When is the Alan Carr Chatty Man Christmas special on Channel 4, who are the guests and will there be another series?
The comedian and presenter will be back with two festive specials
AFTER his last Chatty Man series ended in May 2016, fans were left wondering if that was the end of Alan Carr’s future as a chat show host.
Reports suggested the show had been axed because of low ratings.
But Alan soon reassured them that it hadn’t been cancelled but was just on hold as he worked on other projects.
Chatty Man will return for a festive special this Christmas – and here’s what we know.
When is the Alan Carr Chatty Man Christmas special on?
Alan Carr returns with a one-of Chatty Man on Christmas Day on Channel 4 at 10.30pm.
He took to his Twitter page to reveal the list of celebrity guests who will be joining in the festive fun - and it's a helluva line-up.
They include actors Tom Hardy, Mads Mikkelsen, Rogue One stars Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn and Riz Ahmed, Googlebox star and Queen of the Jungle Scarlett Moffatt, Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow, Dannii Minogue, Martin Kemp, diver Tom Daley, Gogglebox's Chris and Stephen and singer Emeli Sande.
No broadcast time has been given but that might be because he won’t pre-record the show until the 13th.
Will we see more of Alan Carr this Christmas?
Yes, he is currently hosting a special quiz show called The Twelve Stars of Christmas airing for five days in the run up to Christmas.
Each episode will feature three celebrity guests who will take it turn to won prizes for members of the audience.
Alan will also host his New Year Specstacular on New Year’s Eve on Channel 4 between 4 and 9pm.
Guests include actor Danny Dyer, comedian and presenter Keith Lemon, Olympian and Strictly star Greg Rutherford, presenter Laura Whitmore, actor Will Mellor and TOWIE star Gemma Collins.
Why wasn’t there a new series of Chatty Man this autumn?
Chatty Man will be back for a Christmas but in the meantime, Alan has been hosting a new three-show series called Alan Carr’s Happy Hour, which starts on Friday December 2.
The new show will broadcast at an earlier time than Chatty Man and will air just before the watershed at 8pm – which means no boozing for naughty antics from any of the guests.
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