The show included interviews with celebrity guests, sketches, topical chat and music.

In 2013, Carr signed a two-year contract extension with Channel 4 for £4 million.

In continental Europe and Scandinavia, Alan Carr: Chatty Man was shown on BBC Entertainment a week behind the UK.

However, in the later series, all guests returned to the sofa during the final part of the programme.

[citation needed] Chatty Man was replaced by the spin-off show Alan Carr's Happy Hour, which began on 2 December 2016.