| Alan Carr | |
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 Carr at the 2007 British Comedy Awards | |
| Birth name | Alan Graham Carr |
| Born | 14 June 1976 Weymouth, Dorset, England |
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| Education | Middlesex University |
| Genres | Observational comedy |
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| Spouse |
Paul Drayton
(m. 2018; sep. 2022) |
| Parent(s) | Graham Carr (father) |
| Website | Official website |
Alan Graham Carr (born 14 June 1976)[1] is an English comedian, broadcaster, and writer. His breakthrough was in 2001, winning the City Life Best Newcomer of the Year and the BBC New Comedy Awards. In the ensuing years, Carr's career burgeoned on the Manchester comedy circuit before he became known for co-hosting the comedy variety show The Friday Night Project (2006–2009) with Justin Lee Collins. This led to the release of a short-lived entertainment show Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong (2008), and he went on to star in the comedy chat show Alan Carr: Chatty Man (2009–2016). Since 2017, Carr often stands in as a team captain on the comedy panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. In 2019, he became a judge on the reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Carr hosted the radio show Going Out with Alan Carr on BBC Radio 2 (2009–2012), as well as releasing his autobiography book Look Who It Is! (2008), and going on three arena stand-up comedy tours: Tooth Fairy Live (2007), Spexy Beast Live (2011) and Yap, Yap, Yap! (2015). Carr has won three British Comedy Awards (2007, 2008, 2013), two National Television Awards (2012, 2015) and a BAFTA TV Award (2013).
- ^ "Alan Carr - Who Do You Think You Are? A mysterious change of name..." The Genealogist. Who Do You Think You Are?. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2018.