Alan Carr not to be investigated by Ofcom

Comic Alan Carr's riotous New Year's Eve show will not be investigated by Ofcom.

Channel 4's Alan Carr New Year's marathon seen by 2m

Comedian Alan Carr's New Year's Eve extravaganza helped Channel 4 to a healthier year-on-year audience share.

New Year's Eve is a tricky one for TV: lots of us stay in through necessity, bloating or an aversion to contrived parties, yet nobody's ever really cracked the question of what we want to watch.

The big channels stick with Big-Ben-and-fireworks jobs. Channel 4 doesn't try to compete at midnight, firing its big light-entertainment gun earlier (9pm) with Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular. Jonathan Ross, Kirstie Allsopp, and Heston Blumenthal are among the likeable Carr's comic foils, with music from JLS and the Ting Tings.

Bespectacled funnyman Carr hosts a party-themed special, with guests including Jonathan Ross, comedian Micky Flanagan, and Strictly's Alesha Dixon, who proved herself fond of a tipple when she appeared on Carr's chat show a few weeks ago and later apologised for a string of indiscreet comments. Also popping up are Channel 4 colleagues Heston Blumenthal, Gok Wan and Kirstie Allsopp, while there's live music from JLS and The Ting Tings. We're promised themed sketches including a Royal Wedding spoof with Carr and David Walliams as the newlyweds.

Jedward cause chaos on Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Jokers Jedward caused mayhem on the Alan Carr: Chatty Man festive special by falling down stairs into a festive tree.

Alan Carr and One Direction have dance-off

One Direction's Louis Tomlinson has taken on Alan Carr in a dance-off - after telling him: "I can do camp better."

Lady Gaga confirms Elton John duet on Chatty Man

Lady Gaga made an appearance on Alan Carr's chat show, sharing news of a planned duet with Elton John and details of her unusual bathroom habits.

The bespectacled comic has a bumper line-up on Sunday's show, headed by Lady Gaga - who will perform her new single Marry The Night and, according to reports, will confess on the show to peeing in dustbins. Hmmmm. How to follow that? Well, you could always try fellow funnyman Peter Kay, who will also be there to promote his new DVD The Tour That Didn't Tour - Tour, as well as Dannii Minogue who will be discussing her new book My Style.

Alan Carr interview

"I got one star from someone on the internet for Tooth Fairy, saying: 'I can't stand that voice.' What were they expecting? It to be dubbed over by Morgan Freeman?"

Alan Carr interview

Alan Carr is fast becoming a fixture on our TVs. The Northampton comedian's chat show, Chatty Man, is halfway through its 7th season, and has already provided some of the most hilariously compelling interviews seen on the telly for ages.