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When live comedy was illegal... 10 memorable gigs of 2021
Twelve months ago it seemed uncertain whether it would be possible to produce this annual list of my ten most memorable gigs. But lockdown eventually eased, and the resilience and sprightliness of the comedy world meant live gigs sprung back instantly. Even the Edinburgh Fringe took place - albeit in a slimmed-down version, more chilled and friendlier than normal, barely recognisable without its usual intensity.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th December 2021Alan Carr: Regional Trinket review
Unconvincingly, he professes to hate being camp - but he's so damn good at it, buoying the audience on his exaggerated over-reactions to the most trivial of concerns.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 26th October 2021Alan Carr to host The Royal Variety Performance 2021
Alan Carr is to host The Royal Variety Performance 2021, with comedians Judi Love, Bill Bailey, Chris McCausland and Josh Widdicombe set to perform as part of the show.
British Comedy Guide, 21st October 2021Alan Carr review
Good albeit digressive gags keep the routines endearingly amusing in the comic's new touring show Regional Trinket.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th October 2021Alan Carr admits he's 'always drunk' while touring
Alan Carr has joked about his boozy antics while away on tour. The comedian, 45, joked that he is 'always drunk' while on the road because people line up drinks for him, during an appearance on Friday's This Morning.
Charlotte Dean and Ella Hodson, Daily Mail, 17th September 2021Alan Carr's husband Paul Drayton posts black eye photo
Alan Carr's husband has posted a photograph of himself with a black eye and told a fan: "We had a bad row." Paul Drayton's snap, shared on Instagram, was deleted after an hour. Alan told The Sun: "While I was away filming on location the past few weeks, Paul fell off the wagon and started drinking again. When I arrived back home from Wales, Paul was covered in scratches and bruises from a drinking binge. We are now working together to get the help he needs to get better which is our number one priority right now."
The Sun, 12th August 2021Strictly Come Dancing target Alan Carr
Strictly Come Dancing bosses had better get Alan Carr on the phone for a pep talk if he is their secret male signing for this year's show. Bosses have apparently signed up a bloke to put in the show's first all-male partnership, but Alan fears that he would end up as the "joke act" like Ann Widdecombe.
Roderick McPhee, The Sun, 2nd August 2021Alan Carr announces new UK tour
Alan Carr is back on the road with a brand-new stand-up show Regional Trinket.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th July 2021Alan Carr was once the victim of car crime
Alan Carr has revealed that his Mini Cooper was stolen during the 2011 London riots - then used in a ram-raid.
Chortle, 2nd May 2021Life according to... Alan Carr
The TV funny man talks game shows, birdwatching and battling the bloat in lockdown.
Georgia Humphreys, The Sunday Post, 8th April 2021