Changing Ends

Changing Ends is a brand-new 6 x 30 autobiographical comedy for ITVX starring Alan Carr, made by the multi-award winning Baby Cow Productions (Chivalry, The Witchfinder, Gavin & Stacey, Alan Partridge).

Changing Ends is co-written by the BAFTA award winning Alan Carr and the Scottish BAFTA & RTS award winning Simon Carlyle (Two Doors Down), based on Alan’s own life in Northampton in the 1980’s growing up as the son of a fourth division football manager.  
 
Alan stars in the series as himself in present day, whilst taking on the role of young Alan is rising star Oliver Savell (Belfast). Also joining the cast are Shaun Dooley and Nancy Sullivan playing Alan’s parents Graham and Christine along with Taylor Fay as his younger brother Gary.

Playing Alan’s neighbours are Rourke Mooney and Gabby Best as Charlie and Angela along with Harry Peacock as Nigel. Guest stars include David Mumeni as Mr Chapman and Michael Socha as Adam.

The comedy series will be more than just a trip down memory lane, it’s a love letter to a time and a town where things weren’t always so inclusive. Told with warmth and wit, it follows Alan’s journey through puberty, adolescence, and finally self-discovery, all against the backdrop of Thatcher’s Britain. As showcased in many of Alan’s stand-up shows, his experience as a gay teenager in the East Midlands is a veritable treasure trove with a rich comedic seam, whether it’s his sexual awakenings, his daily battle with bullies or navigating the highs and lows of Fourth division football. It’s about school and family, Kevin Keegan and George Michael, and figuring out who you are when your family are Match of the Day and you’re a bit Miss Marple.


The series is produced by Baby Cow Productions and written by Alan Carr and Simon Carlyle. The director is Dave Lambert. The Exec producers are Baby Cow’s Sarah Monteith and Rupert Majendie, alongside Alan Carr, Danny Julian and Simon Carlyle. Mollie Freedman Berthoud will serve as series producer.
 
The series will premiere first on ITVX from 1st June.

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Casting Call

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Attention parents of budding actors, I’m developing a BRAND NEW sitcom with @BabyCowProductions and we’re looking for a young Alan!

Watch the video and visit the website if you think you have the perfect candidate:

itv’s EPIC GAMESHOW

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ITV has commissioned Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow, a 7 x 60 minute series from Talkback, which will see five of the country’s all-time favourite gameshows supersized and reinvigorated for 2020. Presented by the brilliant Alan Carr, the five legendary formats getting the big scale treatment are: Play Your Cards Right, Take Your Pick, Strike It Lucky, Bullseye, and The Price is Right

The series will see contestants hoping to win either big-cash rewards or top-of-the-range prizes. Alongside the entertaining, hilarious and nail-biting contests that viewers know and love, every format will climax with an all-new epic endgame, bringing these iconic shows bang up to date.

Also featuring a Christmas edition of The Price Is Right, and a Play Your Cards Right Celebrity Special, Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow promises excitement, drama, scale and big family laughs.

Back on RuPaul's Drag Race UK

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“Sashay we stay!!”

Absolutely thrilled to be returning as a judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 2. I can’t wait to give even more constructive, and let’s face it downright bitchy, criticism to this seasons queens as they fight to become the next Drag Race UK Superstar.

Oh and if you have a minute – could you vote for us at the NTAs for Best Entertainment programme? PLEEAASSSSEEEE!! Its such a tough category but we’d really appreciate your vote. Thank you!

Radio and telly update

There's Something About Movies

Need a giggle? Catch Alan and Mel’s Summer Escape on Radio 2 every Saturday until the 7th September 2019. You can catch up all the episodes so far on BBC Sounds!

Coming up later this year is a second series of There’s Something About Movies on Sky 1 as well as a brand new series for ITV: Alan Carr’s Epic Game Show. This sees five of the country’s all-time favourite gameshows supersized and reinvigorated for 2019 – all presented by Alan! You’ll be treated to Play Your Cards RightTake Your PickStrike It LuckyBullseye, and The Price is Right.

Plus Alan will be a judge on the brand new UK series of Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK – but you all knew that anyway, didn’t you.
Hands up who’s excited?!

There’s Something About Movies will return for Series 3 in summer 2020!

Alan Carr & Friends LIVE

Alan Carr

Please join me at Alexandra Palace Theatre on Thursday 18th April for a fantastic night of comedy. I am proud patron of Neuroblastoma.org.uk its such a wonderful charity that does marvellous work and every penny raised on the 18th goes to them. It’s going to be such a fun night and the line up is amazing Sean Lock, Seann Walsh, Suzi Ruffell, Joel Dommett, Nish Kumar and Marlon Davis and of course little old me!

Go to the Alexandra Palace Theatre website for tickets – hopefully see you there!

Tickets to my brand new show

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I’m making a brand new panel show!

From the makers of Sky1’s BAFTA-winning ‘A League of Their Own’ comes a brand new panel show called There’s Something About Movies. I’m host, and the show is all about films. I’ll be testing some of the UK’s favourite actors and comics on their film trivia and the wonderful world of movie-making.

If you want to come along and join in the fun you can register for tickets at applausestore.com. See you there!

There’s Something About Movies will return for Series 3 in summer 2020!

My Desert Island Discs

Desert Island Discs

It was a proper ‘pinch me’ moment, when I was asked if I wanted to do ‘Desert Island Discs’ on BBC Radio 4. Of course I did!

If you missed it and would like to hear me chatting with Lauren Laverne about my life and, more importantly, what discs I chose to take on the island, then the link is here – enjoy!

Find out 9 things they learnt about me on the Desert Island Discs website!

Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off

Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off

Yep – that’s me in the famous Bake Off tent baking up a storm! Find out how I got on on Tuesday 3 April at 8pm on Channel 4 – and whether I won the coveted star baker prize… I’m up against comedian Aisling Bea, Paralympian Kadeena Cox, and actress and author Teri Hatcher 😬 x

I'm standing up 2 cancer!

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Patron of Neuroblastoma UK

I’m delighted to be a patron of Neuroblastoma UK.

Find out more about this vital charity in this interview as we launch the NBUK£100k campaign. And visit their website and see how you can help!

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