Amanda Holden’s recent appearance on Alan Carr: Chatty Man provoked a number of comments from viewers last week, many of whom were unhappy with Amanda and Alan’s remarks about Britain’s Got Talent contestant Susan Boyle. With that in mind – and following news that a second series of Chatty Man will be broadcast from November – The TV Show invited commissioning editor Syeda Irtizaali to share her thoughts on the recently concluded series one.
I couldn’t be more pleased with the first series of Alan Carr: Chatty Man. I wanted viewers to end their weekend with a bit of fun and entertainment before going back to work or school and I think we’ve succeeded in doing that. We’ve had really great guests, fantastic band performances and an awful lot of fun making it. We were keen to create a chat show that reflected Alan’s personality and warmth and would make guests feel welcome so they could have a laugh and muck about.
Alan has quickly grown into a consummate, engaging and extremely funny chat show host over the series successfully making his guests feel at ease whilst able to conduct some revealing interviews from the likes of Jonathan Ross, Samuel L Jackson, David Walliams, Gok Wan and Black Eyed Peas. We’re not sure whether it was the globe of old-school drinks or the 70s décor, but we’ve already had our guests take part in some classic moments: Peter Andre dancing with Stavros Flatley; Dawn French snogging Alan; Mickey Rourke wrestling our host while wearing big heart shaped sunglasses; Martina Navratilova playing Swingball to name a few.
The response from viewers has been overwhelmingly positive with more than 30,000 viewers interacting directly with the show (@chattyman) on Twitter. Even the most complained about skit garnered a similar amount of positive comments and we always appreciate hearing viewers’ thoughts whether they’re good and bad. The tone of the show is always good-natured and affectionate and will continue to be so when series 2 returns in November with some very exciting guests…
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Why has no one ever commented on how what gorgeous eyes Alan has! Bloody hell!
Loved the show and have thought Alan was brilliant from the start. Can only see him getting to mega stardom
i love @AlanCarr @chattyman when i first followed i received lovely, kind comments from both the man himself and if alan was busy it was sam. i would strongly recommend you follow on twitter, you wont regret
excellent show!!!
Bit of a turn-off actually, whenever Alan Carr comes on the TV. Some viewers no doubt love him, others don’t. Always a problem, I suspect, if you have such a strong character hosting a show. You could lose half the potential audience before you even get started…
Mind you, a late night chat show hosted by somebody bland and neutral with broad appeal, not likely to offend anybody’s tastes, might not work too well either…
Amanda Holden probably isn’t the dullest female on British television…but she is certainly putting in a good fight for the title!
Who do I address my complaint about crap studio guests to? Syeda Irtizaali? lol
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