I could have done without being sexually assaulted, or having an eating disorder, or pushing myself to breaking point, but every chapter of my life brought me here.
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Adam Kay
British comedy writer, author, youtuber, comedian and former physician
United Kingdom · b. 1980
Born in Brighton, Kay, 42, spent six years as a junior doctor before leaving in 2010 to become a comedian. In 2017 he published his bestselling memoir, This Is Going to Hurt. In 2022 it became a BBC TV series starring Ben Whishaw, and this year Kay won a Bafta for the script. His latest book, Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients, is out in paperback on 8 June. He performs Undoctored – This Is Going to Hurt… More at the Pleasance theatre on the Edinburgh Fringe from 2-28 August. Kay lives in Oxfordshire with his husband, James Farrell.
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A reviewer once called me “artistically bankrupt”, and it doesn’t feel like reviews can get much worse than that.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2023 source ↗
I’ve never been upgraded on a plane.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2023 source ↗
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