Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Alan Carr: Chatty Man
GenreChat show
Directed byChris Howe
Presented byAlan Carr
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series16
No. of episodes181 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Andrew Beint
  • Addison Cresswell
  • Richard Ackerman
Producers
  • Open Mike Productions
  • Jon Holman
Production locationThe London Studios
Running time50–80 minutes
Production companyOpen Mike Productions
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release14 June 2009 (2009-06-14) –
25 December 2016 (2016-12-25)
Release25 December 2017 (2017-12-25)[1]
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Alan Carr: Chatty Man (also simply known as Chatty Man) is a British comedy chat show presented by comedian Alan Carr. The show included interviews with celebrity guests, sketches, topical chat and music. In 2013, Carr won a BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance.[2]

The show was first on as two pilots in late May 2009. It proved popular with the public and was commissioned for a full series and ran for 16 series from 2009 to 2016. The first episode drew in a total of 2.15 million viewers. To date, the show has broadcast 16 series and 181 episodes. The eleventh series consisted of 18 episodes, making it the longest series to date. A new series began airing on 30 August 2013. In 2013, Carr signed a two-year contract extension with Channel 4 for £4 million.[3] The sixteenth and final series ran from 3 March to 5 May 2016.

In continental Europe and Scandinavia, Alan Carr: Chatty Man was shown on BBC Entertainment a week behind the UK. Old episodes aired on 4Music between 2012 and 2013.[4] The show returned for a Christmas special in December 2017.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Christmas 2017 highlights – Channel 4 – Info – Press". Channel 4.
  2. ^ "Alan Carr wins entertainment performance BAFTA". ITV. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. ^ Eames, Tom (11 April 2013). "Alan Carr signs new two-year deal with Channel 4". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  4. ^ "show: Alan Carr: Chatty Man". 4Music. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.