Alan Carr is a British comedian and television personality. He hosts a talk show on television in the UK entitled Alan Carr: Chatty Man on Channel 4.
Alan Carr is extremely funny and Chatty Man is a very entertaining program. I dare say he probably would never have risen to the success he has achieved in the UK if he was in the USA. Carr's act is very camp, however Brits are (in general) more open-minded and accepting of differences than Americans.
The show features celebrity guests on each program, including a musical guest who also performs. Carr seems to be able to get any celebrity to appear on his program, sometimes people that rarely appear on talk shows in the USA. The interviews are no-holds-barred, Carr will ask about everything and anything. Some of his guests have included Rihanna, Whoopi Goldberg, Katy Perry, Courtney Love, Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, Bette Midler, Miley Cyrus, Kanye West, Mickey Rourke, Ivana Trump, Daryl Hannah, Shakira, Pamela Anderson, and Robin Williams.
One of the most interesting interviews I have seen from this program was with Lindsay Lohan (see video link below). She didn't really seem to know who he was, and was taken aback by his line of questioning. It was a very funny and interesting interview, especially because she rarely does interviews anymore in the USA. In the beginning of the interview he offers her something to drink from a globe bar he has on the set. It was a very funny moment as this interview was smack in the middle of her legal problems related to alcohol and drugs. She wisely declined, and seemed oblivious to the fact he was poking fun at her when people in the audience started laughing.
Prior to Chatty Man, Carr used to be on a very popular show, also on Channel 4, called The Friday Night Project (which moved to Sundays and became The Sunday Night Project). It was a comedy-variety show very similar to Saturday Night Live in the USA. He co-hosted the program with Justin Lee Collins. The show featured a different celebrity guest host every week. Since then, Justin Lee Collins has also moved on to host his own chat shows.
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