{"id":2070375,"date":"2025-10-05T14:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T14:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2070375"},"modified":"2025-10-05T14:12:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T14:12:02","slug":"alan-carr-vows-he-wont-be-funny-on-the-celebrity-traitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/alan-carr-vows-he-wont-be-funny-on-the-celebrity-traitors\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Carr vows he won\u2019t be funny on The Celebrity Traitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Comedian Alan Carr has promised he will not be funny on The Celebrity Traitors because he wants to win the television game show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/tv\/2023\/06\/01\/changing-ends-itvx-review-alan-carr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chatty Man star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Chatty Man star<\/a> will appear as part of a cast of 19 famous faces, including Thursday Murder Club star Celia Imrie, retired Olympic diver Tom Daley and actor Sir Stephen Fry, when the show launches on Oct 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But asked whether he had a strategy for the game, Carr, 49, said: \u201cThere will be a different side to me. I\u2019ll have to adapt; no comedy, it\u2019s one of those shows where you have to shapeshift.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYou have to chat to people you wouldn\u2019t normally chat with just to see if they are hiding anything. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a case of how good you are at being a traitor or a faithful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s how you adapt and how you draw on your social skills. I\u2019ve worked in a call centre where I had to deal with one thing after another, so I think my call-centre skills are going to come in handy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the series has a cast of 19 famous faces, including Celia Imrie, Tom Daley and Sir Stephen Fry &#8211; Cody Burridge\/BBC<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The show will see the celebrities gather in the Highlands for the chance to win a cash prize of up to \u00a3100,000 for a charity of their choice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2024\/03\/29\/jonathan-ross-shower-weekly-jane-goldman-wife-exercise\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jonathan Ross;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Jonathan Ross<\/a>, fellow contestant and TV chat show presenter, said his lack of trust in celebrities would help him on the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He explained: \u201cI\u2019ve watched all the versions around the world and I love playing games. I\u2019ve always wondered what it would be like to be in the castle. It\u2019s one of those experiences that money can\u2019t buy to actually be in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/the-traitors-\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Traitors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">The Traitors<\/a> after you\u2019ve watched it so many times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cBecause, of course, we all watch it at home and love it at home, and I\u2019m really fascinated to find out how it feels to be right in the middle of the action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAlso, because I don\u2019t trust any celebrities, I think I\u2019m going to immediately assume they\u2019re all traitors.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Being a traitor is an \u2018impossible task\u2019<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">David Olusoga, a TV historian, said he wants to be a faithful\u00a0because he will make a \u201cterrible traitor\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The British-Nigerian star said: \u201cI would like to be faithful for the simple reason, I think I\u2019d be a terrible traitor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThat\u2019s mainly because of my memory; my mind is always wandering off. I think there\u2019s a terrible risk that I\u2019d forget that I was in deep cover, that\u2019s the reason why I\u2019m not a spy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt would be an impossible task remembering that you\u2019re not who you\u2019re saying you are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Olusoga, who is known for presenting BBC history documentaries, said it would be an \u201cenormous surprise\u201d if he won, adding: \u201cWhat I do think I have in my favour is that I\u2019m quite persuasive, I can see logic, and I can build an argument and hopefully exert a strong influence at the round table.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Also taking part is singer Cat Burns, who said she did not mind being a faithful or a traitor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 25-year-old Go singer said: \u201cI think I\u2019m good at reading people, but that comes from just being an observer. And I think being neuro-divergent I have a tendency to have that approach in social situations, watching people more than speaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She continued: \u201cMy strategy, if I am a traitor, would be to just try and go under the radar, not draw too much attention to myself, but also give out names of people who I think could be traitors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The show, hosted by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2025\/03\/01\/claudia-winkleman-unstoppable-rise-graham-norton-show\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Claudia Winkleman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Claudia Winkleman<\/a>, sees contestants try to detect the traitors in the group while completing a series of challenges to win funds to contribute towards the prize pot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If a traitor is left among the finalists at the end of the series, the faithfuls, who are those who are not traitors, lose out on the money and the traitor wins the full prize.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Celebrity Traitors launches on Wednesday Oct 8 at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer. There will then be two episodes per week on Wednesdays and Thursdays.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/customer\/subscribe\/01doysa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. 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