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Adam Kay is a British comedian, writer, and musician. He was born on 12 June 1980 in Brighton, England. He is best known for his work on the BBC comedy series "That Mitchell and Webb Look" and his book "This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor". Adam Kay is 40 years old. He is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs around 75 kg. Adam Kay is currently single. There is no information available about his past relationships. Adam Kay began his career as a medical doctor, working in the NHS for seven years. He then moved into comedy, writing and performing for the BBC sketch show "That Mitchell and Webb Look". He has also written for "The Now Show" and "Mock the Week". In 2017, Adam Kay released his book "This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor", which became a bestseller. He has also written for the stage, including the musical "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4". Adam Kay has an estimated net worth of $2 million. He has earned his wealth through his successful career as a comedian, writer, and musician.

Popular As Adam Richard Kay
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Age 44 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 12 June 1980
Birthday 12 June
Birthplace Brighton, England
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2020

In April 2020, it was announced Trapeze would publish a collection of personal stories about the NHS edited by Kay. Entitled "Dear NHS: 100 Stories to Say Thank You", the book will include letters from stars including Sir Paul McCartney, Louis Theroux, Caitlin Moran and Jameela Jamil.

2019

Kay's second book, Twas the Nightshift before Christmas, was released in October 2019.

2018

On 6 July 2018, the BBC announced that Kay would be adapting This Is Going to Hurt as an eight-part comedy-drama for BBC Two. It will be made by Sister Pictures and Kay will also be a co-executive producer. Each episode will be 45 minutes long. Kay is an established screenwriter, having written and co-created 2015 BBC Three sitcom series Crims - along with Grandma's House writer Dan Swimer. His other television work as a writer and script editor includes Mrs. Brown's Boys, Mongrels, Watson & Oliver, Up the Women, Very British Problems, Flat TV, Our Ex Wife, Who is America?, Mitchell and Webb and Child Genius.

Kay has sold out for six years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and also had sell-out nationwide UK tours. His 2018 tour of This is Going to Hurt sold out a season at the EICC, the largest venue of the Edinburgh Fringe and a week at the Garrick Theatre, before culminating in two shows at the Hammersmith Apollo. He performs regularly at music festivals including Latitude, and cultural events such as Cheltenham Literature Festival. Kay won Best Musical Variety Act at the 2014 London Cabaret Awards and has been named by the Evening Standard as one of London's most influential people.

2017

Kay's first book, This is Going to Hurt, based on diaries from his former career as a doctor, was published by Picador in September 2017 and became an instant Sunday Times bestseller. The paperback edition was also an instant Sunday Times number one bestseller, a position it held for well over a year and selling over one million copies. It was the book of the year in the UK's 2018 National Book Awards.

The book was very well received by critics, including in the literary pages of The Times, Financial Times, Guardian, The Scotsman and The Daily Express. In addition to book of the year, it also won at the National Book Awards in the categories of Non-Fiction Book of the Year, New Writer of the Year and Book Club Book of the Year. It was also awarded Blackwell's Debut Book of the Year 2017, Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year, and won both non-fiction book of the year and the overall prize in the 2017 Books Are My Bag Readers' Awards. It was nominated for Non-Fiction book of the year in the 2018 British Book Awards, won Esquire Book of the Year and was a selection of the Zoe Ball Book Club. It has been translated into 28 languages, achieving number one status internationally. It was the UK's second-best selling book of 2018.

2005

Kay founded the Amateur Transplants. Their song "London Underground", which was set to the tune of "Going Underground" by The Jam, gained significant popularity on the internet in the UK in 2005.

1998

Kay trained as a doctor, where he started performing in medical school shows in 1998. While at medical school, he founded the musical comedy group Amateur Transplants and wrote for BBC Radio 4. Kay worked for a number of years as an obstetrician and gynaecologist, writing textbooks on the subject, before leaving medicine for a career in writing.

1980

Adam Richard Kay (born 12 June 1980) is a British comedy writer, author, comedian and former doctor. His television writing credits include Crims, Mrs. Brown's Boys and Mitchell and Webb. He is best known as author of the number one bestselling book This Is Going to Hurt.