Adam Kaye's touring a former doctor turned all three is bringing is This is going to Hurt live show to the Regal Theater May the third and fourth. Tickets are available through a ticket tech And he's with us now, good morning.

Adam Kaye's touring a former doctor turned all three is bringing is This is going to Hurt live show to the Regal Theater May the third and fourth. Tickets are available through a ticket tech And he's with us now, good morning.

Good morning, good morning morning.

Good morning, good morning morning.

How are you when you've been a doctor, do you then forever be able to you know, be called doctor?

How are you when you've been a doctor, do you then forever be able to you know, be called doctor?

Okay, because I certainly would be dining out on it.

Okay, because I certainly would be dining out on it.

Ever, I mean I think I think the only time I use it is if I'm like trying to get an upgrade on a plane.

Ever, I mean I think I think the only time I use it is if I'm like trying to get an upgrade on a plane.

Table at a restaurant in between saving lives, I'd like to come in for a meal.

Table at a restaurant in between saving lives, I'd like to come in for a meal.

Yeah, that would that would work. Now the show is coming to town. First of all, we must ask, at last count, how many babies have been named at him after you?

Yeah, that would that would work. Now the show is coming to town. First of all, we must ask, at last count, how many babies have been named at him after you?

Ha ha, less than the population average. If you put people off naming children, Adams, I.

Ha ha, less than the population average. If you put people off naming children, Adams, I.

Don't think your first well without offering up the name as a you know, as a good choice.

Don't think your first well without offering up the name as a you know, as a good choice.

Yeah, I think it's a great choice, boy or girl. I think it definitely works.

Yeah, I think it's a great choice, boy or girl. I think it definitely works.

Anyway, we are now tell us about the live show. How does how does that work?

Anyway, we are now tell us about the live show. How does how does that work?

And I guess it's a mix of stories from in the hospital and at the hospital.

And I guess it's a mix of stories from in the hospital and at the hospital.

Exactly. That's so basically it's like the audio books, but it's shorter and it's more expensive. So I get up on stage and I tell some horrifying, slash finny, slash disgusting stories for my time working and people come along. Yeah, I had a lovely time. Last summer was last time I was over touring, and that all sold out, so I've I've come back again. It's what I have to describe a monumental personal inconvenience because it is so far from loved.

Exactly. That's so basically it's like the audio books, but it's shorter and it's more expensive. So I get up on stage and I tell some horrifying, slash finny, slash disgusting stories for my time working and people come along. Yeah, I had a lovely time. Last summer was last time I was over touring, and that all sold out, so I've I've come back again. It's what I have to describe a monumental personal inconvenience because it is so far from loved.

We are a few way with a big city in the world. Yeah, the apologies about that. You've put a lot of your stuff together using your diaries. Were your diary kids, you know, when you're a child, were using diaries? Was it so later in life so you could recall stuff.

We are a few way with a big city in the world. Yeah, the apologies about that. You've put a lot of your stuff together using your diaries. Were your diary kids, you know, when you're a child, were using diaries? Was it so later in life so you could recall stuff.

Later in life? I think I don't. I never had any plans for these diaries to become books, to become a show and anything like that. But I think what happened when I was working in medicine is it became my form of I don't know, therapy, maybe looking for the light amongst the dark. You know, when I had one of these rough days, I would, you know, jop down the funny, silly things that happened in order to you know, to get myself through it. And but as a kid, I was quite creative, quite musical, but it was always like predetermined for me I was going to be a doctor, So it never occurred to me there liked be a creative career.

Later in life? I think I don't. I never had any plans for these diaries to become books, to become a show and anything like that. But I think what happened when I was working in medicine is it became my form of I don't know, therapy, maybe looking for the light amongst the dark. You know, when I had one of these rough days, I would, you know, jop down the funny, silly things that happened in order to you know, to get myself through it. And but as a kid, I was quite creative, quite musical, but it was always like predetermined for me I was going to be a doctor, So it never occurred to me there liked be a creative career.

Were you ever in any doubt that the stories that you do relay in the books were going to be hugely enter.

Were you ever in any doubt that the stories that you do relay in the books were going to be hugely enter.

Changed because some of them are horrendous but entertaining.

Changed because some of them are horrendous but entertaining.

I've they've always gone They've always gone down well at parties, I thought, so it was just just an extension of of that. I could either I could either make people laugh so I was a welcome guest, or get find an easy way to leave a party wasn't enjoying. Yeah, so I always knew they'd get a bit of a reaction. I had no idea they'd get the sort of reactions they did when when the book came out.

I've they've always gone They've always gone down well at parties, I thought, so it was just just an extension of of that. I could either I could either make people laugh so I was a welcome guest, or get find an easy way to leave a party wasn't enjoying. Yeah, so I always knew they'd get a bit of a reaction. I had no idea they'd get the sort of reactions they did when when the book came out.

