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A BAFTA-winning, multi-million-bestselling author, TV writer, and performer to perform at the Source Arts Centre, Thurles, this February.
Adam Kay is a BAFTA-winning author, TV writer, comedian, and former junior doctor.
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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 ten national awards, and sold over three million copies.
His subsequent adult nonfiction books, Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas and Undoctored were also Sunday Times number one bestsellers.
His first novel, ‘A Particularly Nasty Case' published in 2025.
He is also one of the country's bestselling children's authors, with non-fiction titles including Kay's Anatomy (the fastest selling kids' non-fiction book of the decade), Kay's Incredible Inventions (Lollies Non-Fiction Book of the Year), picture books including Amy Gets Eaten (The Week Junior Picture Book of the Year), and the Dexter Procter fiction series.
As a live performer, Adam has sold-out numerous West End seasons and international tours.
His live tour of This is Going to Hurt was attended by over 350,000 people and Undoctored was the bestselling show of the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe.
Adam's awards for TV writing include BAFTA and Writers Guild awards for adapting ‘This is Going to Hurt’ for the BBC/AMC.
His most recent show was Dexter Procter: The 10-Year-Old Doctor for the BBC.
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Join him for a very special night at the Source, where he shares his uniquely hilarious diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up.
The performance will take place on Thursday, February 5, at 8pm.
Tickets cost €36.
More info available online at www.thesourceartscentre.ie.
Age Guide: 16+ | Warning: Contains medical themes and stories that some may find distressing.
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