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Alan Carr
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Alan Graham Carr is an English comedian, broadcaster, writer, and television personality. 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 host the comedy chat show Alan Carr: Chatty Man (2009–2016).

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Within Vinony's link graph, Alan Carr is referenced by 359 other articles, and connects out to National Television Awards, Who Do You Think You Are? and Alan Carr: Chatty Man.

It is catalogued under topics including 1976 births, 20th-century English comedians and 20th-century English LGBTQ people.

Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.

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Born
1957
Works
58

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Weymouth, England, UK

Alan Graham Carr is an English comedian, television personality, radio presenter, and writer. Carr was born in Weymouth, Dorset, and spent most of his childhood in Northampton before moving to Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, where he began his comedy career.

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  • ViQueens — The Bard (voice)2026
  • England 2006: The Golden Generation — Self (archive footage)2026
  • Secret Genius — Self - Host2026
  • Amanda & Alan's Greek Job — Self2026
  • Amanda and Alan’s Greek Job — Self2026
  • Grow — Emcee2025
  • Amanda & Alan's Spanish Job — Self - Presenter2025
  • A League Of Their Own: The Rally — Self2025
  • The Celebrity Traitors — Self - Contestant2025
  • LOL: Last One Laughing UK — Self2025

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United Kingdom
Active from
1976

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Instance of
human
Given name
Alan
Family name
Carr
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Weymouth
Languages spoken
English language
Official website
www.alancarr.net
Image
Alan Carr at The British Comedy Awards 2007.jpg
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date of birth
1976-06-14
Commons category
Alan Carr
sexual orientation
homosexuality
social media followers
13900
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