Alan Carr's Happy Hour

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Alan Carr's Happy Hour
Genre Chat show
Presented by Alan Carr
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
Production locations Hammersmith, London
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Channel 4
Release2 December (2016-12-02) 
16 December 2016 (2016-12-16)
Related
Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Alan Carr's Happy Hour is a British comedy show, presented by comedian Alan Carr. The programme features celebrity guests, sketches, topical chat and music. The first series consisted of three episodes. [1] The first episode of the first series aired on Channel 4 on 2 December 2016 and the last on 16 December 2016.

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Production

In October 2016, it was announced that Channel 4 had commissioned a new pre-watershed show titled Alan Carr: Happy Hour, [2] a spin-off to Alan Carr: Chatty Man , which was cancelled on 9 October 2016 due to low ratings battled against BBC One's The Graham Norton Show , which got higher ratings. Happy Hour was to be similar to Chatty Man, however without interviews with celebrities or alcohol, as Channel 4 wanted to attract a younger audience. There would also be audience surprises and games.

The show aired on Fridays at 8 pm on Channel 4.

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
132 December 201616 December 2016

Episodes

DateEpisode numberGuestsRatings
(millions)
2 December1 Rebel Wilson, Rob Beckett, Jack Whitehall, Honey G, Amanda Holden, Bastille and James Arthur 0.76
9 December [3] 2 Sarah Millican, Olly Murs, Craig David and Jamie Oliver [4] 0.72
16 December3 Michelle Keegan, John Legend, Louisa Johnson and Robbie Williams 0.85

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References

  1. Guide, British Comedy (4 September 2016). "Alan Carr's Happy Hour coming to Channel 4". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. "Alan Carr on Twitter: "@KaleySJones it hasn't been axed - I'm doing 'Happy Hour' this autumn and Chattyman is back at Xmas. Told them this at book launch "". twitter.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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