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ALAN CARR Spexy Beast Live ALAN CARR Spexy Beast Live DVD Released By Universal Pictures (UK) On November 14 th 2011 "An absolute natural onstage....a born storyteller, sheer entertainment" - Evening Standard “Warmth and charm, Alan Carr captures the spirit of a bygone age of BBritishritish cccomedy"comedy" - The Daily Telegraph "A comedian who owns the space he is working in so much, he could put up a flag" - The Independent Award winning stand-up comedian, best-selling author, chat show supremo, the lovable Chatty Man and Tooth Fairy himself, Alan Carr is thrilled to announce the release of his brand new stand up DVD Alan Carr Spexy Beast LiveLive.. Alan Carr Spexy Beast Live is the long awaited second stand up DVD from one of the UK’s favourite funnymen and TV personalities and will be released by Universal Pictures (UK) on Monday 14 th November 2011. After a few years rubbing shoulders with A-list celebrities on his very own chat show, multi award-winning Alan Carr returned to his stand-up roots in 2011 in his first major live comedy tour in four years. Filmed in front of a sold out crowd of 13,000 fans at the Manchester Evening News Arena as part of his 33 date UK and Ireland arena tour, Spexy Beast Live sees Alan back on stage and follows on from where his debut best-selling DVD release Tooth Fairy left off. Now with an even bigger public profile, Alan regales tales of how his life has changed during the past few years – from the perils of being recognised in the street and meeting botoxed guests on Chatty Man, to being a proud pet owner of Bev the ‘mental ’ Red Setter, and the trials and tribulations of his move to London from Stretford, Manchester. But fear not ... Alan is still a man of the people. Still living with flatmate Monica ‘ with the hairy face’ he tells tales of modern living that everyone can relate to - all delivered in his uniquely warm infectious personality and onstage persona that fans have grown to love. Alan Carr Spexy Beast Live is an Open Mike Production , released by Universal Pictures (UK). Executive producers are Addison Cresswell, Joe Norris, Andrew Beint and Helen Parker with Anthony Caveney producing and Tom Poole as director. Alan is currently performing Spexy Beast around the UK and Ireland on his 33 date arena tour. For full dates and listings information please go to: www.alancarr.net or www.offthekerb.co.uk . Alan Carr Chatty Man returns for a seventh series on Channel 4 this November. He will also be appearing on the forthcoming series of Live At The Apollo on BBC1 this autumn. Alan Carr Spexy Beast Live DVD details: Release Date: 14th November 2011 RRP: £19.99 DVD & £24.99 Blu Ray Disc (Double Play - includes DVD & BRD Discs) Discs: 1 - DVD; 2 – Blu Ray Disc CERT: 15 Cat Number: 8282824 (DVD) / 8285952 (BRD) Barcode: 50505-8282824-5 (DVD) / 50505-8285952-2 (BRD) DVD Extra’s: Alan’s 2011 appearance on series 7 of Live At The Apollo, BBC1 For further press information, interview requests, images and DVD review copies please contact: Alison Peters and Beth Hayworth at Alison Peters PR - 020 8693 8696 [email protected] / [email protected] Notes to Editors: ALAN CARRCARR:::: Alan Carr is one of Britain’s most successful and treasured comedians. His unique humour and effortless stage presence have earned him a catalogue of awards including Best Entertainment Show for Alan Carr: Chatty Man at the 2010 TV Choice Awards, TRIC TV Personality of the Year and RTS Performance of the Year in 2009, two British Comedy Awards (Best Comedy Entertainment Personality in 2008 and Best Live Stand Up in 2007) and the Variety Club Best TV Presenter Award in 2008. He has also received two BAFTA nominations for Friday Night Project and Sunday Night Project (Channel 4), co-presented by Justin Lee Collins. In 2007 Alan released his debut stand up DVD Alan Carr Tooth Fairy which went on to become a number one best-seller. In February 2008, Alan hosted the first series of the hugely successful Alan Carr’s Celebrity Ding Dong on Channel 4 with a second series airing later the same year. Alan’s bestselling autobiography, Look Who It Is!: My Story has become a literary best-seller with over 375,000 copies sold to date. About to start a seventh triumphant series in Nov 2011, Alan’s hit Channel 4 chat show Alan Carr: Chatty Man continues to go from strength-to-strength. Winner of the 2010 TV Choice Awards for Best Entertainment Show and with nominations for Best New British Comedy & Best Comedy Entertainment Personality at the 2009 British Comedy Awards, Chatty Man is now firmly established as one of the nation’s favourite entertainment TV shows. Guests from the past six series includes: Russell Brand, Katy Perry, Grace Jones, Drew Barrymore, Robin Williams, David Walliams, Mariah Carey, Samuel L Jackson, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Florence and the Machine, Kate Hudson, Bette Midler, Sharon Osbourne, Gok Wan and Ricky Gervais. In September 2011 Alan also appeared in his very own episode of the award-winning Who Do You Think You Are on BBC2, watched by nearly 5 million viewers. Alan currently hosts his own Saturday night show on BBC Radio 2, ‘ Going Out With Alan Carr’ (co-presented by Melanie Sykes). UNIVERSAL PICTURES (UK)(UK):::: Universal Pictures (UK) is a division of Universal Pictures International Entertainment, which is part of NBCUniversal - one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBCUniversal is 51% owned by Comcast Corporation and 49% owned by General Electric. .
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