Yeah, we've just seen wonderful acted Ben wish it will be so good in Black Doves recently. Yeah, did you ever saying him cast cast as you and the TV show, this is going.

Yeah, we've just seen wonderful acted Ben wish it will be so good in Black Doves recently. Yeah, did you ever saying him cast cast as you and the TV show, this is going.

To hurt I did. I did have to say yeah, which is really weird because it's like one of these standards, you know, like doing a party questions, you know, who would play you with a singer, and suddenly we're having these actual meetings sitting down and saying, oh, but I knew it had to be Ben. So he's great. Yeah. So often with actors, as I'm sure you know, you have to choose between good or nice, and with Ben Wisher to get good and nice, and he's so good. Yeah, because he can do the drama as well as the comedy. And I think any depiction of the hospital setting can't just be straight drama, can't just be straight coined. There's always a bit of those and that's that's what he does so amazingly.

To hurt I did. I did have to say yeah, which is really weird because it's like one of these standards, you know, like doing a party questions, you know, who would play you with a singer, and suddenly we're having these actual meetings sitting down and saying, oh, but I knew it had to be Ben. So he's great. Yeah. So often with actors, as I'm sure you know, you have to choose between good or nice, and with Ben Wisher to get good and nice, and he's so good. Yeah, because he can do the drama as well as the comedy. And I think any depiction of the hospital setting can't just be straight drama, can't just be straight coined. There's always a bit of those and that's that's what he does so amazingly.

The book This Is Going to Hurt, of course, is full of these amazing stories, but it is at the heart of it is the situation that you were in as a junior doctor in the NHS.

The book This Is Going to Hurt, of course, is full of these amazing stories, but it is at the heart of it is the situation that you were in as a junior doctor in the NHS.

Your treatment was pretty bad.

Your treatment was pretty bad.

You know, you worked horrendous hours, You couldn't take a day off because there'd be no one to cave, you couldn't go on holiday, and it was all for very little thanks and money.

You know, you worked horrendous hours, You couldn't take a day off because there'd be no one to cave, you couldn't go on holiday, and it was all for very little thanks and money.

Have things improved.

Have things improved.

Singly and well, I mean it's uh, you know, I don't think I painted particularly like rosy picture of life as a junior NHS doctor, but it seems that those are actually the good old days. Some things are a little bit better, but but some some are, some are some are no better. And and the thing I found extraordinary is that not only is it sort of unchanged in time, is this sort of unchanged in location, you know, the case in points. And I'm doing this, I'm doing this, this tour of Australia at the moment. But as soon as the book came out, I was getting messages from doctors working in not just English speaking countries, but in like in Venezuela or Belarus or Chad or whatever. This could have been set in my ward. So all these all these problems seem to be like entirely universal.

Singly and well, I mean it's uh, you know, I don't think I painted particularly like rosy picture of life as a junior NHS doctor, but it seems that those are actually the good old days. Some things are a little bit better, but but some some are, some are some are no better. And and the thing I found extraordinary is that not only is it sort of unchanged in time, is this sort of unchanged in location, you know, the case in points. And I'm doing this, I'm doing this, this tour of Australia at the moment. But as soon as the book came out, I was getting messages from doctors working in not just English speaking countries, but in like in Venezuela or Belarus or Chad or whatever. This could have been set in my ward. So all these all these problems seem to be like entirely universal.

I never says, is to amaze me that these people don't look at the big picture of if you keep doing this, you'll end up with no one, you know, to look after people worked.

I never says, is to amaze me that these people don't look at the big picture of if you keep doing this, you'll end up with no one, you know, to look after people worked.

It's crazy.

It's crazy.

Well, well yeah, but the thing that's happening at the moment is all the doctors from from the UK coming over to Australia and you're getting over.

Well, well yeah, but the thing that's happening at the moment is all the doctors from from the UK coming over to Australia and you're getting over.

Here and you're coming with them, So this.

Here and you're coming with them, So this.

Is going to come, This is going to hurt. Life is on the Regal Theater. You'll love the Regal Theater, May three and four. Tickets are available through ticket Tech. I loved the book, Adam, Thank you so much.

Is going to come, This is going to hurt. Life is on the Regal Theater. You'll love the Regal Theater, May three and four. Tickets are available through ticket Tech. I loved the book, Adam, Thank you so much.

Look forward to seeing you in May.

Look forward to seeing you in May.

Over the next three weeks, will do our best to move Perth a bit closer, to get a better fly. Make that work the best.

Over the next three weeks, will do our best to move Perth a bit closer, to get a better fly. Make that work the best.

Bye.

Bye.