Peter Kay rejected Netflix’s request to air Phoenix Nights as a result of he didn’t desire a set off warning slapped on it.
The 52-year-old comic mentioned the early 2000s sitcom – which noticed his alter ego Brian Potter be decided to make The Phoenix Membership the most effective working males’s membership in Higher Manchester – “will not be very politically right now”.
Showing on the Capital Breakfast radio present on Friday (28.11.25), he advised hosts Jordan North, 35, Chris Stark, 38, and 39 yr previous Sian Welby: “They obtained in contact with me final yr as a result of they wished to place Phoenix Nights on Netflix.
“They rang me up and mentioned, ‘Can we license a few of your exhibits to placed on Netflix?’ Anyway, they despatched me a load of paperwork.
“Principally, it’s not very politically right now. This was made in a time, have you learnt what I imply?”
Sian laughed as she chimed in: “When issues had been totally different!”
Earlier than Peter’s refusal, the streaming large had tempted him with an air fryer.
He continued: “I simply mentioned, ‘I’m not eager on that, I don’t actually desire a warning earlier than it.’ So, I simply mentioned, ‘No, I’ll depart it.’
“Anyway, they despatched me an air fryer. I feel that was attempting to sweeten me.”
Sian responded with: “What, one air fryer? That may do it.”
Peter added: “Anyway, the Netflix air fryer arrived. It was a Phillips air fryer, it wasn’t even a Ninja one. However I used to be grateful.”
Elsewhere in his radio interview, the comedian – who wraps up his years-long Higher Late Than By no means tour in 2026 – has revealed he has penned a Phoenix Nights film.
Peter revealed: “And it’s written and it’s achieved. However I’m ready for the de-aging course of to return into fruition. As a result of the storyline entails numerous flashbacks to the previous, and I don’t need to be utilizing actually dangerous make-up to make individuals look younger.”
He then quipped: “Significantly, when the tour is completed, I’ve been serious about it. I’ve been wanting on the capabilities of de-aging know-how.”
Proceeds from Peter’s 2026 stand-up tour – with enviornment exhibits in Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham, Glasgow, Dublin, Birmingham, Belfast, Sheffield, Leeds and London – shall be donated to 12 most cancers charities.
These are Kids With Most cancers UK, Teenage Most cancers Belief, Kidney Most cancers UK, Blood Most cancers UK, Bowel Most cancers UK, Prostate Most cancers UK, DKMS UK, Ovarian Most cancers Motion, Pancreatic Most cancers UK, Anthony Nolan, The Mind Tumour Charity and Breast Most cancers UK.
