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Alan Carr: Chatty Man

A new series of this comedy is in production.

Alan Carr hosts his very own entertainment chat show. Each week three celebrity guests join Alan for a natter

Genre:
Chat Show
Broadcast:
2009 - 2010  (Channel 4)
Episodes:
37 (4 series)
Starring:
Alan Carr
Writers:
Alan Carr, Les Keen, Giles Boden, David Cadji-Newby, Nico Tatarowicz, Aiden Spackman, Stewart Williams
Production:
Open Mike Productions

Alan Carr hosts his very own entertainment chat show, packed with topical chat and comic news. Each week the comic is joined by three celebrity guests who settle down for a natter.

Alan's guests are a mix of comedians, pop stars and TV stars. Big name comedians who have appeared on his sofa include Ricky Gervais, Jimmy Carr, Jonathan Ross, Dawn French, Jack Dee, Simon Pegg, Noel Fielding, Michael McIntyre, David Walliams, Frankie Boyle, Miranda Hart and Russell Brand.

Our Review: At first we really weren't sure about this show, however Chatty Man soon found its feet and has now established itself as one of Channel 4's biggest and most popular entertainment offerings. The network is so happy with the show that this latest series was an extended twelve episodes in length and another series has been ordered for December.

As with most chat programmes, Chatty Man is often just a platform for guests to plug their latest project, but the host does largely manage to keep things entertaining and interesting despite this. The show is probably best when there's an American star on: much like Graham Norton on the BBC, Alan's friendly, informal and gentle approach to interviewing allows him to ask the odd cheeky question to people like Miley Cyrus and Rihanna that a more serious chat show host certainly wouldn't get away with.