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Alan Carr
Alan Carr

Alan Carr

  • 48 years old
  • English
  • Stand-up comedian, writer and actor

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Changing Ends review

How Alan Carr went from bullied kid to Chatty Man. This sitcom takes us back to the 80s to Carr's adolescence - and the jokes sometimes sit uncomfortably alongside the bigotry he experienced.

Helen Brown, The Telegraph, 1st June 2023

Changing Ends on ITVX review

Alan Carr's presence is not really necessary for the show to work... but it is fun to have him along for the ride.

William Mata, Evening Standard, 1st June 2023

Changing Ends review

A laugh-out-loud autobiographical comedy with a lot of heart.

Morgan Cormack, Radio Times, 31st May 2023

I talk to Alan Carr

"I wanted a show about just before reaching puberty, exploring how I was clearly giving off big bloody hints that I was gay, but didn't really know it."

Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 29th May 2023

Alan Carr on divorce, dating and the skit that haunts him

He's the extrovert who used to pick on others for laughs. But after struggling in lockdown and a bruising separation, the comic insists he's grown up - and is happier than eve.

Charlotte Edwardes, The Guardian, 27th May 2023

Changing Ends: Alan Carr 'jumped for joy' after casting younger self

Alan Carr says he "jumped for joy" after casting the actor who will play his younger self in a new sitcom about the comedian's life.

BBC, 23rd May 2023

Gossip from ITVX Comedy Showcase

Alan Carr feared putting a curse on the young actor picked to play him as a lad. Katherine Parkinson reckons creating chemistry with a co-star is almost impossible - unless you fancy them. Jaime Winstone was meant to play a classic Essex girl in ITVX comedy Count Abdulla. But she convinced bosses to ditch the typecasting and let her be a punk dominatrix vampire.

Felicity Cross, The Sun, 10th May 2023

Teenage Cancer Trust review

The least-known name on the bill was Fatiha El-Ghorri - though there was nothing in her assured set to indicate she was the least experienced comic here.

Chortle, 22nd March 2023

Alan Carr set for 'Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream' judging job

After snubbing Alan Carr for Britain's Got Talent, ITV1 may have found a way to keep him sweet - ­ by making him a judge on another show. The funnyman is set to join the panel of theatre talent contest Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream.

Roderick McPhee, The Sun, 20th February 2023

Alan Carr to present BBC game show Picture Slam

Alan Carr is to present Picture Slam, a new Saturday night game show for BBC One.

British Comedy Guide, 19th February 2023

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