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Chortle Awards 2022 shortlist revealed
The nominees have been announced for the Chortle Awards 2022, with Bob Mortimer, Liz Kingsman and Adam Rowe leading the shortlists, with two nominations apiece.
British Comedy Guide, 8th March 2022Alan Carr making Changing Ends sitcom for the BBC
Alan Carr's new sitcom for the BBC, based on is upbringing in 1980s Northampton, will be called Changing Ends.
British Comedy Guide, 24th February 2022Alan Carr reveals he is secretly related to Jonathan Ross
Alan Carr has revealed he's a distant relative of ITV star Jonathan Ross. The comedian, 45, and broadcaster Jonathan, 61, both have links to Margate, Kent, and somewhere along the line share the same ancestors.
Dan Cain, The Sun, 22nd February 2022Comedians up for LGBT awards 2022
Joe Lycett, Alan Carr and Mawaan Rizwan all nominated.
Chortle, 16th February 2022Alan Carr, Milton Keynes Theatre review
Comic keeps it relentlessly light, but real life overtakes art.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 26th January 2022Alan Carr's estranged husband jailed for drink driving
Alan Carr's estranged husband Paul Drayton was tearful as he was jailed for 14 weeks today after a judge dismissed claims he is 'absolutely petrified' by prison and accused him of 'dicing with death' by drink driving with an 'off the scale' level of alcohol in his blood.
Daily Mail, 26th January 2022Alan Carr jokes he's ready to meet 'horny groupies' after marriage split
If anyone has taken note of the 'keep calm and carry on' memo, it's Alan Carr. The comedian announced he'd split from his husband of three years Paul Drayton on Friday after over a decade together.
But rather than cancel his work commitments and take time away for himself, Alan went straight back out on the circuit and spent Saturday night boozing with fans following his gig in Southend-on-Sea.
Simon Boyle, The Sun, 23rd January 2022Alan Carr review
A winningly frothy celebration of the fame game.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 13th January 2022When 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 2021