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So, emotionally, he’s having a rebirth. Creatively, too. He threw himself into work post-divorce and has written a standup tour and a sitcom – “the comedian’s version of a novel” – for ITV called Changing Ends. It’s set in 1984 and based on his childhood in Northampton, where Graham Carr moved his family when he became manager of Northampton Town. My dad found my show incredibly sad. Which is not what you want to hear when you’ve made a sitcom He takes us on his lifes journey, from being a kid, growing up, problems with his appearance, figuring out who he was. His father is big in football and many people expected a young Alan would follow in his footsteps. He goes through his time growing up, education onto his career and how he got into comedy.

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When accepting his award for Best Entertainment Personality at the British Comedy Awards in December 2008, Carr dedicated it to Karen Matthews, who had earlier that month been found guilty of kidnapping Shannon Matthews, her own daughter. Carr was quoted by BBC News as stating: "I should dedicate this award to her [Karen]. She would be my dream guest. I think she's a gay icon. People like a bit of rough, don't they?" [31] Day, Michael (14 December 2006). "Allen Carr". BMJ. 333 (7581): 1273. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39059.581123.FA. PMC 1702447 . Retrieved 6 February 2022. What about Graham? “My dad found it incredibly sad. Which is not what you want to hear when you’ve made a sitcom.” Whereas I used to maybe slag off someone from X Factor, I think we’ve realised now who the enemy is Carr has moved from Sussex, where he and Drayton shared a farm, and is “falling in love with London again”. He’s also “tentatively looking” for a relationship. “But I mean, how do I even meet people?”Fuller, Christian (26 January 2022). "Alan Carr's husband Paul Drayton jailed for drunkenly hitting police car". The Argus. Brighton . Retrieved 26 January 2022. a b "Alan Carr - Who Do You Think You Are? A mysterious change of name..." The Genealogist. Who Do You Think You Are?. 26 September 2011 . Retrieved 2 October 2018.

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For four weeks in January/February 2017, Carr again returned to BBC Radio 2 to sit in for Paul O'Grady on his Sunday show. Carr reunited with Sykes to present a 10-week show called Summer Escapes sitting in for Graham Norton on Saturdays from July to September on BBC Radio 2 yearly from 2017 until its final run in 2020 following Norton's departure from the station. It included features based around summer including the British Seaside Survey. At the moment, my baby daughter shares our bedroom and bedtime is the only time I get to read....I found it quite impossible at times NOT to laugh out loud for risk of waking her! I also found myself snorting and sniggering at the book whilst in the dentist's waiting room and people looking at me oddly probably wondering what I was laughing at. In late July 2006, it was revealed that Carr had been diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 71. His spokesman stated that this may not have been linked to his historical smoking habit, as he had been around smokers, and therefore exposed to their second-hand smoke, while treating them for their addiction. [12] The following month, Carr revealed that his lung cancer was terminal and that his life expectancy was about nine months. Carr said: "Since I smoked my final cigarette, 23 years ago, I have been the happiest man in the world. I still feel the same way today.” Carr wrote to the then British Prime Minister Tony Blair, urging the UK Government and NHS to accept his method, saying that the "powerful influence" of lobbyists working for nicotine replacement firms had turned them against him. [13] I love Alan Carr, put him on the tele and you are bound to be in stitches, his voice, facial expressions, I could listen to him all day. So when I saw this book years ago I bought it and it has stayed on my TBRM for years. I finally got round to it. I read it all in his voice which just adds to the humour.An Open Letter to Tony Blair from Allen Carr 27/11/06". Allen Carr's Easyway. 27 November 2006 . Retrieved 23 March 2021. [ permanent dead link] He was academically bright, loved reading (although he likes to play this down, saying on Desert Island Discs that his book of choice would be the Argos catalogue). He went from school to drama and theatre studies at Middlesex University. From there, he floated through a series of temporary jobs – the factories, Tesco, the call centre – that furnished him with rich material for his standup. Which, incidentally, is a distinctly unglamorous profession when you’re starting out. It’s scrabbling around the country’s darkest corners being jeered at and humiliated. In those days, he might be paid no more than a tenner for a routine. It barely covered accommodation or the train home. Corbin, Tianna (10 July 2020). "What Alan Carr has had to say about life in Northampton". northantslive . Retrieved 2 May 2022. Carr made his radio presenting debut on Christmas Day 2007 for BBC Radio 2 as part of their Festive Highlights with the show Alan Carr's Christmas Box. [16] He filled in on BBC Radio 6 Music on 16 February and 14 June 2008 for Adam and Joe and co-presented The Russell Brand Show on 4 October 2008. He also presented Alan Carr's Comedy Outings for BBC Radio 2 in 2008.