Going Out With Alan Carr
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Going Out With Alan Carr is a BBC Radio 2
show hosted by British
Comedian
Alan Carr
and Melanie Sykes
. Launched in 2009, the show is broadcast for two hours on Saturday evenings.
having already been recruited as a stand-in presenter. Sykes was confirmed as Forbes's replacement in May 2010.
The show runs for two hours, with the second hour being presented under the banner Party Tunes, where listeners can place requests for classic party songs to be played.
tram
as part of Radio 2's 'Live in Blackpool' series. Carr had turned on the famous Blackpool Illuminations
the previous night, and the show also contained live music from Mika
.
On Christmas Eve 2009 and then again in 2010, a special show entitled 'Alan Carr's Office Party' was broadcast, containing festive music and discussions.
and Gaby Roslin
have stood in respectively. When both Alan and Emma Forbes were unavailable, Kielty and Roslin have presented together, with the show being renamed Going Out With Patrick and Gaby. Other famous faces to stand in on the show include former Spice Girl, Melanie Chisholm
; television presenter Kate Thornton
, talent show winner, Jodie Prenger
and comedian, Stephen K. Amos
.
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
show hosted by British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
Alan Carr
Alan Carr
Alan Carr is an English comedian and television personality. Born in Weymouth, he was raised in Northampton before moving to Manchester during his early 20's....
and Melanie Sykes
Melanie Sykes
Melanie Ann Sykes is an English television presenter and model.-Career:Melanie Sykes was born to an English father, and an Anglo-Indian mother. She first came to public attention as the bikini-clad girl in the Boddingtons beer advertisements with the broad "Northern" accent in the mid-1990s...
. Launched in 2009, the show is broadcast for two hours on Saturday evenings.
History
The show was launched on 25 April 2009, and was originally presented by Carr alongside Emma Forbes. Forbes unexpectedly quit the show and wider radio station in April 2010 when, after requesting a holiday, the BBC refused Forbes's request to present Going Out as usual, despite Melanie SykesMelanie Sykes
Melanie Ann Sykes is an English television presenter and model.-Career:Melanie Sykes was born to an English father, and an Anglo-Indian mother. She first came to public attention as the bikini-clad girl in the Boddingtons beer advertisements with the broad "Northern" accent in the mid-1990s...
having already been recruited as a stand-in presenter. Sykes was confirmed as Forbes's replacement in May 2010.
Format
The programme is aired on Saturday evenings between 6pm and 8pm, and contains the following features, although not every segment is present in every episode of the show.- Wardrobe Disasters - Listeners phone in with their fashionFashionFashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
seeking advice from Alan and Mel. - Alan's Telly Quiz - Two listeners compete to answer the most questions on television trivia in two minutes, with the contenstant answering the most questions winning a 'Going Out With Alan Carr' rosette. This segment has become known for contestants often amassing very low scores.
- Carr-oake - At the end of each episode, a member of the public duets with Alan over the telephone.
The show runs for two hours, with the second hour being presented under the banner Party Tunes, where listeners can place requests for classic party songs to be played.
Special Editions
On 5 September 2009, the programme was broadcast live from aboad a BlackpoolBlackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
tram
Blackpool tramway
The Blackpool tramway runs from Blackpool to Fleetwood on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, England, and is the only surviving first-generation tramway in the United Kingdom. The tramway dates back to 1885 and is one of the oldest electric tramways in the world. It is run by Blackpool Transport as...
as part of Radio 2's 'Live in Blackpool' series. Carr had turned on the famous Blackpool Illuminations
Blackpool Illuminations
Blackpool Illuminations is an annual Lights Festival, founded in 1879 and first switched on 18 September that year, held each autumn in the English seaside resort of Blackpool on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire....
the previous night, and the show also contained live music from Mika
Mika (singer)
Mika is a British singer-songwriter.After recording his first extended play, Dodgy Holiday EP, Mika released his first full-length studio album, Life in Cartoon Motion, on Island Records in 2007. Life in Cartoon Motion sold more than 5.6 million copies worldwide and helped Mika win a Brit...
.
On Christmas Eve 2009 and then again in 2010, a special show entitled 'Alan Carr's Office Party' was broadcast, containing festive music and discussions.
Guest Presenters
On the occasions when either of the main presenters have been unavailable, comedian Patrick KieltyPatrick Kielty
Patrick Kielty is an Irish comedian and television personality from Dundrum, Northern Ireland.-Background:He was affected by The Troubles in Northern Ireland. On 25 January 1988 his father, businessman Jack Kielty, was shot dead by the Ulster Defence Association /"Ulster Freedom Fighters" , a...
and Gaby Roslin
Gaby Roslin
Gaby Roslin is an English television presenter and actress. She rose to fame while co-presenting The Big Breakfast on Channel 4 between 1992 and 1996, and also presented the BBC's Children in Need charity appeal from 1994 to 2004....
have stood in respectively. When both Alan and Emma Forbes were unavailable, Kielty and Roslin have presented together, with the show being renamed Going Out With Patrick and Gaby. Other famous faces to stand in on the show include former Spice Girl, Melanie Chisholm
Melanie Chisholm
Melanie Jayne Chisholm is an English singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman professionally known simply as Melanie C . She is best known as one of the five members of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed "Sporty Spice"...
; television presenter Kate Thornton
Kate Thornton
Kate Thornton is an English journalist and television presenter. Early in her career, she was notable for her articles at the Daily Mirror and for her role as editor of Smash Hits magazine...
, talent show winner, Jodie Prenger
Jodie Prenger
Jodie Prenger is an English actress and singer. She was the winner of BBC talent show-themed television series I'd Do Anything on 31 May 2008. She was also the winner of the second series of The Biggest Loser on Living in 2006...
and comedian, Stephen K. Amos
Stephen K. Amos
Stephen Kehinde Amos is a British stand-up comedian of Nigerian origin. A regular on the international comedy circuit, he is known for including his audience members during his shows...
.
External links
- Going Out with Alan Carr at BBC Online