Peter Kay's Better Late Than Never tour generated £27 million, outpacing Michael McIntyre's earnings and cementing his position as the top-earning comedian in 2024.
A British comedian topped the 2024 rich list thanks to his residency tour, which earned him an impressive £27million. Peter Kay 's Better Late Than Never tour came up trumps, beating Michael McIntyre's £10.3million earnings. Tickets to the 51-year-old comic's gig cost an average of £59.70 in stark comparison to Michael's £43.35 tickets. According to The Sun, Pollstar claimed Peter dominated the box office's earnings for comedians.
Pollstar’s JR Lind said: 'The mainstreaming of stand-up comedy continued in 2024, shoving its way into the serious sides of the discourse. 'The proliferation of streaming, social media and podcasting has accelerated the career velocity of a working comic and changed the calculus. British comedian Peter Kay (pictured), 51, topped the 2024 rich list thanks to his residency tour, which earned him an impressive £27million Peter's Better Late Than Never tour came up trumps, beating Michael McIntyre's £10.3million earnings (Michael pictured in 2024) 'The new math gives comics the ability to reach an audience anytime, anywhere, building a fanbase as rabid and dedicated as a pop star, they no longer can be pigeonholed as the court jesters skewering the powerful and humorously noting their shortcomings.' Peter announced 21 new dates in November 2024, kicking off in February 2025 and will finish his show in February 2026. Pete Kay Live originally kicked off in December 2022 and the new dates will see him visit 16 cities over the course of a year. The new tour which will run in 2025 and 2026 will include his first dates at Aberdeen P&J Live, Brighton Centre, Bournemouth International Centre and Isle of Man Villa Marina. Peter has already broken records during the tour after selling out 45 dates at London's O2 Arena, the only artist to do so in the world. The funnyman also performed a record 100 shows at the Manchester AO Arena - breaking all attendance and performance record
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