Alanatomy: The Inside Story

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In comedy, he found a passion that had been lacking as he drifted through previous professions, feeding off an environment that accepted him for who he was.

They can only do so under license with Allen Carr's Easyway (International) Ltd or Allen Carr's Easyway (US) Ltd. The autobiography is not a laugh a minute, though it does contain a good smattering of amusing chat-show-type anecdotes. The book laments on his schooldays - he was picked last for the football team when the other students found out his lack of talent and his father forcing him to refuse to communicate with a friend because he was apparently "gaying him up". Changing Ends is a brand-new autobiographical comedy for ITVX starring Alan Carr, made by the multi-award winning Baby Cow Productions (Chivalry, The Witchfinder, Gavin and Stacey, Alan Partridge). Carr has moved from Sussex, where he and Drayton shared a farm, and is “falling in love with London again”.

Whereas it had come in the night and left the other boys with chiselled, stubbly chins and deep masculine voices, I'd been left with a huge pair of knockers and the voice of a pensioner. What he struggled with though was the monotony and travel, as much as he found genuine joy in the creativity and performance so you can see why his "act" has transitioned away from predominantly stand-up performance.

After they moved to Northampton, his brother Gary was born, but Carr’s relationship with Christine was firmly established. He ‘studied’ drama at university, which mostly involved idling away his time with typical student apathy, went travelling for a bit, and engaged in a series of brain-numbingly tedious jobs, from packing boxes to cleaning office toilets. It didn't feel as structured (more of a ramble than anything else) and I felt like there were interesting stories/moments in his life that he only devoted a page or two to taking about, whereas there were huge chunks of 'less-than-interesting' stories. Instead, he encourages smokers to think of the act of quitting, not as giving up, but as "escaping". Guests from past series include: Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Cameron Diaz, Vin Diesel, Adele, Grace Jones, Naomi Campbell, Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore, Robin Williams, David Walliams, Mariah Carey, Russell Brand, Samuel L Jackson, Miley Cyrus, Robbie Williams, Bette Midler, Sharon Osbourne, One Direction, Gok Wan and Miranda Hart.

ITV said the series would be “told with warmth and wit” and would 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. He always thought he was overweight and his teeth were gappy – although he’s astute enough to know they enhance the caricature, the brand, much like Kenneth Williams’s flaring nostrils. On the other hand, I found it really interesting reading about all the jobs he's had and the travelling he did and how he got to where he is now. It was also interesting to read just how uptight a lot of comedians actually are behind the scenes, especially the ones who still haven't made it onto the professional circuit.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. He charts his 'rise' in the world of comedy with hilarious anecdotes about his private life and career that make no attempt to hide his anxiety and fear and have you appreciating how cut throat it is to succeed as a comic.I ask what his parents think of it and he says Christine loves it – although she loves everything he does.