Alan Graham Carr is an English comedian, broadcaster and writer. 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 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 star in the comedy chat show
Alan Carr: Chatty Man (2009–2016) which aired on Channel 4. Since 2017, Carr often stands in as a team captain on
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. In 2019, he became a judge on
RuPaul's Drag Race UK. In 2021, he began hosting BBC One’s
Interior Design Masters.