Alan Carr

Rob Brydon slams Gavin and Stacey musical as 'pants'

TV Gossip

8 Feb 2012

Rob Brydon has slammed plans for a 'Gavin and Stacey' musical as "pants". The Welsh actor - who played Uncle Bryn in the BBC comedy - explained he is happy to leave the show as it was, despite creator Ruth Jones recently announcing plans to transform…

Alesha Dixon not worried about ratings war

TV Gossip

6 Dec 2011

Alesha Dixon thinks 'Strictly Come Dancing' will lose to 'X Factor' in the ratings battle next year. The brunette beauty - who is a judge on the BBC One celebrity talent show - doesn't think the public "give a s**t" about the viewing figures war…

Alan Carr eyes TV series

TV Gossip

21 Nov 2011

Alan Carr wants to write a TV series. The 35-year-old star - who is best known for his TV show 'Chatty Man' - explained while he would love to script a "cracking" show, he is "too scared" to get down to it. He said: "I'd love to write a cracking…

Alan Carr to turn straight for reality TV?

TV Gossip

16 Nov 2011

Alan Carr has been offered the opportunity to be turned straight for a US reality TV show. The gay 'Chatty Man' host was invited to hook up with Stateside group such as 'Straight To Jesus' - who believe homosexuality is an illness that can be cured…

5 Things you might not know about Alan Carr

19 Sep 2011

1 Carr’s distinctive toothy look was due to a childhood accident when he fell and banged his chin on the caravan-towing bar on a family holiday. 2 Before he got proper famous, Carr had a litany of awful-sounding temp jobs: putting shampoo in boxes…

Alan Carr and Graham Norton handed 4m deals

TV Gossip

24 Jun 2011

Chat show kings Alan Carr and Graham Norton have been handed new £4 million deals. The stars - who currently go head to head on Friday nights with their 'Alan Carr: Chatty Man' and 'The Graham Norton Show' programmes on Channel 4 and BBC One…

Alan Carr gets Jennifer Lopez birthday treat

TV Gossip

16 Jun 2011

Jennifer Lopez serenaded Alan Carr at a surprise birthday party thrown after filming his latest show. The 'On The Floor' hitmaker was joined by fellow guests Jonathan Ross, Gok Wan and Kelly Hoppen after filming on the latest episode of 'Alan Carr…

Alan Carr hopes for bitchy Gary Barlow

TV Gossip

4 Jun 2011

Alan Carr hopes Gary Barlow will be a "right bitch" on 'The X Factor'. The comedian wants to see the Take That singer - who is joined on the judging panel of the ITV1 show by Louis Walsh, Tulisa Contostavlos and Kelly Rowland - reducing eager…

Take That meet Fake That

TV Gossip

18 Mar 2011

David Walliams has teamed up with four other celebrities to create a spoof Take That for Comic Relief. The British comedian - alongside Alan Carr, Catherine Tate, John Bishop and James Corden - will audition as tribute group Fake That in a charity…

Graham Norton wants Alan Carr 'gay-off'

TV Gossip

16 Mar 2011

Graham Norton has challenged fellow comedian Alan Carr to a chat show "gay-off". The 47-year-old TV presenter - who fronts BBC One's 'The Graham Norton Show' - explained there is always competition among chat show hosts to secure the juiciest guests…

Rise of the comedy supergig in 2011

John Bishop, Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard, Peter Kay, Lee Evans and John Cleese set for 2011 UK tours

12 Jan 2011

When we get to this point next year and look back at the comedy highlights of 2011, no doubt much talk will be of the supergigs. John Bishop, Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard, Peter Kay, Lee Evans, Lenny Henry, John Cleese (yes, that John Cleese), Jason…

Alan Carr keen to work with Collins again

TV Gossip

23 Dec 2010

Alan Carr wants to work with Justin Lee Collins again. The 'Chatty Man' host admits he and his pal - who he presented the 'Friday Night Project' and 'Sunday Night Project' alongside for three years until 2009 - rarely get time to see one another at…

Nativity!

13 Nov 2009

(U) 105min Surprisingly enjoyable British family drama about one school’s attempt to put on the best nativity play in Britain by getting the media involved. Martin Freeman and Marc Wootton as the two primary school teachers at the eye of the storm…

Also Published - 5 Celebrity Memoirs

18 Sep 2008

Roger Moore - My Word is My Bond Seems like it’s 007 memoir season as Alan Partridge’s favourite Bond suavely knocks out his story, an all-true tale of a childhood in WW2 London and hanging out with the stars in Tinseltown. Michael O’Mara. Julie…

Comedy DVDs

13 Dec 2007

DVD Marcus Brigstocke: Planet Corduroy The Show The erudite satirist rails against the injustices of the world in London’s Shaw Theatre, analysing how tough it must be to live life as a corduroy-loving middle-class white chap. The Extras A stirring…

Hitlist - The best comedy

1 Nov 2007

• Bill Bailey The self-proclaimed hippie materialist part-troll guy worms his way back into our affections with more daft musical musings. SECC, Glasgow, Wed 7–Fri 9 Nov. * Ian Rankin's choice • Mark Watson The most energetic (yet unhealthiest…

Russell Howard

18 Oct 2007

A regular panellist on BBC2’s Mock the Week, with a Sunday morning radio show and an if.comeddie nomination to his name, Russell Howard recently played the biggest gig of his life, and at 27, his comedy future seems assured. ‘We just almost crashed on…

South meets West

News

8 May 2007

A cunning fusion of Brazilian and British musical skills is being showcased at a series of gigs in Glasgow this July. The series of gigs, in association with TrocaBrahma beer, are the result of an exchange programme where UK artists travel to South…