Alan Carr

Alan Carr

Date of birth: 14-07-1976
Alan Carr, the son of football manager Graham was born in Weymouth and grew up in Northampton and Blackpool.

He studied drama and theatre studies at Middlesex University, after which he took on a series of dead-end jobs, from toilet cleaner to call-centre worker, before turning his hand to stand-up.

In 2001, he won the BBC New Comedy Award and the following year made his solo Edinburgh debut, returning in 2003 and 2005, where he came to the attention of Channel 4 executives looking for new presenters for The Friday Night project.

He has co-hosted the show (which later moved to Sundays) with Justin Lee Collins since 2006, and in 2008 landed his own Channel 4 game show, Alan Carr’s Celebrity Ding Dong.

He has also appeared on BBC One's Live At The Apollo, and was in the line up for the 2005 Royal Variety Performance. Guest appearances include FAQ U, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Countdown's dictionary corner and Never Mind The Buzzcocks

In 2007, he embarked on a major UK tour, Tooth Fairy Live, the DVD of which was a Christmas bestseller; and in 2008 his autobiography Look Who It Is! was published by HarperCollins.

Described as 'the spiritual son of Frankie Howerd, Carr was named best live stand-up at the 2007 British Comedy Awards and best comedy entertainment performer the following year. He was named circuit comic of the year in the 2005 North West Comedy Awards and nominated for best theatre tour in the 2008 Chortle awards.

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Alan Carr’s Picture Slam to return

Game show now seeking contestants

Alan Carr’s Picture Slam is to return to BBC One for a second series.

The show averaged 3.3 million viewers in its Saturday teatime slot last year, peaking at 4.6million or its penultimate episode.

In it, contestants have to battle against the clock to identify as many pictures as they can to be in with the chance of winning the £10,000 jackpot.

The new series of ten 45-minute episodes will be filmed at Pacific Quay in Glasgow and applications for contestants are now open.

Picture Slam is made by Triple Brew Media, whose executive producers Ed De Burgh and Ben Shephard said in a statement: ‘Picture Slam’s fast-paced, play along nature combined with Alan’s unique blend of wit and humour, captivated audiences last year. 

‘We can’t wait to get back into the studio and bring more Picture Slam to everyone.’

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Published: 14 Feb 2024

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