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Adam Kay

Bring laughter and insight to your event with Adam Kay, speaker, bestselling author, and highly acclaimed comedian.

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Adam Kay, Comedian | BAFTA-winning Author & TV Writer
Adam Kay

Adam Kay

London, United Kingdom

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£11k–25k

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Adam Kay's biography

At a glance

  • Bestselling author of This is Going to Hurt
  • BAFTA and Writers Guild award-winning TV writer
  • Former NHS Junior Doctor

Adam Kay is a BAFTA-winning author, TV writer, comedian, and former junior doctor.


His first book, This is Going to Hurt, spent over a year at number one in the Sunday Times bestseller list, was translated into 37 languages, won numerous awards, and sold over three million copies.


He is also one of the country’s bestselling children’s authors, with titles including Kay’s Anatomy, the fastest-selling kids' nonfiction book of the decade.


Adam’s numerous accolades for TV writing include a BAFTA award, a Writers Guild award, and a Broadcast award for his BBC/AMC adaptation of This is Going to Hurt.


Adam has sold out several West End seasons and UK tours as a live performer. His tour of This is Going to Hurt was attended by over 250,000 people.


He has innumerable TV credits, and his unique stories from the wards have made him one of the UK’s most in-demand performers for corporate and private events.


His latest show, Undoctored, was the biggest-selling show of the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe and was followed by a sell-out West End season. It will be touring throughout 2024.

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Undoctored

Adam Kay is a BAFTA-winning, multi-million-selling former doctor. Undoctored follows on from This is Going to Hurt, and his unique tales of life on and off the wards leave audiences laughing and crying.

Why we recommend booking Adam

Adam brings a unique blend of humour, heartfelt storytelling, and invaluable insights from his diverse career as a former junior doctor turned bestselling author and BAFTA-winning TV writer. His ability to captivate and engage audiences with stories from the medical front lines, combined with his success in literature and television, offers a rare and inspiring perspective on resilience, creativity, and the importance of empathy in any profession.

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Testimonials

Adam was an absolute pleasure to deal with, was on time and delivered very well.

The Property Academy

Hilarious and heartbreaking.

The Times

Painfully funny.

Stephen Fry

Featured Projects

Adam Kay - This Is Going To Hurt book cover

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How do I book Adam Kay for my next event?

Email adam.kay@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Adam's availability and fees. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and a bit about your audience.

What is Adam Kay's stage presence like?

Adam Kay draws on his firsthand experience as a former NHS junior doctor to deliver autobiographical storytelling, blending humour with candid accounts of life on the wards. His live format combines stand-up comedy with personal narrative, a structure he has performed to over 250,000 people on tour and developed across sell-out West End seasons and the Edinburgh Fringe.

What topics does Adam Kay specialise in?

Adam Kay performs autobiographical comedy drawn from his career as an NHS junior doctor, with his show Undoctored continuing the themes of his earlier live work covering life on and off the wards. His book This is Going to Hurt sold over three million copies and spent more than a year at number one in the Sunday Times bestseller list, and his BBC/AMC television adaptation of the same title won him a BAFTA.

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