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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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Question Which trait do you most dislike in yourself? Identity & self read 241 other answers →

Self-destruction.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2023 source ↗

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