UK tour were scrapped.

He largely took a step back from the public eye, although he briefly returned to TV last year when he shared an updated version of '(Is This The Way To) Amarillo' from his own garden.

Also in 2020, he was forced to postpone his much-anticipated Dance For Life comeback events due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The dance-a-thon events were being organised in aid of Cancer Research UK and would have been his first live performances since he cancelled his stand-up tour.