One of Britian’s most well-known comedians has announced he will be visiting the Isle of Man.

Phoenix Nights and Car Share star Peter Kay will be performing live in the Villa Marina's Royal Hall in 2026.

The top comic will take to the stage in Douglas for two nights, namely Friday, February 20 and Saturday, February 21 2026.

The performances have been announced after the comedian revealed a host of extra dates for his record-breaking ‘Better Late Than Never Again’ tour, which included his two-night stand in Douglas.

A spokesperson from the VillaGaiety said: ‘One of Britain’s best loved comedians, Peter Kay has announced extra dates for his record-breaking comedy tour and we're beyond excited to announce that his new dates will see him perform live in the Villa Marina's Royal Hall.

‘More information to be announced soon, so stay tuned to our socials for more details.’

The added dates for the new tour were announced in the advert break during Sunday night’s first episode of ‘I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here’ on ITV1.

The advert showed Kay approaching his mother’s house holding a golden toilet, a reference to his hugely popular ‘Mum Wants a Bungalow’ show tour in 2002.

As Kay enters the house, which features a painting of Freddie Mercury on the garage door, he’s asked if he will be doing any more live shows.

In response, Kay says: ‘I have no choice – she wants it all now!’

A graphic then appeared which showed the added dates in Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, London, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Liverpool, Nottingham, Brighton, Bournemouth, Cardiff and the island.

Kay is well-regarded as one of the UK’s most popular and loved comedians.

In 1998, he was nominated for a Perrier Award for his show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and from the resulting fame and recognition started his own show called ‘That Peter Kay Thing’ for Channel 4.

From this show, a spin-off was created called ‘Peter Kay’s Phoenix Night’s’ (otherwise known as just ‘Phoenix Night’s), starring alongside fellow comedian Paddy McGuinness.

Alongside a number of stand-up comedy tours, Kay also filmed a mime of the 1971 song ‘(Is This The Way To) Amarillo’ with a number of other celebrities in order to raise money for Comic Relief in 2005, with the song reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart.

Kay would later write and star in ‘Peter Kay’s Car Share’ with actress Sian Gibson, with the show running for three seasons from 2015 to 2018.

After a hiatus, Kay announced in November 2022 that he would be returning to stand-up comedy, with his new show starting in December 2022.

* Tickets for Peter Kay’s Royal Hall dates will go on sale this Saturday, November 23 at 10am.

The tickets will be available to buy online at both www.villagaiety.com/peterkay and www.gigsandtours.com.

Tickets will also be available to buy at the Villa Marina in person.