I LOVE ALAN CARR'S COMEDY BUT NOT THIS SHOW. YOU KNOW WHAT THE SHOW IS ABOUT BEFORE YOU START AND YOU THINK IT WILL DEVELOP THE CONCEPT FURTHER. SADLY, IT DOES NOT. IT'S THE SAME BASIC JOKE OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER. IT'S JUST BORING. THIS IS A ONE HOUR SPECIAL DRAGGED OUT TO AN ENTIRE SEASON.
OLIVER SAVELL IS TERRIFIC AS YOUNG ALAN, BUT HE CAN'T SAVE THE SHOW. I COULD ALSO DO WITHOUT ALAN CARR HIMSELF IN THE SHOW EXCEPT FOR MAYBE EPISODE ONE FOR SOME BACKGROUND. I DON'T NEED TO SEE HIM EVERY EPISODE. IT JUST DATES THIS SHOW EVERY TIME HE POPS UP. HIS COMMENTARY RUINS THE SHOW. TV IS A VISUAL MEDIUM. SHOW ME DON'T TELL ME. IT'S ALMOST THE SAME WITH TOO MUCH NARRATION INSIDE THE HEAD OF YOUNG ALAN.
THE WORN OUT 80'S MUSIC AND ALL THE 80'S REFERENCES DON'T DO ANYTHING BUT MAKE THIS MORE TIRING. 40 YEAR OLD MUSIC THAT HAS BEEN PLAYED TO DEATH IS NOT WHAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER THAN HERE AND THERE FOR REMINDER OF THE PERIOD.
THE REST OF THE CAST IS OK BUT THEY AREN'T GIVEN MUCH TO WORK WITH. I HUNG IN FOR 2 EPISODES AND I HAD TO PULL THE PLUG.
ALAN CARR'S JOKES ABOUT GROWING UP ARE FAR FUNNIER THAN WHEN THEY TRY TO REHASH THEM AND ACT THEM OUT IN A LONG DRAWN OUT SERIES. CAMP, REPEAT ISN'T ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN THIS. PLEASE CONTINUE THE STANDUP BECAUSE YOU ARE WAY MORE TALENTED THAN THIS.
