Paddy McGuinness mocks Peter Kay’s tweet denouncing ‘misleading’ Channel 5 documentary

British comedian had no involvement in the one-off special

Paddy McGuinness has poked fun at a tweet sent by Peter Kay’s official account denouncing a new Channel 5 documentary about the comedian.

Kay, 46, took exception to the title of the show – Peter Kay: In His Own Words – because he believes it suggests he was involved in making it, when the one-hour show is actually compiled of archive footage showing his live routines and interviews he has given over the past few decades.

Seemingly at the comedian’s request, Kay’s official social media page wrote: “Very flattering of Channel 5 to commission the programme going out tonight, but just to let people know that Peter Kay: In His Own Words has an incredibly misleading title, as it doesn’t feature any new interviews with Peter and all the footage is completely historic.”

It continued: “The title gives the impression that Peter has been involved in the making of this documentary, which he hasn’t. At all.”

In a tweet that’s since been deleted, McGuinness – who starred with Kay in Max and Paddy’s Road to Nowhere – replied: “Never mind that. When did you start speaking in the third person?”

Kay’s Twitter account is run by the comedian’s team. This particular message arrived shortly before Kay was photographed attending the final performance of Nativity! The Musical in London.

This year has been a quiet one for Kay, whose last professional appearance was at a screening of his BBC sitcom Car Share in April 2018.

In December 2017, he cancelled his tour for personal reasons.