Alan Carr: Chatty Man
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| Format | Chat show |
| Presented by | Alan Carr |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 62 (to 25 December 2011) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Open Mike Productions |
| Location(s) | The London Studios |
| Running time | 50-70 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel 4 |
| Original run | 14 June 2009 – Present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Sunday Night Project The Justin Lee Collins Show |
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| Website | |
Alan Carr: Chatty Man (also simply known as Chatty Man) is an award winning[1] British comedy chat show presented by comedian Alan Carr. The show features interviews with celebrity guests, sketches, topical chat and music.
The show was first on as a pilot in late May 2009, the show proved popular with the public and was commissioned for a series. The first episode drew in a total of 2.15 million viewers. To date, the show has rebroadcast 7 series and 55 episodes. Carr has signed a new deal worth £4 million, which will keep the show on air to 2014, spanning another four more series.[2]
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[edit] Filming
A structural difference from other British chat shows is that while the guests for each episode of Chatty Man all tape on the same day, there is no on screen interaction between the guests. A guest will be introduced and be interviewed, and then they are gone when the next guest comes out. An advantage to this taping process is the fact that Carr is able to pretape interviews with certain guests. If a particular guest is unavailable to be interviewed on the chosen week, an interview can be pre-taped and slotted in during the next week's editing. Often, at the end of a series, the final episode can be made up of three pretaped interviews (as well as a musical performance) taped earlier in that particular series' run, thus eliminating one tape date.
[edit] Issues
An interview with Marilyn Manson was recorded in mid 2009, however, due to Manson's drunkenness, plans to air the interview were scrapped.[3]
Lily Allen was slated to appear on the show for an interview and to perform with Professor Green, but she ended up pulling out at the last minute for medical reasons, along with Green. Due to this being her second time pulling out of Chatty Man, Alan Carr publicly berated her on the Web.[4]
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Series 1
[edit] Series 2
A second series began airing on 19 November 2009.[8] A Christmas and New Year's special were confirmed and aired in December.
| Date | Episode number | Guests | Performance | Ratings |
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| 19 November 2009 | 1 | Mariah Carey, Noel Fielding and Simon Pegg | Mariah Carey performed "I Want to Know What Love Is" | |
| 26 November 2009 | 2 | Ruth Jones and James Corden, Chris Moyles, Westlife and Alesha Dixon | Alesha Dixon performed "The Light" | 1.21 million viewers |
| 3 December 2009 | 3 | Kate Hudson, David Mitchell, Sharon Osbourne and Chipmunk and Talay Riley | Chipmunk and Talay Riley performed "Look For Me" | |
| 10 December 2009 | 4 | Michael McIntyre, Chris Evans and Miley Cyrus | Miley Cyrus performed "Party in the U.S.A." | 1.49 million viewers |
| 17 December 2009 | 5 | Bette Midler, Johnny Vegas and JLS | JLS performed "One Shot" feat. The Back Blue Boys | |
| 22 December 2009 | 6 (Christmas Special) | Cilla Black, Justin Lee Collins, Eoghan Quigg, David Walliams, Christopher Biggins, Abigail Clancy and The Saturdays | The Saturdays performed "Ego" and "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | 1.60 million viewers |
| 29 December 2009 | 7 (New Year's/Hogmanay Special) | Davina McCall, Catherine Tate, David Tennant and Spandau Ballet | Spandau Ballet performed "Gold" | 1.70 million viewers |
[edit] Series 3
A new series began on 4 February 2010 for 8 episodes. The first episode was taped on 27 January, according to Sro Audiences.[9]
[edit] Series 4
Series 4 premiered on 20 June for a 12-episode run.
[edit] Series 5
Series 5 began on 13 December 2010 and includes 3 Christmas/New Year's specials.[10]
[edit] Series 6
Series 6 moved to Friday nights beginning on 17 June.
| Date | Episode number | Guests | Performance | Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2011 | 1 | Jonathan Ross, David Haye and Jennifer Lopez | Jennifer Lopez performed "I'm Into You" | 1.78 million viewers |
| 24 June 2011 | 2 | Elle Macpherson, Bruce Forsyth, Louis Walsh, Wonderland and Kaiser Chiefs | Kaiser Chiefs performed "Little Shocks" | 1.40 million viewers |
| 1 July 2011 | 3 | Thandie Newton, Ben Miller, Jo Frost, Liam Gallagher and Beady Eye | Beady Eye performed "The Beat Goes On" | 1.53 million viewers |
| 8 July 2011 | 4 | Eddie Izzard, Chris Moyles, Prof. Brian Cox and Hard-Fi | Hard-Fi performed | 1.81 million viewers |
| 15 July 2011 | 5 | Matt Smith, David, Taylor Ann and Hayley Hasselhoff, JLS and Miles Kane | Miles Kane performed "Inhaler" | 1.63 million viewers |
| 22 July 2011 | 6 | Mathew Horne, Denise Welch, Sherrie Hewson, Carol McGiffin, Charlie Day, Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and The Kooks | The Kooks performed "Is It Me?" | 1.58 million viewers |
| 29 July 2011 | 7 | Bradley Cooper, Stephen Merchant, One Direction and Will Young | Will Young performed "Jealousy" | 1.67 million viewers |
| 5 August 2011 | 8 | Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Jessie J | Jessie J performed "Who's Laughing Now" | 1.85 million viewers |
[edit] Series 7
Series 7 moved back to Sunday nights beginning on 30 October.
[edit] Series 8
Alan Carr has confirmed that Series 8 will start in April 2012 via the Chatty Man Facebook page.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ "TV Choice Best Entertainment Award". tvchoicemagazine.co.uk. 2010-09-07. http://www.tvchoicemagazine.co.uk/awards/2010/winners/best-entertainment-show. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ http://tellymix.co.uk/general-telly/36031-alan-carr-and-graham-norton-both-sign-new-4-million-deals-for-their-chatshows.html
- ^ "Information on Alan and Marilyn Manson". Alancarr.net. 2009-07-13. http://www.alancarr.net/diary/2009/07/angelheart.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ "Alan Carr hits out at Lily Allen after she pulls out of his chat show over illness". Daily Mail (London). 8 July 2010. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1293138/Alan-Carr-blasts-Lily-Allen-pulls-chat-illness.html.
- ^ a b "Alan Carr talks about his new Channel 4 chat show as well as Susan Boyle, Madonna and why he’d never have surgery! | Dean Piper's World". Deanpiper.com. 2009-06-13. http://www.deanpiper.com/index.php/2009/06/13/alan-carr-talks-about-his-new-channel-4-chat-show-as-well-as-susan-boyle-madonna-and-why-hed-never-have-surgery/. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ 04:46 PM. "Alan Carr's Chat Show - Coming Soon! - ThisisBigBrother.com - UK TV Forums". ThisisBigBrother.com. http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=112035. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ Syeda Irtizaali. "Blog - Chatty Man!". Blogs.channel4.com. http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2009/08/27/chatty-man/. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ "sro audiences". sro audiences. http://www.sroaudiences.com/. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ http://www.channel4.com/programmes/alan-carr-chatty-man/episode-guide/series-5/episode-1
- ^ Man, Chatty (2012-02-07). "In case you were wondering". Facebook (Alan Carr). https://www.facebook.com/chattymanc4/posts/10150526713506586. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
