Adam Kay

Adam Kay

Recorded: Sun 15 Apr 2018

Duration: 1 hour

Adam Kay

Adam Kay was a junior doctor but, after a brief medical career, he swapped his stethoscope for a microphone.

As an award- winning comedian, he revisits the world of 97-hour weeks and being paid less than the hospital parking meter in his book ‘This is Going to Hurt’.

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